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GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer
Gotcha! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer UPDATE: A 23-year-old Paterson man was charged with murder after detectives identified him as the gunman who shot and killed a Hawthorne woman behind a city grammar school last winter. Police reported finding Nasreen Yashi, 41, behind the K-5 No. 15 School on Oak Street shortly before 2 a.m. Feb. 11. She’d been shot several times, they said. Yashi died of her injuries the next day at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Rashawn Pelham already was in the Passaic County Jail on unspecified unrelated…

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Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband
Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband A passenger in a vehicle stopped by Paterson police detectives had a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine tucked into his waistband, authorities said Friday. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammed Bashir stopped the Hyundai bearing a temporary Delaware license plate for a traffic violation near Summer and Van Houten streets shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they approached, Pimienta saw city resident Rashawn Pelham, 22, try to conceal what turned out to be a .380-caliber Bersa pistol, he said. The detectives quickly seized Pelham, took h…

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by Jerry DeMarco