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Drunk Man Shot For Leaning On Car In Elizabeth: PD Drunk Man Shot For Leaning On Car In Elizabeth: PD
Drunk Man Shot For Leaning On Car In Elizabeth: PD A very drunk man was shot outside of an Elizabeth parking lot because another man was upset he was leaning on his car, authorities said. The vehicle was parked in a lot near North Avenue on Spring Street, Elizabeth police spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his ribcage around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, April 30, and was hospitalized in stable condition. The victim was highly intoxicated and could not provide any further information, Contreras said. The investigation was ongoing. Editor's note: A previous version of this story said that the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman UPDATE: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman
Update: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman Authorities on Tuesday identified a victim shot in Prospect Park more than 36 hours earlier as a 23-year-old Middlesex County woman. The Fords victim was shot shortly before 3 a.m. Monday, April 10, at North 9th Street and Haledon Avenue, near the Paterson border, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari confirmed early Tuesday evening. She was dropped off at St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne a short time after the shooting, and township police were notified. The vehicle she arrived in was also secured as part of an investigation in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store
Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store A man was shot outside of a Hudson County Costco store this weekend, authorities said. The 61-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his leg around 7 p.m. Friday, March 17, near the Bayonne Costco on Goldsborough Drive, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The victim was taken to an area with the non-life-threatening injury.  The incident remains an active investigation and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Bayonne Police Detective Bureau at 201-858-6925.    

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg
Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg A 21-year-old Passaic man was shot in the city Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was shot in the leg on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, responders said, adding that four shell casings were recovered. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders
Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders Police and Passaic County sheriff’s officers converged on a Paterson neighborhood after a man on the street was shot in the neck, apparently by someone in a nearby home, responders said. No arrests had been announced nor suspects identified following the 1 p.m. shooting on Lyon Street at the north end of Rosa Parks Boulevard around 12:45 p.m. Monday, March 6. The 47-year-old victim made it about a half-dozen blocks before police found him near the corner of River Street and 6th Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne
Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne An off-duty New York City hospital police officer was shot in Hawthorne early Thursday, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound in his leg shortly before 6:30 a.m. March 2, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a brief joint release. The officer was wounded in the area of Brownstone Terrace, they said, without being more specific. Witnesses reported seeing a gray sedan speed away from the scene. Valdes and Knepper didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals A SWAT team was at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop where state authorities said a male civilian was shot "in the presence of law enforcement." Authorities haven't identified the man, disclosed his condition or specified why and how he was wounded at the Clara Barton Service Area near the turnpike's southernmost in Salem County's Pedricktown shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The incident "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," a four-sentence release from State Attorney General Matthew Platkin's Office says. No officers reportedly we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA A former PSE&G employee shot and killed his supervisor outside the utility company's Somerset County facility on Wednesday, Feb. 8,  authorities say.  But this "one-of-a-kind" man's legacy will live on through his daughter, according to his family. Russell "Russ" D. Heller, 51-year-old councilman in Milford, NJ, was gunned down by 58-year-old Gary T. Curtis on Weston Canal Road in Franklin Township shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Curtis soon turned the gun on himself, and both men died the same day, as Daily Voice previously reported.  H…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Three Teens, 20-Year-Old Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Street Corner Three Teens, 20-Year-Old Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Street Corner
Three Teens, 20-Year-Old Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Street Corner Three teenagers and a 20-year-old man were wounded in a shooting at one of Paterson’s most dangerous street corners, authorities confirmed. Shots rang out at Godwin Avenue and Carroll Street shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said. Responding officers found one victim, 17, who was brought by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, they said. Three other victims – one 17, another 18 and the third 20, all male – got to the hospital via private vehicles. None of the injuri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later UPDATE: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later
Update: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later A triple shooting in Paterson involving two female victims – one from out of state -- was followed a few hours later by gunfire that wounded a city teenager, authorities said. Police responding to shots fired at New Plaza FoodMarket at the corner of 10th Avenue and East 26th Street shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, found two women – one, 37, from Pittsburgh, PA, and the other, 36, from the city, they said. A short time later, a 44-year-old Paterson man arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle seeking treatment for a gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review
Update: Police-Involved Shooting Death Of South Jersey Man Under Mandatory State Review The death of a South Jersey man in a confrontation with police is under a mandatory review by an arm of the state Attorney General's Office, authorities said. Daniel Nevius Sr., 55, of Sicklerville, was shot and killed in a wooded area of the Gloucester County town of Deptford on Sunday, Jan. 22. Officers confronted Nevius at a location on Fox Run Road in response to a 911 call shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to a release from NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office. They were joined there by New Jersey State Police troopers, neighbors said. A short time later, Deptford Police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee PHOTOS: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee
Photos: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee One suspect was hospitalized and three others were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after a shooting in Fort Lee, witnesses said. Members of a DEA task force out of Newark were conducting an operation when gunfire erupted on Whiteman Street off Lemoine Avenue near the Whiteman Park Plaza around 1:30 p.m., knowledgeable law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. At least 20 rounds had been fired, some of which struck a Toyota sedan that slammed head-on into a utility pole. Two DEA agents were believed to have discharged their weapons. The wounded suspect is tended to on Whiteman Str…

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by Jerry DeMarco