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DUI Bergen County Driver Kills Motorcyclist, Prosecutor Says DUI Bergen County Driver Kills Motorcyclist, Prosecutor Says
DUI Bergen County Driver Kills Motorcyclist, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old Bergen County man has been charged in a deadly crash that happened Friday, Sept. 20 in Passaic County, authorities said. Johnny Aguilar, of Carlstadt, was operating a Ford Excursion when he struck a 59-year-old motorcyclist at the intersection of Paulison Avenue and Pennington Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Chief of Police Luis Guzman said. Arriving officers found the victim, Carlos Ocasio-Rodriguez, in the middle of the intersection, Valdes and Guzman said. Ocasio-Rodriguez was pronounced dead at Saint Mary’s Hospital. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities
Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities A 23-year-old ex-con was carrying a loaded gun when he bit and punched Clifton police who caught him driving an SUV stolen out of Passaic, authorities said. Pedro Martinez of Passaic hit the gas of the Nissan Rogue when Officer Nicholas Garruto tried to stop him near the intersection of Highland and Lexington avenues shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Garruto followed the SUV into Passaic and through various streets before Martinez abruptly stopped in the Shop Rite parking lot on Paulison, got out and tried to run, the lieutenant said. The officer grabbe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19 BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19
BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19 A Passaic man fired a stolen 9mm handgun at two intended victims in broad daylight on a city street but missed, said authorities who arrested him a short time later. Jared Stack, 19, remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail, charged with aggravated assault, possession of stolen property and weapons offenses. Stack squeezed off the shots at the corner of Paulison Avenue and Broadway around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. City police arrested Stack on Lincoln Street a short time later. They also recovered …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d
Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d UPDATE: Civilians helped Passaic police capture a 21-year-old city man accused of gunning down a local teen beneath a Route 21 overpass, authorities said. The city Police Intelligence Unit and Detective Bureau, in tandem with the Patrol Division and Special Investigations Division united, "fielded leads directly from the community" that led directly to Philip Sparrow, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. City police arrested Sparrow – and recovered the suspected murder weapon – during an 8 p.m. traffic stop Tuesday on Paulison Avenue, authorities said. They stopped the vehicle on Pauliso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Man Shot Dead In Passaic Young Man Shot Dead In Passaic
Young Man Shot Dead In Passaic UPDATE: Civilians helped Passaic police capture a 21-year-old city man accused of gunning down a local teen beneath a Route 21 overpass, authorities said. The city Police Intelligence Unit and Detective Bureau, in tandem with the Patrol Division and Special Investigations Division united, "fielded leads directly from the community" that led directly to Philip Sparrow, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. City police arrested Sparrow – and recovered the suspected murder weapon – during an 8 p.m. traffic stop Tuesday on Paulison Avenue, authorities said. They stopped the vehicle on Pauliso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman
Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-year-olds were both charged with murder in the slaying of a 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man who was shot and killed in his car earlier this month, authorities said. Andy DeJesus and Joel Nunez also were charged with felony murder, robbery, conspiracy and weapons offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark P. Centurione said in a joint release Tuesday. Dervy Almonte-Moore of Elmwood Park was pronounced dead at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m. July 15. A little over a half-hour earlier, police found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream
Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream A 27-year-old Wallington pizza deliveryman who was shot and killed in his car over the weekend had officially become a United States citizen only two months ago and was pursuing the American Dream, his best friend said. Most people knew Dervy Almonte-Moore “for his vibrant smile and endless love,” wrote Yeico El'Cheeno DelaCruz Greenberg. “I can not come to terms with this unbearable, heartbreaking news.” Police found Almonte-Moore’s black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the ShopRite on Paulison Avenue in Passaic before dawn Sund…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite
Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite A 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man was shot and killed in his car, which struck a tree outside the Passaic ShopRite before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Dervy Almonte-Moore of Elmwood Park was pronounced dead at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m., they said. A little over a half-hour earlier, police found the black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the Paulison Avenue supermarket in Passaic. Almonte-Moore "may have been shot while making a delivery" up the street in Clifton, Passaic Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con, Four Others Charged In Passaic Attempted Murder Ex-Con, Four Others Charged In Passaic Attempted Murder
Ex-Con, Four Others Charged In Passaic Attempted Murder PASSAIC, N.J. – What authorities said was the attempted murder of a 19-year-old Passaic man on a city street Wednesday night produced the arrests of five men -- one of them an ex-con who's already served state prison time for gun convictions. Several shots were deliberately fired at Wellington Figari, who was struck once near the corner of Montgomery Street and Paulison Avenue, sustaining a non-fatal wound, around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson and was expected to survive, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco