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Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street
Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street A pedophile grabbed an 8-year-old riding a scooter on a suburban Passaic County street and began fondling the child before two good Samaritans rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Juan Ixcotoyac-Tiu, 25, of Bloomingdale, restrained the child near the corner of Leary Avenue and Oak Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph Borell said in a release. “Two citizens in the area intervened and contacted members of the Bloomingdale Police Department, who immediately arrived on the scene and took [Ixcotoyac-Tiu] into custody,” they said. Ixcotoyac-…

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Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges
Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges A Clifton man trafficked porn images of children six to 13 years old, authorities said. John Daniel Suther, 50, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following an early-morning raid at his Columbia Street home off Main Avenue the day before. He’s charged with possessing, producing, maintaining and distributing child pornography. Authorities also charged Suther with the illegal possession of four high-capacity firearm magazines, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Sherriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Berdnik’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigated along wi…

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Authorities: Fleeing Paterson Pair Crash After Stabbing One Man, Hitting Another With Tire Iron Authorities: Fleeing Paterson Pair Crash After Stabbing One Man, Hitting Another With Tire Iron
Authorities: Fleeing Paterson Pair Crash After Stabbing One Man, Hitting Another With Tire Iron Two Paterson residents who stabbed one young man in the neck and hit another in the head with a tire iron were caught after they crashed their car into a house while fleeing, authorities said Tuesday. Officers seized Maisara Mousa, 22, at the scene of the crash near the corner of Paxton Street and 6th Avenue shortly before midnight Monday. Amer Mousa, 20, fled the scene and was at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he’d gone for treatment, arrested shortly before 7:30 a.m. Monday authorities said. The pair crashed a Ford Mustang after assaulting two 20-year-old city men, Passaic C…

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Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns
Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns Paterson police detectives on the hunt for illegal guns seized three firearms while nabbing two men and a juvenile in separate incidents just hours apart, authorities said. Detectives Suquan Gary , John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, and Yamil Pimienta approached the corner of Matlock and Clinton streets when a 15-year-old boy bolted shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The neighborhood has been the scene of several recent shootings, as well as a homicide, he noted. A man identified as city resident David Martinez, 24, remained at the scene and was arrested…

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Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge
Maskless Burger King Patron Denied Service Chokes Worker, Wayne Police Charge A customer who was denied service for not wearing a face mask returned to a Burger King in Wayne and grabbed a female employee by the throat, said police who captured him soon after. A co-worker came to the victim’s rescue after David Sivertsen, 47, of Hackettstown began choking her, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Police had responded to the Route 23 fast-food joint earlier Saturday after Sivertsen argued with employees about wearing a mask, Daly said. He was gone when they got there, the captain said. Surveillance video shows Sivertsen returning shortly after 4 p.m. He grabbed an employ…

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How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures
How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures A pair of Paterson detectives working a new weapons-suppression detail subdued an ex-con who was carrying a semi-automatic pistol, adding to a growing total of guns they've removed from the Silk City streets, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir were in an unmarked car on East 18th Street approaching Park Avenue when they came upon an idling Dodge Caravan around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Discovering that the license plates belonged to another vehicle, the detectives got out to investigate, he said. They found the driver…

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14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den 14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den
14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den Increasing their intense focus on Paterson's most notorious drug neighborhoods, city police raided an apartment that a group of dealers had taken over to package and sell heroin and crack. Narcotics Division detectives and uniformed officers arrested buyers and sellers alike while seizing 923 heroin folds, 73 vials of crack and $5,827 in proceeds, authorities said. The four-story brick walkup on Carroll Street – in one of the city’s most notorious neighborhoods -- has been a frequent scene of police raids and arrests. Late last week, police seized four dealers there and charged them with …

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Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds
Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds An upstate New York driver who was nearly 90 miles from home had 90 heroin folds stuffed down his pants when Hawthorne police stopped him, authorities said. Joshua Bahl, 30, of Saugerties was driving a Honda Fit with a suspended license when he was stopped by police for motor vehicle violations on Goffle Road near Wagaraw Road, records show. Bahl, who had several noticeable track marks on his arm, “appeared very nervous and gave the officer a very confusing story” about how he ended up in Hawthorne, Detective Lieutenant Matthew Hoogmoed said. Police suspected Bahl – whose criminal record …

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Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn
Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn A Clifton man was caught trafficking child porn, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said Sunday. Detectives from the sheriff's Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested James K. Delillo Jr., 30, after finding images of child sexual abuse sent via an alias email account, Berdnik said. They also seized electronic devices at his Greglawn Drive home that were being analyzed for additional evidence, the sheriff said. Delillo was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charges of possession, maintaining and dis…

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Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop
Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Two Haledon police officers seized a handgun from a passenger from North Carolina during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh and Class II Special Police Officer Nicola Onnembo stopped the rented 2021 Chevrolet Equinox at the intersection of Pompton Road and Ailsa Avenue on Pompton Road late Saturday, Lt. George Guzman said. The vehicle had been "swerving over the double-yellow lines” even though there weren’t any debris or defects in the road, Guzman said. The officers immediately smelled raw pot as they approached the vehicle, occupied by a driver and two rear-seat pas…

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Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop
Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop A Paterson driver who sped off after a Passaic County sheriff's officer terminated a chase was eventually identified, tracked down and arrested by detectives, authorities said. It was two months ago when the officer stopped a 2006 Mercedes at the corner of Memorial Drive and College Boulevard in the city, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. After the officer got out and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, the driver -- identified as Martin J. Torres, 28 -- hit the gas, Berdnik said. The officer hopped back into his cruiser and began chasing Torres but eventually pulled…

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Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Dealing Duo, Seize 375 Crack Vials, 100 Heroin Folds Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Dealing Duo, Seize 375 Crack Vials, 100 Heroin Folds
Paterson PD: Detectives Nab Dealing Duo, Seize 375 Crack Vials, 100 Heroin Folds Paterson detectives nabbed two city drug dealers who were slinging heroin and crack after they watched several deals go down, authorities said. Responding to complaints, investigators set up surveillance at a notorious open-air drug market on Auburn Street. In a span of less than 90 minutes, five different buyers came up – including one on a bicycle – and bought drugs from Kahiem Lowe, 29, and Jesus Rolan, 37, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Uniformed units picked off the buyers after they left before detectives went into a deserted Auburn Street home and found Lowe and Rolan i…

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