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Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze Thursday at the recently redeveloped Brook Haven Mall in Passaic. Although an investigation was continuing, a welder's torch appear responsible for igniting the fire in an unfinished area of the Terhune Avenue building's enormous basement shortly after 9 a.m. March 9, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, which extended to a loading dock, but had to keep searching for the source while contending with 60,000 feet of basement smoke, the chief said. It was a labor-intensive job, he said, adding that c…

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STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin
Stabbed TO Death: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin A 25-year-old Clifton man is charged with stabbing his 22-year-old cousin to death on New Year’s Eve. Motasem Ramadan fought with police who arrested him following the fatal stabbing at a home across the street from a city elementary school around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the two-family home on Van Cleve Avenue near School No. 12 found Waleed Ramadan with multiple stab wounds to his neck and face, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. Waleed (photo below) was pronounced dead a short …

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Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced
Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced UPDATE: What began as a basement fire quickly blew through the roof of a three-story mixed-use building in Passaic, displacing 21 residents. The fire began as a second alarmer, with heavy flames, in the basement at the corner of Passaic and Third streets shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29. It went to three alarms after flames shot up the walls to the second and third floors, and then the attic, less than 20 minutes later. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, but it rekindled on the roof about an hour into the operation. The fire at that point went to four alarms. Passaic firef…

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3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says 3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says
3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says UPDATE: Three adults and two children were hospitalized as a fierce fire roared through the upper floors of a mixed-use building in Passaic late Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames blew out the second-floor windows in the middle of three brick buildings that each house street-level businesses off the corner of Main and Harrison avenues. Being treated at St. Mary's Hospital for smoke inhalation were five victims, Lora said: A 65-year-old woman, another woman in her 40s, a 19-year-old man and two children.  Firefighters contained the blaze to the single building, the …

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Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise
Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise A dispute between ex-cons ended with one shooting and killing the other outside a Passaic housing complex, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Passaic police were assisted by federal agents when they captured Nysheem T. Mann, 32, during a traffic stop on Washington Street near Broadway in Paterson early Tuesday night, they said. Mann, of Paterson, was charged with gunning down Donyell Coley two days earlier in the parking lot at Speer Village, where the 41-year-old victim lived. Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Ho…

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Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex
Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex A Passaic man was shot and killed shortly before dawn Sunday outside the city housing complex where he'd lived, authorities said. Donyell Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Hospital in a private vehicle at 5:50 a.m. and was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman didn’t say whether a suspect had been captured or identified – only that Coley, 41, was shot in the parking lot at Speer Village. The public housing complex on Aspen Place was Coley’s most recent address, records …

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Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d
Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d UPDATE: Civilians helped Passaic police capture a 21-year-old city man accused of gunning down a local teen beneath a Route 21 overpass, authorities said. The city Police Intelligence Unit and Detective Bureau, in tandem with the Patrol Division and Special Investigations Division united, "fielded leads directly from the community" that led directly to Philip Sparrow, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. City police arrested Sparrow – and recovered the suspected murder weapon – during an 8 p.m. traffic stop Tuesday on Paulison Avenue, authorities said. They stopped the vehicle on Pauliso…

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Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged. Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said. The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said. The 4-year-…

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Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze
Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze Firefighters rescued one of their own in a blaze that ripped through a three-story brick walkup in Passaic during the overnight snowstorm, authorities said. The firefighter, who was rescued after a wall collapsed in the 4th Street building, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. He was reported in stable condition with cuts and bruises on his head and face, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Two female residents also were rescued and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic with smoke inhalation and minor injuries, the mayor said. More than 25 residents were displaced,…

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Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause
Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause A 44-year-old driver killed in a Monday morning crash on Route 3 in Clifton apparently suffered a medical episode, responders told Daily Voice. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Anton Dittrich of Clifton veered onto the westbound shoulder and scraped along the divider for about 100 yards before coming to a stop near the Bloomfield Avenue exit shortly before 10:30 a.m., authorities said Monday afternoon. Responders administered CPR, to no avail. Dittrich was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital about 15 minutes later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Ch…

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Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized A 19-year-old shooting victim showed up Thursday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, triggering an investigation into what exactly happened, authorities confirmed Friday. The victim told police someone shot her in her car shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the heavily commercial area of Main Avenue near Burgess Place. The victim, who was shot in the arm and chest, arrived in a privately-owned vehicle that apparently had been struck by gunfire, responders said. Her injuries weren't considered life-threatening, they said. Police "located evidence of a crime scene" at Main and Burges…

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Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs
Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs "They ran out the back door," a frightened Paterson woman told responding city police officers after two ex-cons bashed in her front door, looking for money. Officer James Iandoli and Wojciech Kulbabinski were quickly on the tails of the two intruders, chasing them through backyards and over fences on 16th Avenue Thursday night, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They headed east on Park Avenue toward Rosa Parks Boulevard, then abruptly turned left into the front gated area of a home, where one of them tossed a gun into a plastic blue recycling can. The pair then split up, running in opp…

