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Paterson Detectives Seize 528 Heroin Folds, Half-Pound Coke, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 19
A young Paterson dealer had a loaded gun along with 528 heroin folds, 25 knotted bags of the drug and nearly a half-pound of cocaine when he was arrested, authorities said.
Armed with a search warrant, city Narcotics Division detectives raided a tiny house on 30th Street off 18th Avenue and arrested resident Luis A. Sierra, 19, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They charged Sierra with various drug counts, as well as with illegally possessing a .38-caliber Taurus revolver, then sent him to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Cour…
Indictment: DWI Driver Ran Stop Sign In Fatal Paterson Crash
UPDATE: A Newark man was standing outside his car following a crash in Paterson when a drunk driver who ran a stop sign struck and killed him while injuring two others, an indictment charges.
Alvin Mootoo, 49, of Orlando, Florida, has remained free since he was originally charged in the Jan. 2, 2019 crash at 18th Avenue and East 24th Street.
Authorities at the time said Mootoo’s Buick struck two cars, both Accords, that had stopped following another accident.
Standing outside one of the vehicles was a passenger from the other Accord, 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Pena, who also was struck, the…
