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GRUESOME SCENE: Leg Severed When Pedestrian Is Pinned In Paterson, Docs Hope To Reattach It GRUESOME SCENE: Leg Severed When Pedestrian Is Pinned In Paterson, Docs Hope To Reattach It
Gruesome Scene: Leg Severed When Pedestrian Is Pinned In Paterson, Docs Hope To Reattach It UPDATE: Doctors hoped to save the severed half of a 67-year-old pedestrian's right leg after a horrific accident in Paterson, authorities said. At the request of St. Joseph's University Medical Center physicians, responders quickly got the severed limb to the hospital, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A driver apparently had suffered a medical episode on Union Avenue and hit the victim at Manchester Avenue, pinning him against a parked car shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Speziale said. Police, firefighters and EMTs who converged on the scene found the victim on t…

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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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2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson 2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson
2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson Paterson drug detectives seized 2,584 heroin folds, 327 bags of crack and a loaded gun in an apartment directly across the street from a mini-market where a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed last month, authorities said. Detectives also found an assortment of drugs for sale -- including crystal meth, cocaine, oxycodone, Ecstasy and methadone -- while arresting Jeffrid Reneville, 18, and Julio Ortiz, 43, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A total of $3,690 in profits was also seized along with the drugs and a .25-caliber Colt handgun loaded with four rounds, the director…

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HEROES: Paterson's Bravest Deliver Elmwood Park Newborn In Back Of Ambulance HEROES: Paterson's Bravest Deliver Elmwood Park Newborn In Back Of Ambulance
Heroes: Paterson's Bravest Deliver Elmwood Park Newborn In Back Of Ambulance An Elmwood Park newborn wasn't waiting as two Paterson firefighters tried to rush her mom to the hospital. So they pulled over. Parked on the side of the road, Silk City's bravest delivered a healthy baby girl in the back of their ambulance. Firefighters Craig Puglise and Jeffrey Wanco responded to the mutual aid call at the Elmwood Village Apartment Homes on the other side of the Passaic River call just after 7:30 a.m. They found the 22-year-old mom-to-be lying in bed with her boyfriend nearby, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Her contractions were three minutes apart…

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Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze
Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze Paterson firefighters doused a Friday afternoon blaze that ravaged one multi-family home and damaged another. No injuries were reported in the Jasper Street fire, which broke out around 1 p.m. and went to three alarms within 20 minutes. Flames roared through the second and upper floors of one 2½-story wood-frame residence. Firefighters limited the damage to neighboring homes while knocking down the blaze and getting it under control by 2:30 p.m. Totowa and Bloomfield firefighters were among the mutual aid responders. Firefighters protected neighboring buildings while dousing the Jasp…

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FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks
Found! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks A missing 20-year-old Paterson woman was home safe, relieved family members friends said Wednesday morning. "This is what community looks like," wrote Zellie Thomas, a leader of the Paterson BLM group, following the return of Nyrah Barner Curry. Both her father and brother confirmed that Nyrah was back after they and others spoke at a City Council meeting about her disappearance, asking why they -- and not Paterson officials -- had to get the word out about her disappearance despite a missing persons report. Thomas didn't elaborate on why Curry was gone and where she'd been. Family membe…

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New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes
New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes An illegal New Year’s Eve gathering in Paterson might not have drawn much attention if wasn’t held on the top floor of a downtown warehouse. Same goes for a popular hookah lounge the city Vice Squad raided for COVID violations three times in the past two months. This time, authorities said, detectives advised the operators of Besan Café on East Railway that they had to be closed by 10 p.m. under an ongoing order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy’s to stem the spread of the coronavirus. When squad members showed up at 10:43 p.m., they found 15 patrons smoking hookahs, so they issued a vio…

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'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC 'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC
'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday that he’s committed to establishing statewide crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers at all levels, among several enhancements aimed at “strengthening trust between police officers and the communities they serve.” “Experts agree that one of the most effective ways to reduce police use-of-force and death-in-custody incidents is by expanding the use of Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), which help officers respond to situations involving individuals with mental health issues,” Grewal said. However, CIT training “is e…

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VIDEO: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center VIDEO: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center
Video: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center Flames consumed a Paterson mill that housed a substance rehab center Saturday, collapsing walls and floors and sending plumes of smoke over Route 80 that could be seen for miles -- but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading. No injuries were reported at the Straight Street commercial building, which housed the Straight and Narrow rehab center operated by Catholic Charities of the Paterson Diocese. "That's a big hit for a lot of clients and staff in New Jersey," a substance-abuse professional affiliated with the program said, noting that the program served thousands, making it one of th…

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