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High School In Paterson Locked Down Amid Unconfirmed Reports Of Gunman Seeking Revenge High School In Paterson Locked Down Amid Unconfirmed Reports Of Gunman Seeking Revenge
High School In Paterson Locked Down Amid Unconfirmed Reports Of Gunman Seeking Revenge UPDATE: The words "active shooter" terrified some parents of students at a public high school in Paterson -- when, in fact, it was the term used by authorities to describe the law enforcement response to a report Wednesday that an assault victim had gone there with a gun. City Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said no one with a gun showed up at John F. Kennedy High School, which was temporarily locked down before city police and Passaic County tactical units arrived. They established a perimeter as part of an "active shooter" response and began searching the school and surrounding area…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elizabeth Woman Found Unharmed Elizabeth Woman Found Unharmed
Elizabeth Woman Found Unharmed UPDATE: Welida Pereira has been located unharmed. Original story below. Police in North Jersey are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman. Welida Pereira, of Elizabeth, was last seen on July 18, on the 500 block of Market Street in Newark, City Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. She was wearing black leggings, a beige short sleeve shirt and black sandals. Pereira was driving a black 2012 GMC Acadia and is known to travel throughout New York City. O’Hara urges anyone with information on the whereabouts of Welida Pereira to call the Department's 24-hour Crime S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Woman Assaults Nurse At Paterson COVID-19 Testing Site Police: Woman Assaults Nurse At Paterson COVID-19 Testing Site
Police: Woman Assaults Nurse At Paterson Covid-19 Testing Site A Paterson woman assaulted a nurse working at a COVID-19 testing site, said city police who arrested her. The nurse had approached Ayxa Roldan, 19, and asked whether she was ill after spotting her covered in a blanket on line at the testing site off the corner of Madison Avenue and Ellison Street, authorities said. Roldan said she wasn't, argued with her, then smacked her in the back of the head with an open palm when the nurse turned around, according to the police report. Responding police charged Roldan with aggravated assault on a healthcare worker and released her pending a court hear…

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by Jerry DeMarco