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REEL STORY: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD REEL STORY: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD
Reel Story: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD A Newark ex-con was carrying a gun that he'd apparently fished out of a lake when a Rochelle Park police officer pulled him over Sunday morning, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka called for a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit after stopping Lamont House, 31, for multiple motor vehicle violations on West Passaic around 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19, Lt. James DePreta said. A positive indication prompted a search that turned up a Hi-Point Arms .380-caliber handgun in the trunk, the lieutenant said. House was charged with various weapons offenses, including having a firearm in his possession as a co…

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Paterson Gun Busts: Detectives Nab Separate Offenders, Each 19 Paterson Gun Busts: Detectives Nab Separate Offenders, Each 19
Paterson Gun Busts: Detectives Nab Separate Offenders, Each 19 Paterson police detectives caught two 19-year-old men each carrying a handgun in separate weekend incidents, authorities said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, John Rickowich, Muhammed Dombayci and Levis Qirjako were on a detail aimed at reducing guns and violent crime in city neighborhoods when they spotted Jose Cardenas acting suspiciously in the area of Carroll Street and 12th Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they exited their vehicle, Cardenas ducked into a neighborhood grocery store, Speziale said. The detectives found him in an employee a…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase Paterson Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase
Paterson Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase An ex-con from Philadelphia tossed a gun with a high-capacity magazine onto a roof while being chased by detectives in Paterson, authorities said. It began as Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, John Traynor and Wojciech Kulbabinski approached a group gathered in front of a convenience store at the corner of Madison and Essex streets, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they did, former Paterson resident Billy Souverain began tipping away, Speziale said. Souverain, 31, ran when told to stop by the detectives, who chased him on foot onto Straight Street before seizing him in a privat…

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Elmwood Park Boy, 16, Carrying Loaded Gun Chased Down By Paterson Detectives Elmwood Park Boy, 16, Carrying Loaded Gun Chased Down By Paterson Detectives
Elmwood Park Boy, 16, Carrying Loaded Gun Chased Down By Paterson Detectives A 16-year-old Elmwood Park boy was carrying a loaded gun when he ran from detectives in one of Paterson’s most notorious drug neighborhoods, authorities said. Just last Sunday, two 20-year-old men were shot near the corner of Summer Street and Godwin Avenue, in a neighborhood where rival gangs have long battled over a robust drug market. Detectives John Traynor and Mustafa Dombayci had pulled up to the corner around 10 p.m. Friday when the teen, seeing them, tried to hide in an alley doorway, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. When they told him to step out, the boy ran through a …

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140th Gun Seized In Paterson This Year: Driver With Canada Plates Had Loaded Pistol, Police Say 140th Gun Seized In Paterson This Year: Driver With Canada Plates Had Loaded Pistol, Police Say
140th Gun Seized In Paterson This Year: Driver With Canada Plates Had Loaded Pistol, Police Say A driver with Canadian license plates on his vehicle was carrying the 140th gun seized by Paterson police on the street this year, authorities said Thursday. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Yamil Pimienta were moving a group that was loitering at the corner of 10th Avenue and East 28th Street around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday when they noticed a double-parked blue Jeep blocking traffic. The detectives approached Terrell Johnson, 29, of Newark and found him carrying a loaded 9mm Luger, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives arrested Luger, who was sent to the Passaic County Jail …

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by Jerry DeMarco