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SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel
SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel UPDATE: A SWAT team was summoned to a Little Ferry motel after a woman reported being stabbed and robbed Saturday afternoon. Police were searching for a suspect. A friend picked her up and took the woman to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic after the incident at the Capri Inn (now the Rodeway Inn Capri) on Bergen Turnpike just off Route 46, Capt. James Walters told Daily Voice. She was stabbed three times -- on her left arm, right hand and left upper back, Klein said, adding that the injuries weren't life-threatening. Police, believing her assailant was still in the hotel, summoned a Bergen …

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Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station A 32-year-old Rutherford man was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening Saturday morning after being struck by a car near the borough train station. The victim was in the crosswalk at what is known as Station Square at Erie Avenue near the East Rutherford border just after 10:30 a.m. when he was struck by a Nissan Versa driven by a 29-year-old Kearny woman, Lt. Marc Amatucci said. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Amatucci said. Officer Andrzej Hein issued the driver a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the lieutenant said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch
Found! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch A 67-year-old Passaic woman who walked out of a hospital overnight Thursday wearing only a light gown and yellow socks was found and returned before lunchtime, authorities said. A resident who found Yolanda Roa sleeping on a porch a few blocks from St. Mary's Hospital dialed 911 and a responding officer identified her, Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said. "She's in good health, being returned to the hospital," Guzman told Daily Voice shortly before 11 a.m. Surveillance footage showed Roa walking out of the hospital more than eight hours earlier. Police issued a screen shot from the vide…

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Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain
Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain A driver from Spain was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a 64-year-old woman in Passaic before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Mary Hernandez of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after the 6:05 a.m. crash in the 200 block of Gregory Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Manuel Henry Tolivia Gimeno, 48, of Valencia, Spain was driving the 2018 Toyota 4-Runner that struck Hernandez as she crossed the street, the release says. It doesn't address an earlier report on Daily …

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Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton
Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton An SUV that struck and killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist in Clifton Friday night was driven by a 16-year-old boy, said authorities who took the teen into custody. The boy was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tuscon that slammed into the 2006 Suzuki at the intersection of Paulison and Union avenues around 9 p.m. Friday, ejecting Nadeem Asfour of Paterson, authorities said. Asfour was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, they said. The juvenile, who wasn’t injured, remained held in the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark after being served with a delinquency complai…

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Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Jim Brierty had a lion’s heart – at once huge and comforting, yet fiercely protective. It’s how many have remembered him since news came that the Navy veteran, longtime police officer, firefighter and high school security guard from Ridgefield died last week at 74. Brierty “was a man of honor, respect and dignity,” said former Ridgefield Fire Chief Mike Kees. “He was a man who brought talent and dedication not only to our company but to the entire department.” "Jim's purpose in life was to serve and show how you treat people," former firefighter Steve Rosone added. "That ultimately tells …

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Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight
Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight A robber rushed a New York City driver stopped at a Clifton red light in broad daylight and punched him in the face when the victim refused to give up his watch, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim was stopped at the Parker Avenue light around 2 p.m. Sunday when the robber approached the driver’s side door and tried grabbing the watch, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. When the driver fought back, the robber punched him hard enough to require he be brought by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital. The robber was described as Hispanic, in his 20s or 30s, and wearing a red t-shirt with a bl…

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Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream
Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream A 27-year-old Wallington pizza deliveryman who was shot and killed in his car over the weekend had officially become a United States citizen only two months ago and was pursuing the American Dream, his best friend said. Most people knew Dervy Almonte-Moore “for his vibrant smile and endless love,” wrote Yeico El'Cheeno DelaCruz Greenberg. “I can not come to terms with this unbearable, heartbreaking news.” Police found Almonte-Moore’s black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the ShopRite on Paulison Avenue in Passaic before dawn Sund…

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Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite
Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite A 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man was shot and killed in his car, which struck a tree outside the Passaic ShopRite before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Dervy Almonte-Moore of Elmwood Park was pronounced dead at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m., they said. A little over a half-hour earlier, police found the black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the Paulison Avenue supermarket in Passaic. Almonte-Moore "may have been shot while making a delivery" up the street in Clifton, Passaic Co…

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Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle
Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle Barely an hour after he and a companion were robbed at gunpoint, a 50-year-old Clifton man who went looking for his stolen wallet was attacked by three other assailants -- sending him to the hospital with a serious head injury, authorities said. The victim and a friend from Pennsylvania were robbed on Cutler Street by two men, one of them carrying a handgun, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The robbers were described as black, 18-30 years old and dressed all in black, Bracken said. "About an hour later, the victims decided to search the surrounding neighborh…

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