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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days 15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days
15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days Three guns in three days were seized in separate incidents by Paterson detectives, including one carried by a 15-year-old armed robber, authorities said. Investigators watched several deals at Broadway and Summer Street, an area notorious for drugs and shootings, before moving in on Jamir King, 22, as he got into an SUV, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Tremaine Jones, 30, stuffed some crack vials into a bag as they approached and then took off on foot, Speziale said. Detective Suquan Garry chased down Jones while Detectives William Hermann and Brian Culmone grabbed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot.  It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. The fleeing SUV turned onto 17th Avenue and then o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart
Paterson Police Seize Loaded Handgun, Shotgun Blocks Apart Paterson police seized a pair of loaded guns barely an hour and a dozen blocks apart. Uniformed officers and Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir approached 15 or so people drinking and playing loud music near several double-parked vehicles on Lawrence Street outside Montgomery Park shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. A man in the crowd identified as city resident Rodney Alston, 25, turned away from the detectives and stuffed what turned out to be a 9mm SCCY handgun in the front pocket of his hoodie, Speziale said. Alston was arrested and sent to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun
Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun Paterson police responding to a report of a late-night street fight seized a city man who they said pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and tossed it away as they approached him. Nazere Trent, 19, remained held in the Passaic County Jail on Monday following his arrest just after 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 11th Avenue and East 23rd Street, records show. He was charged with illegal weapons offenses. Trent was with another man when Street Crime Unit detectives said they saw him ditch the gun, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives William Hermann and…

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by Jerry DeMarco