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CLEAN SHOOT: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun CLEAN SHOOT: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun
Clean Shoot: Passaic Sheriff's Sergeants Legally Killed Suspect Who Pulled, Pointed Gun A trio of Passaic County sheriff’s sergeants were justified in shooting a man who’d pulled a gun and pointed it directly at them following a foot chase in Paterson, a state grand jury has found. A gunshot detection sensor brought city police and sheriff’s officers to Park Avenue near Straight Street shortly after 1 a.m. on May 23, 2020. No victim was found, but police did recover three 9mm casings. A short time later, sheriff’s Sgts. Americo Escobar, Helman Fava and Jose Vargas spotted a large group of people gathered at Summit Street and Park Avenue. Attention there was focused on a man …

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South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says
South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says UPDATE: A South Jersey man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month had called 911 to report a trespasser on his property wielding a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck revealed Wednesday. Two Mantua Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the Elm Avenue home of Charles Sharp III, 49, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Bruck said. Sharp had called police to report that several people were trespassing on his property, including someone armed with a gun, the attorney general said. He was shot by one of the officers when they encountered him outs…

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Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim
Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim A judge released a 19-year-old Westwood man pending trial after authorities charged him with having sex with an underage girl. Michael Mejia “engaged in multiple acts of sexual penetration” with the under-16-year-old minor, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit and Westwood police arrested Mejia after borough police “received information that [he] engaged in sexual activity” with the victim, the prosecutor said. They charged him with sexual assault and child endangerment, he said. A Central Judicial Processing Court released Mejia, wit…

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