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Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties
Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties A pair of Powerball tickets each winning $50,000 were sold in Bergen and Passaic counties. The winning numbers from the Saturday, Sept. 23 drawing were: 01, 12, 20, 33, and 66. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X. The tickets were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: 7-Eleven #36488, 584 Kinderkamack Rd., River Edge Passaic County: Estevez Food, 341 East 19th St., Paterson. A third ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Camden County. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $785 million for the next drawing to be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 10:59 p.m.

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Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood
Man, 29, Shot Dead In Violent, Gang-Controlled Paterson Neighborhood A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday night in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Responding officers found the as-yet-unidentified victim outside Julio’s Grocery on the corner of Park Avenue and East 19th Street around 9 p.m. Tuesday, they said. He'd been shot multiple times, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where they said he was later pronounced dead. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. …

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Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says
Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says Sheriff's officers arrested four men and seized more than 200 heroin folds, 44 bags of crack and two handguns after watching a drug deal go down in Paterson, authorities said. The arrests and seizures come amid an announcement by Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik that his Quality of Life squad will furnish four officers a day from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week to answer public calls in Paterson. Narcotics detectives using undercover vehicles were watching the area of East 19th Street between 17th Avenue and Market Street when a white Sprinter van driven by Julio Dela-Cruz, 44, …

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Adult, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Paterson Man Dead In Notorious Neighborhood Adult, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Paterson Man Dead In Notorious Neighborhood
Adult, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Paterson Man Dead In Notorious Neighborhood An 18-year-old man and 17-year-old boy were charged with shooting a Paterson man dead outside an apartment building in one of the city’s most lethal neighborhoods. Paterson police nabbed Jae’Wuan Abrams at his apartment at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, and the juvenile at his home a little over an hour and a half later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Both are charged with murder and weapons offenses in the Feb. 1 shooting death of 43-year-old Juan Soto outside the Madison Apartments on East 19th Street between 10th and 11th avenues…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street
Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street A Paterson man was shot dead outside an apartment building in one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. The killing of 43-year-old Juan Soto was the third this year in the Silk City’s 4th Ward. Responding officers found Soto’s lifeless body in the street outside the Madison Apartments on East 19th Street between 10th and 11th avenues around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Medical personnel took Soto to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was officially pronounced dead. Paterson endured recent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Detectives Seize Loaded Gun, Drugs, Bust Four In Trinitarios-Dominated Neighborhood Paterson Detectives Seize Loaded Gun, Drugs, Bust Four In Trinitarios-Dominated Neighborhood
Paterson Detectives Seize Loaded Gun, Drugs, Bust Four In Trinitarios-Dominated Neighborhood Paterson detectives nabbed four men while seizing a high-powered gun, heroin, Ecstasy, mushrooms and pot in a coordinated strike on a neighborhood controlled by the Trinitarios street gang, authorities said. Investigators responding to open-air drug trafficking complaints set up surveillance Tuesday at the corner of Park Avenue and East 19th Street. They watched as two suspects -- identified as Shukri Coleman of Lodi and city resident Enndy Trujillo, both 24 -- conducted business with a buyer, Ja'sim Zimmon, 20, who'd pulled up in a vehicle, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. …

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PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner
PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner Paterson detectives nabbed a woman who they said was selling Ecstasy at one of the city's most notorious corners. The investigators watched Shantay Pittman, 35, sling MDMA at the corner of Broadway and East 18th Street before arresting her, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They stopped Pittman and found her carrying six bags and 43 vials of the drug, he said. The corner has been the scene of several shootings in recent years as rival gangs battle over the drug trade. Police have also reported violent robberies and prostitution arrests there, as well. Pittman, of East 19th …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms
Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson detectives who've been fighting escalating gun violence in the Silk City seized four firearms over a span of a little over 24 hours, authorities said Friday. The biggest bust involved three men – one of them an ex-con – caught with a pair of guns shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun had just pulled over a Mercedes Benz that ran a stop sign on East 19th Street when they spotted a weapon in the car, Speziale said. They immediately removed the driver, Diarre Chitty, 21, and his two passengers while summoning back…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson
Wild Night: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson Three men and a woman were hospitalized in a trio of Paterson shootings in a span of barely six hours, authorities said. The first two men – one, 20, from the city and the other a 22-year-old Wallingon resident – arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Both had been struck in a drive-by shooting on East 27th Street between Park and 17th avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police responded to another shooting shortly before 10 p.m…

