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Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged
Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged A dispute at a corner bar in Little Falls apparently led to a stabbing that put one man in the hospital and another in custody. Detectives found several witnesses unwilling to cooperate after the 20-year-old victim from Hawthorne was stabbed at the corner of Grey Street and Newark Pompton Turnpike shortly before 1:30 a.m. last weekend, law enforcement sources said. They were able to identify an alleged assailant, however. Francisco Rivera Jr., 22, of Passaic was arrested by Little Falls police and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force at a home in the area of Broadway a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Passaic County High School Classmates Killed In Crash Involving Third Student UPDATE: Passaic County High School Classmates Killed In Crash Involving Third Student
Update: Passaic County High School Classmates Killed In Crash Involving Third Student Two former Passaic County high school classmates were killed in a horrific crash involving a fellow student, authorities said. Shahriyar Ahmed and Shakeel Ali, both 19 of Paterson, were killed in the collision in front of Gaita Memorial Funeral Home on Newark Pompton (Route 23) in Little Falls shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday. Both were passengers in a Mercedes C300 sedan with three other people that was T-boned by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Jason Zaitoun, 18, of Wayne, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Chief Brian Prall said Saturday. The impact knocked the Merce…

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by Jerry DeMarco