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Passaic County Man Threatens To Kill Police Captain With Traffic Stop Ambush: Authorities Passaic County Man Threatens To Kill Police Captain With Traffic Stop Ambush: Authorities
Passaic County Man Threatens To Kill Police Captain With Traffic Stop Ambush: Authorities A Passaic County man was charged with threatening to lure a local police captain into a traffic stop so he could shoot him and chop his head off, authorities said. Jante Bagh, 41, called the Prospect Park Police Department on Tuesday and said he would lure the captain into a stop, “pop one in his head” and then cut it off, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Bagh, who lives in Prospect Park, was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats and harassment. He remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Cour…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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No Bail Reform In This Court: Judge Orders Accused Prospect Park Shooter From Midland Park Held No Bail Reform In This Court: Judge Orders Accused Prospect Park Shooter From Midland Park Held
No Bail Reform In This Court: Judge Orders Accused Prospect Park Shooter From Midland Park Held A state court judge in Paterson has refused to release a Midland Park man charged in a Prospect Park shooting. That defendant, Rahjshone Newkirk, 23, and borough resident Tylaire Clark, 22, had been sought by police after two people reported being shot at on Hopper Street around 6 p.m. Feb. 2, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari said in a joint release. Their vehicle was struck, but the victims’ weren’t wounded, they said. Borough police nabbed Newkirk on North 8th Street last Thursday, May 12.  Despite a state bail reform law that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl
Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl A Morris County ride-share driver sexually assaulted a juvenile Passaic County passenger, authorities said. Julio Mejia, 39, of Wharton was an active member of an undisclosed branch of the armed services when he was arrested, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Charlie Atie said in a release Thursday night. The “alleged sexual conduct,” which they didn’t characterize, allegedly occurred in Prospect Park between Aug. 18 and Sept. 24 last year. Mejia, who drove part-time for a ride-sharing company they didn’t identify, was charged with two counts each o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair Charged With Killing Prospect Park Man Who Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown Pair Charged With Killing Prospect Park Man Who Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown
Pair Charged With Killing Prospect Park Man Who Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown Two Prospect Park men were charged with the murder of another man whom authorities said they beat and threw into the Passaic River to drown. Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro, 26, "was beaten up pretty good, but he was still technically alive when he got tossed in the river," an investigative source with direct knowledge of the homicide told Daily Voice at the time. On Saturday, authorities announced that they'd charged Luis Salas, 27, and Jonathan Cristobal, 23, with the May 1 killing in Westside Park in Paterson. Paterson and Prospect Park police handled the arrests following an investigati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Prospect Park Police Seek Man Missing Since Easter SEEN HIM? Prospect Park Police Seek Man Missing Since Easter
Seen HIM? Prospect Park Police Seek Man Missing Since Easter Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro, a 26 year old male from Prospect Park who has been missing since Easter Sunday.  He was last seen leaving his home headed toward the Paterson area. He is 5”8, 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a tan complexion.  He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and black Nike sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prospect Park Police Department at 973-790-7900

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by Cecilia Levine