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Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck
Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck A 19-year-old man was critically wounded in a hail of gunfire at a Paterson street corner, responders said. The victim arrived at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center via private vehicle following the 9:35 p.m. shooting Sunday at Straight and Essex streets. Police reported recovering 18 shell casings and two live rounds. One of the bullets smashed through the window of a medical insurance company. Three parked vehicles also were struck.  Shooting Paterson NJ Police investigate a shooting scene at Straight St and Essex St. 1 victim walk-in to St Joseph’s Medical Center. 3 parked cars…

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Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized
Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized Paterson police arrested a quartet of dealers and nearly a dozen buyers, most from out of town, while seizing hundreds of heroin folds, crack and an illegal handgun, authorities said. A street operation by the Narcotics Division on Summer Street between Broadway and Hamilton Avenue ended with Tuesday’s raid on a local home, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Sent to the Passaic County Jail to await first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson were: Ronmire Jones, 22, who lives in the first-floor Summer Street apartment and was charged with various drug and w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House
Police: Second Man Charged In Shooting Of Paterson Boy, 15, Busted Dealing Outside His House COINCIDENCE? TIP? A Paterson man accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy nearly two years ago was caught selling drugs and carrying a loaded rifle just days after another man charged in the same shooting was captured, authorities said. Detectives watched two drug deals go down Monday before seizing Isaiah Snead, 19, during a raid of his East 38th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Recovered were a “semi-automatic Hungarian FEG Assault rifle with a 75-round high-capacity drum magazine loaded with 65 rounds,” along with a bag of cocaine and 100 heroin folds, Spez…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs
Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs A group of young thugs had just put a fake gun to a robbery victim’s head when Paterson police tracked down and captured them, authorities said. Snow hadn’t begun falling yet when officers converged on Liberty Street near Wayne Avenue following a robbery around 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, the robbers pistol-whipped a victim, taking his wallet and cellphone, Speziale said. They were all wearing black, including their face masks. The circumstances were similar to a trio of street holdups that occurred early Friday between 6 a.m. or so and shortly be…

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5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot.  It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. The fleeing SUV turned onto 17th Avenue and then o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests
Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson street-crime detectives seized guns from two 20-year-old men in separate arrests a little over five hours apart. Detectives Anthony Nestico and Ismael Kivanc found the first handgun and played prominent roles in seizing the second, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Nestico and Kivanc immediately smelled pot after pulling over a black Ford Taurus in the 700 block of East 19th Street for equipment violations just after 7 p.m. Thursday, Speziale said. Moments later, they found a loaded 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen out of North Carolina, the director said. They arrest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR
Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR A gunman who shot and killed a Paterson man on a city street four years ago before fleeing to the Dominican Republic was captured after he got off a flight at Newark Airport, authorities said. Ubaldo Nunez, 27, was quickly seized by members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the gate on Sunday, they said. Nunez gunned down 31-year-old Francisco Maldonado on East 19th Street in March 2015 and then fled the country, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Maldonado, also known as Jose R. Cabrera, underwent lengthy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm
Update: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm Authorities Friday morning confirmed a Daily Voice report from the night before that a 16-year-old Paterson boy was shot dead outside an apartment building. Responders found his lifeless body outside the Madison Apartments on East 19th Street around 6:50 p.m. He'd been shot in the head, they said. They conducted CPR and requested an Advanced Life Support response, but it was already too late, they said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7 p.m. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating, along with Paterson police. The boy was pronounced dead at the …

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by Jerry DeMarco