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Paterson Gang Takes Another Hit: Feds Charge Member Of ‘230 Boys’ With Overdose Death Paterson Gang Takes Another Hit: Feds Charge Member Of ‘230 Boys’ With Overdose Death
Paterson Gang Takes Another Hit: Feds Charge Member Of ‘230 Boys’ With Overdose Death The dominoes continued to fall for Paterson’s 230 Boys street gang when a reputed member was charged federally with selling the heroin and fentanyl dose that led to a user’s death. A grand jury indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark also charges Wyzier Peterson, 22, with two additional sales of heroin and fentanyl, as well as with conspiring to distribute both drugs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Peterson was among 17 reputed 230 Boys members charged in a coordinated heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case assembled last September by a strike force comprise…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes bagged 27 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up 14 streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. Citizen complaints about an open-air prostitution market drove ABC/Vice unit detectives to work both sides of the street, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They had help from the department’s Narcotics Division and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, as well as from counselors with the county prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Unit, he said. Substance abuse counseling also was provided, Speziale said. A total of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two BMW Occupants Dead, One Critical In Paterson Shooting Two BMW Occupants Dead, One Critical In Paterson Shooting
Two BMW Occupants Dead, One Critical In Paterson Shooting UPDATE: A 32-year-old Paterson woman clung to life Wednesday, three days after a shooting that left two companions dead and another wounded. Latoya LeSane, a senior living assistant and former dance studio owner, remained in critical condition at St. Joe's after she and the others were shot inside a BMW on 12th Avenue Sunday night. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/paterson-senior-aide-clings-to-life-after-double-murder-shooting/741655/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Two occupants of a BMW were dead, a third was in critical condition and a fourth was wounded in a shooting late Sunday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him
Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him A Paterson man told police that one of two men he shared a cab with shot him during a robbery. Police who responded to an 11:22 p.m. call Sunday found the wounded 23-year-old victim on Eighth Avenue between East 17th and 18th streets. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. “Based on the initial investigation the victim shared a cab with two individuals who later robbed him in the area of 8th Avenue between East 17th and 18th Street,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. “The victi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church
Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church PATERSON, N.J. – A fugitive hiding out in a Paterson church was carrying 328 folds of heroin, 92 bags of crack, three cellphones and nearly $500 in cash when sheriff's officers found him, authorities said. A parole officer told Fugitive Warrant Squad members they could find 31-year-old city resident Tyrone Brown inside St. Paul’s Church after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Brown was wanted for violating the terms of an intensive supervision program that he entered after a drug-distribution arrest, Berdnik noted. Detectives took Brown into custody withou…

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by Jerry DeMarco