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Teen Trio From Rockland All Caught Packin' Pistols On Paterson Streetcorner: Police Teen Trio From Rockland All Caught Packin' Pistols On Paterson Streetcorner: Police
Teen Trio From Rockland All Caught Packin' Pistols On Paterson Streetcorner: Police Three Rockland County teens mingling on a Paterson street corner were all carrying guns when city detectives rolled up on them, authorities said. Detectives Jonathan Traynor and Kenneth Kerwin approached the trio at the corner 5th Avenue and East 12th Street shortly before 12:30 a.m. last Sunday, Nov. 27, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Joined by Detectives Suquan Gary and Joseph Aboyoun, the investigators found all three packing, he said. Sent to the Passaic County Jail on weapons charges were Christain Martinez, 18, of Suffern, who Speziale said was caught with a .22-caliber He…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car
Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car Three young occupants of a car stopped by Paterson detectives were each found toting guns during a three-day period in which city investigators seized five firearms altogether. The seizures began after Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Suquan Gary, Joseph Aboyoun, and Mustafa Dombayci saw a drug deal go down in the 80 block of Carroll Street last Tuesday night, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The investigators moved in after discovering that a 2017 Honda Civic being used in the sale had been reported stolen out of New York the day before, Speziale said. As they approached, ex…

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Two Guns, Drugs Seized, Three City Men Arrested By Paterson Detectives Two Guns, Drugs Seized, Three City Men Arrested By Paterson Detectives
Two Guns, Drugs Seized, Three City Men Arrested By Paterson Detectives Three Paterson men were arrested by police detectives who reported finding guns, high-capacity magazines and drugs in a pair of separate busts. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun were watching a group gathered around a car at the corner of Clinton and North 6th Streets when it suddenly pulled away, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They notified fellow Detectives John Traynor, Kenneth Kerwin and Mustafa Dombayci, who stopped the vehicle near the corner of Mattock and Temple streets. They found a .357-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol along with 59 vials and 18 ba…

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16-Year-Old Among Trio Nabbed By Paterson Detectives In Separate Gun Arrests 16-Year-Old Among Trio Nabbed By Paterson Detectives In Separate Gun Arrests
16-Year-Old Among Trio Nabbed By Paterson Detectives In Separate Gun Arrests A 16-year-old Paterson youth was one of three city residents arrested in separate gun-related incidents over a span of roughly 30 hours, authorities said. The teen was nabbed by Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Suquan Gary, Joseph Aboyoun and John Traynor at the corner 12th Avenue and East 22nd Street shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. He was carrying a 9mm Girsan handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine, the director said. The teen was sent to the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark to await a closed-door hearing in the Family Part …

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Paterson Detectives Nab Fleeing Teen With Gun Paterson Detectives Nab Fleeing Teen With Gun
Paterson Detectives Nab Fleeing Teen With Gun Paterson police detectives quickly chased down a 17-year-old East Orange resident who they said was carrying a handgun. Detectives Luis Roca, Joseph Aboyoun, Brian Culmone, John Traynor and Kenneth Kerwin were on a special detail focusing on reducing violent crime, quality of life offenses and weapons incidents when they spotted the teen at the corner of Union Avenue and Jasper Street over the Memorial Day weekend. Seeing them headed his way, the teen took off on foot down Jasper Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Gary grabbed the .45-caliber Interarms semi-automatic handg…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms
Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson detectives who've been fighting escalating gun violence in the Silk City seized four firearms over a span of a little over 24 hours, authorities said Friday. The biggest bust involved three men – one of them an ex-con – caught with a pair of guns shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun had just pulled over a Mercedes Benz that ran a stop sign on East 19th Street when they spotted a weapon in the car, Speziale said. They immediately removed the driver, Diarre Chitty, 21, and his two passengers while summoning back…

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Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns
Paterson Detectives Nab 15-Year-Old Boy, Two Men With Guns Paterson police detectives on the hunt for illegal guns seized three firearms while nabbing two men and a juvenile in separate incidents just hours apart, authorities said. Detectives Suquan Gary , John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, and Yamil Pimienta approached the corner of Matlock and Clinton streets when a 15-year-old boy bolted shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The neighborhood has been the scene of several recent shootings, as well as a homicide, he noted. A man identified as city resident David Martinez, 24, remained at the scene and was arrested…

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How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures
How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures A pair of Paterson detectives working a new weapons-suppression detail subdued an ex-con who was carrying a semi-automatic pistol, adding to a growing total of guns they've removed from the Silk City streets, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir were in an unmarked car on East 18th Street approaching Park Avenue when they came upon an idling Dodge Caravan around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Discovering that the license plates belonged to another vehicle, the detectives got out to investigate, he said. They found the driver…

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Paterson PD: Driver Who Ran Stop Sign Had Loaded Gun In Waistband Paterson PD: Driver Who Ran Stop Sign Had Loaded Gun In Waistband
Paterson PD: Driver Who Ran Stop Sign Had Loaded Gun In Waistband A driver stopped by Paterson police detectives for running a stop sign had a loaded handgun tucked into his waistband, authorities said. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci and Joseph Aboyoun smelled burnt marijuana coming from a Toyota Camry with Massachusetts license plates that they'd stopped on Hamilton Avenue, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Sunday. Backup Detective James Jenkins spotted the gun and alerted his colleagues, who seized the driver, Craig Tomlinson, 25, of Paterson, Speziale said. He was carrying a loaded .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol, the director said. Pol…

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Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson police detectives nabbed ex-cons with guns in two separate incidents -- one of which ended in a crash when one of them drove the wrong way up a one-way street. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci began chasing a Chevy Malibu that had sped through a stop sign at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Damond King, 30, of Paterson, then turned east onto Fair Street in the wrong direction and continued to Rosa Parks Boulevard, where the Malibu collided with another vehicle, Spe…

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by Jerry DeMarco