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Investigators Called To Fatal Fiery Taxi Cab Crash In Paterson Investigators Called To Fatal Fiery Taxi Cab Crash In Paterson
Investigators Called To Fatal Fiery Taxi Cab Crash In Paterson Investigators from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office were called to the scene of a fiery, fatal car crash. The victim was pronounced dead after a taxi crashed on North 3rd Street near Cliff Street in Paterson shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, responders said. At least one other vehicle apparently caught fire, presenting a danger to neighborhood homes, they said. City firefighters doused the flames. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted
PD: 7,000 Heroin Folds, 'Ghost' Gun Seized, Drug-Dealing Paterson Ex-Con, GF Busted Paterson detectives seized more than 7,000 heroin folds, a homemade "ghost" gun and more while busting a drug-dealing ex-con and his girlfriend, authorities said. Kadeem Coleman tried keeping police off his tail by using various vehicles registered to residents in a multi-family building in the city's Hillcrest section that served as a base of operations, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Coleman, 28, had reason to be cautious. He'd spent several years in federal prison after city police, responding to a 2015 shooting on Jefferson Street, found him carrying a .45-caliber pistol th…

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Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds
Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds Paterson detectives responding to a report of an armed assault chased down a teen who was carrying a loaded handgun and a 170 heroin folds, authorities said. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Yamil Pimienta, responding to a report of a group assaulting two victims, approached a group of of four on the corner of Jefferson and North 5th Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they got out of their car, the detectives saw one hand a plastic bag to another and tell him to run. The boy, 17, tossed the bag as he ran through rear yards on North 4th Street before Detectives Musta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Men Shot, Attempted Murder Charges Brought Against Paterson Ex-Con 2 Men Shot, Attempted Murder Charges Brought Against Paterson Ex-Con
2 Men Shot, Attempted Murder Charges Brought Against Paterson Ex-Con Detectives arrested a Paterson ex-con who they said shot two men this past weekend. Shaquan Harrell, 27, is charged with two counts each of attempted murder and aggravated assault, as well as several weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The victims – one 27, the other 25 – were struck by gunfire on North 3rd Street on Sunday. They were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment. Harrell remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Tuesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.

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by Jerry DeMarco