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Fulton Street, Paterson, NJ

Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said. Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. In his car, Berdnik said, they found: the 9mm Hi-Point handgun; 700 heroin folds; the unpackaged drugs; illegally obtained pot; $2,522 in drug cash. With Carter's consent, …
Driver, Passenger Jailed After Paterson Detectives Find Gun, Drugs In Traffic Stop Driver, Passenger Jailed After Paterson Detectives Find Gun, Drugs In Traffic Stop
Driver, Passenger Jailed After Paterson Detectives Find Gun, Drugs In Traffic Stop A driver who ran a stop sign was arrested along with his passenger after Paterson detectives found a loaded gun and several bags of Ecstasy in the car, authorities said. Jonathan Guerrero of Totowa and Malik Hammond of Paterson, both 24, were sent to the Passaic County Jail after being stopped by Detectives Wojciech Kulbabinski and Kenneth Kerwin on Fulton Street around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives were working the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Harrison Street when they chased down the white Chevrolet with Florida license pl…
Paterson Police Chase Down Fleeing Carjacker In Amazon Van -- With Driver Still Inside Paterson Police Chase Down Fleeing Carjacker In Amazon Van -- With Driver Still Inside
Paterson Police Chase Down Fleeing Carjacker In Amazon Van -- With Driver Still Inside WILD PURSUIT: A pair of Paterson police officers chased down and captured a carjacker who sped off in an Amazon Prime delivery truck with the driver still inside. Officer Manuel Lojo and J. Murray were headed to a lower-priority call around 3:30 p.m. when they spotted the Amazon driver trying to bail out of the passenger side as the van blew a stop sign, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The abducted driver began waving furiously at the officers, who tried to pull over the van, Speziale said. The carjacker -- identified as 37-year-old Rafael Rodriguez -- hit the gas instead…
Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins
Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins Paterson detectives cracked a month-long burglary spree when they caught two suspects inside an elementary school. Detectives and uniformed officers responding to a burglar alarm converged on the K-8 Norman S. Weir School on College Boulevard (Van Houten Street), which had also been burglarized the day before, authorities said. Inside the school they found city resident Jeremiah Carter, 39, and Justin Poff, 23, of Wharton, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Both men confessed to a string of burglaries that began exactly a month before, Speziale said. These included four…
SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson
SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson A frightened caller brought a SWAT team to a Wayne home Wednesday in search of a man who’d assaulted a family member and reportedly threatened to shoot responding police, authorities said. There was no standoff or confrontation after officer spoke outside the Benwell Avenue home with the injured family member, who claimed that 18-year-old Nicholas Perota had taken a female acquaintance hostage in a bedroom shortly before 1:30 p.m., they said. The family member warned police that there were guns and several pit bulls in the home, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. Officers from surrounding t…
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County sheriff’s officers captured a wanted Paterson ex-con charged with an Easter Sunday shooting. Alex Pagan became the subject of a manhunt after authorities identified him as the gunman who shot a 22-year-old city resident on Park Avenue around 4:30 p.m. this past April 12. The victim had gone to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound that wasn’t considered life-threatening, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Sheriff’s offic…
In Cold Blood: Paterson Dealer Gets 40 Years For Killing NY Buyer, Wounding Companion In Cold Blood: Paterson Dealer Gets 40 Years For Killing NY Buyer, Wounding Companion
In Cold Blood: Paterson Dealer Gets 40 Years For Killing NY Buyer, Wounding Companion A 22-year-old Paterson man who shot a New York State drug buyer dead and pumped four bullets into a woman who was with him will be in his 60s before he’ll be eligible for parole after being sentenced Friday. Jurors in September 2018 convicted Zamaire Barden of murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses following a trial in Paterson that lasted nearly a week. Barden, who was 17 at the time, sold drugs to Dennis Gillespie of Warwick in April 2015, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Allan Nawrocki told the jury. After contacting him for more, Gillespie returned the next day with Rachel Knight, Na…
Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire UPDATE: A 20-year-old convicted criminal who authorities said exchanged gunfire with a Paterson police officer after a chase ended in a crash was charged with attempted murder, among other counts. Officers tried stopping a car driven by Kevin Gallashawj around 6:40 p.m. Thursday evening, authorities said. A brief chase followed, ending when Gallashawj crashed the car into a parked vehicle on Fulton Street between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Mercer Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday evening. Gallashawj then got out and "fired a handgun in the direction of pursuing …