Man arrested after allegedly trying to rob Secaucus gas station twice

SECAUCUS – Police arrested a man who allegedly tried robbing the same gas station twice within six days, according to the Secaucus Police Department.
On Jan. 21, officers received a call of an armed robbery at a Mobil gas station at 445 Route 3 East. The alleged robber allegedly displayed a kitchen knife and escaped with over $200 on foot, a police report said.
Shortly afterwards, a police detective located the suspect on Cedar Avenue, which is near the gas station. The detective arrested Kareem Abdelaal, 28. He was allegedly found with a folding knife during his arrest.
Officials have also identified Abdelaal as the alleged suspect in another robbery at the same Mobil station on Jan. 15.
He is also a suspect in a Jan. 17 alleged burglary at the Extended Stay Hotel at 1 Plaza Dr, and a Jan. 19 robbery at the Extended Stay America Hotel on Meadowlands Parkway. Each robbery was allegedly at knife point.
Abdelaal is charged with three counts of armed robbery, three counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, three counts of terroristic threats, three counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, and two counts of hindering prosecution, burglary, and theft. He was lodged at the Hudson County Jail.