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Boy, 16, Shot In Paterson Boy, 16, Shot In Paterson
Boy, 16, Shot In Paterson A 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest before dawn on Paterson’s north side, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after police found him on North 5th Street near Haledon Avenue at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint announcement. The brief announcement didn’t specify his condition. Nor did it say under what circumstances he was shot or whether any suspects had been arrested, identified or involved -- only that an investigation was continuing.

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13,350 Heroin Folds, 93 Vials Of Crack, $4,094 Seized In Paterson Drug Production Plant Raid 13,350 Heroin Folds, 93 Vials Of Crack, $4,094 Seized In Paterson Drug Production Plant Raid
13,350 Heroin Folds, 93 Vials Of Crack, $4,094 Seized In Paterson Drug Production Plant Raid In a squat, non-descript house on Paterson’s north side, narcotics detectives found 13,350 heroin folds, 83 vials of crack, three guns and more than $4,000 in proceeds, authorities said. Five adults and a juvenile were taken into custody during Tuesday’s Bergen Street raid, prompted by a spike in area crime and complaints from neighbors of open-air drug sales, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of them, Yhamere F. Mayo, 30, of North 5th Street, was charged in connection with a shooting in 2019. Two of the other four adults arrested on various drug and weapons charges live…

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Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun
Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun The smell of burnt pot in a car stopped by Passaic County sheriff's officers led to the seizure of a loaded handgun and brick of heroin, authorities said. Officers stopped the Nissan Altima in the area of Jefferson and North 5th streets in Paterson after the driver failed to signal a right turn around 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. They arrested 18-year-old Asheek Logan of Paterson and took two juveniles into custody after finding the .22-caliber Byco Arms semiautomatic handgun and the 50 bags of heroin, Berdnik said Tuesday. Logan was charged with various drug and weap…

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by Jerry DeMarco