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Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin
A Newark career criminal who once shot and killed a Paterson man must spend the next 10 years in federal prison for dealing heroin.
Shawn Alexander, 52, has spent all but three of the past 27 years in custody, including three stints in state prison, records show.
His most serious conviction followed the cold-blooded killing of a Paterson man in 1994.
Alexander and a companion had been carjacked by Barry “Bistro” Chapman when they went looking for revenge, authorities said at the time.
Chapman had humiliated Alexander and Dwayne Poindexter, taking their BMW, along with cash and jewelry, au…
18 Passaic County Fugitives Captured In Massive Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Sweep
An army of local, state and federal law enforcers swept through Passaic County, scooping up 18 violent fugitives wanted for a host of crimes that include attempted murder, armed robbery, drug dealing and weapons offenses.
Federal marshals, NJ State Police, Passaic County sheriff's officers and city police were among the crime fighters who fanned out, seizing three guns, a scoped crossbow and a pound and a half of heroin over three days late last week, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale announced Monday.
Among the weapons seized were a .40-caliber Glock “ghost gun,” a .380-caliber Ruger p…
NJ Ex-Con Gets 25 Years In Fed Pen For Flooding Bergen, Passaic, Rockland Suburbs With Heroin
A Paterson ex-con is headed to federal prison for 25 years for distributing heroin by the pound in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland counties.
Reinaldo “Memo” Rodriguez, 30, was part of a network that that stretched from the Bronx to Paterson and into suburban towns in all three counties, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
One ring member, Edwin Lopez of Elmwood Park, was sentenced to 13½ years in federal prison in July 2017 as part of a plea. Another, Carolina Almonte of the Bronx, also negotiated a deal and got four months in May 2017.
Rodriguez opted instead for a trial, whi…
Paterson Ex-Con Convicted Of Helping Flood Bergen, Passaic, Rockland Suburbs With Heroin
A Paterson ex-con is headed to federal prison for at least 10 years after being convicted of participating in a ring that distributed heroin by the pound in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland counties.
Reinaldo “Memo” Rodriguez, 30, was part of a network that that stretched from the Bronx to Paterson and into suburban towns in all three counties, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
He was arrested last year with a large amount of heroin, as well as a gun that, as a convicted felon, he was prohibited from having, the U.S. attorney said.
Rodriguez, also known as “Killa,” had been in federal custod…
