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Ice Pick Robber

John Martinez, suspect in "Ice Pick Bandit" case. (Photo/Bergen County Sherriff's Office)

Ice Pick Robber John Martinez Gets Prison

John Martinez, known as the ‘ice pick robber,’ was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to threatening and robbing women in and around Stuyvensant Town over a year ago.

2011/12/14

John Martinez, suspect in "Ice Pick Bandit" case. (Photo/Bergen County Sherriff's Office)

Ice Pick Robber John Martinez Pleads Guilty

It was a year ago when the ice pick robber began terrorizing women and children in the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village neighborhoods. Now, 40-year-old John Martinez has plead guilty in five of these cases.

2011/11/10

Ice Pick Bandit (credit: CBS 2)

Ice Pick Robbery Suspect Awaits Extradition From NJ

A person of interest in New York City’s so-called ice pick robberies is awaiting an extradition hearing in New Jersey.

2010/12/07

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