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1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes 1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said. Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey Taylor, 39, assisted by Huntier Small, 38, served late-morning and early-afternoon drive-up customers outside their East 29th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. After about 4½ hours, the investigators moved in. They grabbed Small and McDermott, then chased down Taylor, …

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Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen
Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen An unlicensed driver involved in a high-speed DWI crash in Paterson that killed an 17-year-old passenger pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide rather than face trial, authorities said. Lawan A. Henry, 23, of Paterson will be eligible for parole in a little over 7½ years under a plea bargain reached with prosecutors. Henry admitted Monday in Superior Court in Paterson that he was driving 108 miles an hour when his 2008 Cadillac CTS slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets shortly before 4 a.m. last Nov. 15, they said. In the sedan with Henr…

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One Dead, One Wounded In Paterson Street Shooting One Dead, One Wounded In Paterson Street Shooting
One Dead, One Wounded In Paterson Street Shooting A 24-year-old Paterson man was killed and another man wounded in a shooting Thursday night, authorities confirmed. Responders furiously tried to resuscitate Kelvin Mejia after finding him in the street at the corner of 20th Avenue and East 29th Street shortly before 9 p.m. Mejia was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a release Friday. The second victim, 29, arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle and remained there after surgery, they said. Valdes an…

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Authorities: Paterson Police, Federal Agents Bust Drug-Dealing Couple With 1,000 Heroin Folds Authorities: Paterson Police, Federal Agents Bust Drug-Dealing Couple With 1,000 Heroin Folds
Authorities: Paterson Police, Federal Agents Bust Drug-Dealing Couple With 1,000 Heroin Folds Paterson detectives working with federal Homeland Security agents nabbed a drug-dealing couple with nearly 1,000 heroin folds, along with fentanyl, pot and $2,892 in suspected proceeds, authorities said. Investigators were watching as Carlos Gomez walked out of his East 29th Street basement apartment Wednesday night with several heroin bricks in his hand, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Gomez got into a car and drove away before they stopped and arrested him near the corner of 17th Avenue and East 31st Street. Detectives made another stop an hour later, arresting the mothe…

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'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver 'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver
'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver Paterson police working a "hotspot" detail in a crime-ridden neighborhood seized a high-powered handgun favored by criminals after catching an Irvington man with a half-pound of pot, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci, Mohammad Bashir, and Yamil Pimienta spotted Devon Williams, 21, putting a clear plastic bag of the drug inside another bag on East 29th Street near 17th Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Williams ducked into a nearby business when he saw them coming, but they followed him in, Speziale said. They took Williams into custod…

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Paterson PD: Street Busts Yield 10,000+ Heroin Bags, $16,500 In Drug Cash, Dozens Of Arrests Paterson PD: Street Busts Yield 10,000+ Heroin Bags, $16,500 In Drug Cash, Dozens Of Arrests
Paterson PD: Street Busts Yield 10,000+ Heroin Bags, $16,500 In Drug Cash, Dozens Of Arrests An unrelenting series of streets busts by Paterson police have yielded nearly 10,000 bags of heroin, more than $16,500 in drug money, a few illegal handguns and dozens of arrests the past few weeks, authorities said. The biggest haul – 8,900 folds of heroin -- was taken from 29-year-old Don Gonzalez, 23-year-old Shacell Nugent and 24-year-old Jocquice Timmons while they and others were being taken into custody during a quick strike at 10th Avenue and East 29th Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Police also seized more than $4,000 from the trio, Speziale said. The second-biggest b…

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