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FAMILY AFFAIR: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says FAMILY AFFAIR: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says
Family Affair: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says Passaic County sheriff’s officers and Wayne police seized more than 550 heroin folds and 63 bags of crack while busting two brothers who they said dealt drugs out of an apartment on a street between two Paterson schools. Investigators watched both Anton and Naheem Porter sling from the two-family home on Seeley Street, between Paterson Eastside High School and Public School No. 15 near Roberto Clemente Park, during the course of a two-month investigation, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Wednesday. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Naheem Porter, 27, who lead police on a brief foot c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own
Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own A Paterson man who was wounded during a shooting had a gun of his own in the trunk when Passaic police stopped his car on the way to the hospital, authorities said. A Passaic police officer stopped the speeding vehicle at Tulip and Oak streets after hearing gunshots before dawn near the corner of Main Avenue and Chestnut Street on Sept. 7. The officer found the driver, Ricardo N. Collazo, 20, of Paterson, with a gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. Two 18-year-old men were also injured -- one with a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says
Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says An ex-con who was driving without a license when Paterson police stopped him for speeding wept as officers found a stolen handgun and a half-pound of pot in his car, authorities said. Officers Jon Dabal and Mohammad Bashir were on quality-of-life patrol in the 5th Ward when they saw the Chrysler 300 nearly hit the curb while turning onto Cedar Street from Summer Street around 9 p.m. Saturday, Police Director Jerry Speziale Jr. said. The driver then turned onto Chestnut Street without signaling and parked in front of an active driveway, leaving half the car sticking out into the street, he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco