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Grand Closing: Paterson PD Raids Bars For Prostitution, Underage Drinking, Hookahs, Drugs
Prostitution, loud music and fights both inside and outside a Paterson bar brought vice-squad detectives who arrested the owner, two managers and three others, authorities said.
Corona Bar on Totowa Avenue was one of two gin joints raided and closed by city authorities over the past week following undercover operations, they said.
The bar had been illegally operating after hours, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said, adding that police also found a 17-year-old girl there during a raid.
Arrested on prostitution-promoting charges were owner Alfonso Martinez, 55, of Fair Lawn and …