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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mother, aunt of teen charged in Newark cop's murder arrested for running open-air drug market
Cops busted the mother and aunt of the 14-year-old charged with killing a Newark cop just days after one brazenly boasted to The Post about their lucrative drug trade. Rabiyah Sorey, the 43-year-old mother of the teen accused of fatally shooting Detective Joseph Azcona on March 7, was described by New Jersey's Attorney General Matthew Platkin as the alleged ringleader of the Double ii, a Bloods-affiliated street gang. Sorey was arrested on March 24 by state authorities along with her twin sister, Hadiyah Sorey, and 24 other members or associates of the alleged gang, according to court documents obtained by The Post. Rabiyah is being held on felony racketeering, conspiracy, assault, and drug and weapons charges. Double ii is said to have operated an open-air drug market along the 200 block of North 9th Street, not far from Branch Brook Park, authorities said. Days before the arrests, The Post spoke to Hadiyah Sorey on North 9th Street about her nephew and the allegations against him. She boasted to The Post about making $4,000 a day selling drugs. 'I got the whole north behind me,' Hadiyah Sorey said, referencing Newark's North Ward. 'I do what the f–k I wanna do.' Investigators contend nine people served as 'creepers' for Double ii and distributed the heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl the gang sold, said investigators, who further allege the 'creepers' carried out violence on Rabiyah Sorey's behalf, including attacking those who disrespected her. Others served as overseers or enforcers. Using wiretaps and surveillance cameras, detectives managed to link Rabiyah to at least four shootings between April 2023 and December. The gang maintained and operated a drug production facility at Sorey's home in Elizabeth, according to authorities. The house was raided, and police recovered approximately $17,000 in cash as well as empty glassine wax folds, tape, rubber bands, and digital scales, prosecutors said. 'Illegal drug trafficking continues to impact the lives of New Jerseyans, and gangs like the one described in today's criminal complaints seek to profit from the sale of these potentially fatal drugs,' said Platkin in a statement. 'This particular drug enterprise is charged with routinely engaging in violence for the sake of intimidating others, maintaining gang discipline, and controlling their territory. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to protect our cities and towns from these criminal organizations.' The Soreys could not be reached for comment.
New York Post
26-04-2025
- New York Post
Mother, aunt of teen charged in Newark cop's murder arrested for running open-air drug market
Cops busted the mother and aunt of the 14-year-old charged with killing a Newark cop just days after one brazenly boasted to The Post about their lucrative drug trade. Rabiyah Sorey, the 43-year-old mother of the teen accused of fatally shooting Detective Joseph Azcona on March 7, was described by New Jersey's Attorney General Matthew Platkin as the alleged ringleader of the Double ii, a Bloods-affiliated street gang. Sorey was arrested on March 24 by state authorities along with her twin sister, Hadiyah Sorey, and 24 other members or associates of the alleged gang, according to court documents obtained by The Post. Advertisement 6 Rabiyah Sorey is the alleged ringleader of the Double ii, a street gang affiliated with the Bloods. Office of the Attorney General 6 Hadiyah Sorey is the aunt of the 14-year-old charged with killing Azcona. Office of the Attorney General Rabiyah is being held on felony racketeering, conspiracy, assault, and drug and weapons charges. Advertisement Double ii is said to have operated an open-air drug market along the 200 block of North 9th Street, not far from Branch Brook Park, authorities said. Days before the arrests, The Post spoke to Hadiyah Sorey on North 9th Street about her nephew and the allegations against him. She boasted to The Post about making $4,000 a day selling drugs. 6 Hadiyah Sorey spoke to The Post on March 19. Leonardo Munoz 'I got the whole north behind me,' Hadiyah Sorey said, referencing Newark's North Ward. 'I do what the f–k I wanna do.' Advertisement Investigators contend nine people served as 'creepers' for Double ii and distributed the heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl the gang sold, said investigators, who further allege the 'creepers' carried out violence on Rabiyah Sorey's behalf, including attacking those who disrespected her. 6 Double ii is said to have operated an open-air drug market along the 200 block of North 9th Street. Leonardo Munoz Others served as overseers or enforcers. Using wiretaps and surveillance cameras, detectives managed to link Rabiyah to at least four shootings between April 2023 and December. Advertisement The gang maintained and operated a drug production facility at Sorey's home in Elizabeth, according to authorities. 