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Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash
Paterson police detectives nabbed ex-cons with guns in two separate incidents -- one of which ended in a crash when one of them drove the wrong way up a one-way street. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci began chasing a Chevy Malibu that had sped through a stop sign at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Damond King, 30, of Paterson, then turned east onto Fair Street in the wrong direction and continued to Rosa Parks Boulevard, where the Malibu collided with another vehicle, Spe…
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Pursuit Ends In Fiery Crash
A driver led Paterson police on a chase that ended when his vehicle slammed into a city police cruiser, igniting a fire, and then crashed onto its side into a porch, authorities said. Detective Mustafa Dombayci began chasing the grey Infiniti G35 on Memorial Drive toward Broadway just after 11 p.m. Saturday after noticing it had a broken driver’s side mirrors, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver – identified as Adriano Giordano, 24, of Bloomfield -- pulled to the side of the road at Broadway and Straight Street, then hit the gas, spinning his tires and roaring off, after…
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Authorities: Wanted Shooter Reaches For Gun, Subdued By Paterson Police
Paterson police avoided a tragedy when they subdued a wanted city man who tried to pull a gun on them as they moved in to arrest him for a shooting, authorities said. Police began searching for Yusef M. Page, 18, shortly after the 24-year-old victim from Hillside was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center at 1:20 p.m. Saturday with a non-fatal wound from a shooting on Broadway. When police spotted Page on Hamilton Avenue a short time later, he “attempted to pull a firearm from his waistband,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a …
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Fatal Paterson Gunshot Victim Dropped Off By Friends At Rochelle Park Nursing Home
UPDATE: Friends of a man shot in Paterson Friday night brought him to a Rochelle Park nursing home, where he was later pronounced dead, responders said. "They were trying to find a hospital and dropped him off" at Alaris Health at 96 Parkway instead, one responder said. The victim -- identified as Riquelvin Burgos-Nunez, 24, of the Bronx -- apparently had been shot through a car door on East 31st Street between 11th and 12th avenues around 9 p.m., authorities said. "He continued driving until he crashed into another vehicle and came to a stop in the area 749 Broadway," Passaic C…
Lifestyle
Sopranos Movie, HBO Miniseries Both Filming In Paterson Wednesday
Film crews will be taking over much of Paterson Wednesday, when Sopranos prequel film "The Many Saints of Newark" and "The Plot Against America," an HBO miniseries based on the book by Philip Roth, will both be shooting in the city. The mayor's office said The Many Saints of Newark will be filming from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. near the Main Post Office. There will be no parking on the following streets at that time: Crosby Pl (small street between Post Office and train): Between Ward and Essex St. · Essex St: Between Crosby Pl and Madison St. · Straight St: B…
Police & Fire
Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking
“Give me the car!” demanded an ex-con whom jurors this past week convicted of a Paterson carjacking. The jury in Paterson deliberated barely an hour before convicting Paul Myhand, 40, of two counts of carjacking. Myhand, who already had seven felony convictions, faces a possible life sentence because of his record and the severity of the crime, said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes. Whichever term the judge ultimately chooses, Myhand will have to serve at least 85% of it before the possibility of parole. The driver was accompanied by a passenger while parking his 1998 Toyota Camry…
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? Two Pedestrians Struck Across From Police HQ In Paterson, One Still Serious
One of two pedestrians struck by a car across from police headquarters in Paterson a day earlier remained hospitalized Thursday with serious injuries, authorities said. Guillermo Gonzalez, 65, remained at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after he and 62-year-old Edwin Gonzalez were struck by a 2013 Toyota Prius on Church Street, near Broadway, just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Edwin Gonzalez was released from the hospital after being treated for minor injuries, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release.…
Lifestyle
Filming Of Amazon Series 'The Hunt' Starring Al Pacino Shuts Paterson Streets
Several streets in Paterson will be closed this week for the filming of "The Hunt" starring Al Pacino. The 10-episode Amazon season is "a vengeance-driven Nazi hunting series," Deadline reports. The show is produced by Oscar-winning "Get Out" writer and director Jordan Peele. A temporary ghetto wall will be placed down the middle of Market Street outside Paterson City Hall, NorthJersey.com says. The following streets will be closed: Colt Street (Market to Ellison): 3 a.m. Thursday through noon Saturday Hamilton Street (Smith to Market); Market Street (Main to Church): 4 p.…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Autopsy Will Determine How Paranoid Paterson Man Died In Police Custody
UPDATE: An autopsy will determine how a paranoid Paterson man died in police custody, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Tuesday. Jameek Lowery, 27, “appeared agitated” when he came to police headquarters at 3:45 a.m. Saturday after calling 911 twice, Valdes said. The first time, at 2:45 a.m., he said “he had taken Ecstasy and was paranoid,” the prosecutor said. EMS took him by ambulance to the hospital, but Lowery “left after becoming erratic,” she said. Lowery called again at 3:42 a.m. “reporting that people were trying to kill him in the area of Broadway and Memorial Driv…
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Minors -- 15, 16 -- Busted In Paterson Stolen Car Spree, Home Burglaries, Police Chase
The third teen who bailed out of a sedan stolen during a home burglary last weekend was caught by Paterson police, authorities said. The 15-year-old also was responsible for another home burglary in the city's Hillcrest section -- with another 15-year-old who also was seized -- as well as another car theft Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The 2014 Honda stolen during a home break-in Saturday night on Preakness Avenue was spotted a short time later by Officer Robert Klein Jr. at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Broadway, Speziale said. All three occupants bailed out after a brief purs…
Police & Fire
Split-Second From Potential Tragedy: Paterson Suspect Pulls Gun On Police
A tragedy was averted when a fleeing suspect pulled a gun from his waistband while being chased down the street by two Paterson police officers – and then tossed it over a railing, authorities said. Joseph Nieves, 20, kept running but eventually was chased down by the officers who, just moments before, drew their weapons. Nieves was with two other men when Officers Brian Culmone and Gerard Speziale Jr. saw him stick the gun in his waistband just before 3 a.m. Sunday Curtis Place and Van Houten Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. After getting out of the cruiser, Speziale Jr. drew …
Police & Fire
Two Caught, One Sought In Paterson Stolen Car Chase
Suburban residents aren’t the only ones dealing with car theft: Paterson police chased down two of three teens caught joyriding in a stolen sedan following a home burglary. Officer Robert Klein Jr. spotted the 2014 Honda at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Broadway, moments after hearing an alert that it has been stolen during a home break-in on Preakness Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. All three occupants bailed out after a brief pursuit, he said. Officers Brian Culmone and Tyseme Holmes chased down one of them, in the 300 block of Broadway, Speziale said. Soon after police set up a…
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