6 Det. Joseph Azcona was fatally shot on duty March 7. Jose Azcona The house was raided, and police recovered approximately $17,000 in cash as well as empty glassine wax folds, tape, rubber bands, and digital scales, prosecutors said. 6 All told, 26 people were arrested for their involvement in Double ii. Office of the Attorney General 'Illegal drug trafficking continues to impact the lives of New Jerseyans, and gangs like the one described in today's criminal complaints seek to profit from the sale of these potentially fatal drugs,' said Platkin in a statement. 'This particular drug enterprise is charged with routinely engaging in violence for the sake of intimidating others, maintaining gang discipline, and controlling their territory. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to protect our cities and towns from these criminal organizations.' The Soreys could not be reached for comment.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Yahoo
Murdered Newark cop Joseph Azcona was looking for teen who posted eventual murder weapon on Instagram less than hour before shooting
The New Jersey teen who allegedly gunned down a Newark detective and wounded another in a hail of 29 bullets caught their attention less than an hour before — when he flashed the eventual murder weapon live on Instagram, The Post has learned. The 14-year-old tough guy's post meant to intimidate a rival, and set in motion the series of events that eventually led to the shocking March 7 slaying. The teen left home around 5:50 p.m. — 40 minutes before the shootout — to meet friends at the White Castle near Carteret Street and Broadway, according to his aunt, Hadiyah Sorey, who spoke to The Post this week from outside the three-family home she shares with her nephew and his mom, her twin, on North 9th Street. At White Castle, he posted the video of the ghost gun that law enforcement sources said was later used to kill Detective Joseph Azcona. 'He was seen flashing, showing off the gun on Instagram live,' the source said. The weapon was equipped with a conversion device that enabled it to fire multiple rounds with one pull of the trigger, the source said. The teen was firmly on police radar because of multiple arrests, including a robbery and 'other serious crimes,' a law enforcement source said. The local cops were working with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and they were already monitoring his social media when he posted the video. 'They look at the video, identify the location and they respond to the location in an unmarked police vehicle,' the source said. 'They saw him walking with a group of kids,' the source continued. 'They call for backup, which is the other unmarked unit. They all get out of the car, identify themselves as police and the kid turns around and starts shooting right away.' Azcona, 26, never even made it out of his vehicle. The five-year veteran of the force suffered mortal wounds as he sat in the patrol car as other officers traded fire with the teen. 'They didn't know that [Azcona] was hit right away,' the source said. 'The backup officers, they found him . . . and they hightailed it to the hospital.' The dead cop's partner was shot below his vest and had to have part of his liver and intestines removed, the source said. He was released from the hospital on Thursday. The teen was hit in the leg and arm, and is still hospitalized, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder. Azcona's partner, who has only been identified as Manny, spoke at Azcona's funeral at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart last Friday. The boy's aunt claimed the teen had reason to have a quick trigger finger — her nephew was 'shot at' the day before, which is why he had a gun on him in the first place. Newark police would not comment on the active investigation. She said her nephew told her that the cops were in unmarked cars, wore ski masks and had shotguns drawn. He fired on them because he thought it was the shooter from the day before, she claimed. As he was being arrested her nephew told the officers, 'I didn't know y'all was the police,'' the aunt said. 'He wouldn't have shot at them if he knew they were cops.' A law enforcement source insisted cops clearly identified themselves — and had their shields hanging around their necks and were wearing bulletproof vests that said 'police' on them. The aunt said her nephew might as well be dead. 'Do you really think a 14-year-old wants to kill a cop?' she said. 'He's f–ked his whole life up at 14. He's a good kid. Now his life's over.' The teen is not in a gang, his aunt insisted, instead blaming social media for making kids 'misguided.' His mother, Rabiyah Sorey, 43, refused to comment when approached by The Post at her home, where she sat in a chair outside, hugging herself. The boy's aunt called the whole situation 'horrible.' 'Two families are hurting now,' she said. None more than Azcona's family, which is 'devastated,' a law enforcement source said. 'He was a really good police officer — a good person,' the source said. 'He really, really loved this job.'
