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SEEN HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought SEEN HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought
Seen HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought Authorities on Friday revealed that they’d arrested a Paterson man and a teenager back in November following a shooting during a robbery on a city street and were now looking for the public’s help finding a third defendant. Exactly who they believe pulled the trigger on Paterson Avenue on Nov. 18, shooting a 23-year-old victim in the stomach, wasn’t disclosed by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald in a brief release. The assailants had pulled up in a black, four-door black that was found abandoned on West Broadway and Union Avenue, police said a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting
Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting The last of three men charged in the shooting of another man during a Paterson street robbery three months ago was taken into custody late last week, Passaic County authorities announced. D’ron Mims, 19, was arrested on Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release issued Monday. Mins joins Roberto Rodriguez, 21, who they said was arrested on Sept. 8, a day after the 35-year-old man was shot in the area of Pacific and Levin streets. He survived his injuries, they said. Seized on Sept. 18 was Kaleik Easton, 25, Valdes and O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests
Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Authorities investigating an August shooting in Paterson wound up charging both the accused gunman and another city man who they said was involved in an incident months earlier. Ex-con Jetor Brown, 25, was charged with shooting a 19-year-old city man on Park Avenue on Aug. 24, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement Wednesday. Counts include aggravated assault and various weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities also charged him with having a gun in a June 12 incident …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens
Federal CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens A now-former Paterson police officer is headed to federal prison for at least 2½ years after admitting Tuesday that he beat and robbed suspects as well as ordinary citizens. Frank Toledo, 30, is one of seven rogue officers that the U.S. government has recently helped the city police department remove from its ranks, authorities in Paterson said. Toledo pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiring to violate citizens’ civil rights in the Silk City as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that will bring him a shorter prison sentence than if he’d been convicted at a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar
Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar A Paterson man was charged with beating a man to death outside a city bar, authorities announced early Friday evening. Jonas Rogers was part of a gang that set upon 35-year-old Arnoldo “Ludwig” Alvarez outside the El Tio Gozon Bar on 21st Avenue around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, authorities said. A Passaic County sheriff's officer found Alvarez unconscious in the street and a large crowd nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. Alvarez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson.  The last word from Valdes and Oswald la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash
Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash A judge ordered that a driver from Florida accused in a multi-vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Paterson last week remain held in the Passaic County Jail. A Buick Encore driven Alvin W. Mootoo, 46, blew a stop sign at the corner of 18th Avenue and East 24th Street and struck a silver 2008 Accord just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. The impact sent the sedan into another Honda Accord, where 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Pena Mesa of Newark was standing, talking to the driver, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Mesa, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Shooting Suspect Crashes, Nabbed By Pursuing Police Paterson Shooting Suspect Crashes, Nabbed By Pursuing Police
Paterson Shooting Suspect Crashes, Nabbed By Pursuing Police A shooting suspect tried to elude Paterson police but crashed his car while fleeing, bailed out and was corralled less than a block away, authorities said. Joshua Washington, 25, had been identified as having shot a 22-year-old Prospect Park victim on Sept. 1 in the area of Highland and Sparrow Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Police spotted Washington behind the wheel of a vehicle in the area of Lafayette and Summer Street and tried to stop him on Wednesday, authorities said. He “initially pulled over, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Street Shooting Ex-Con Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Street Shooting
Ex-Con Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Street Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- An ex-con was charged with attempted murder for shooting another man on a Paterson street, authorities said Thursday. The victim took himself to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after the April 24 shooting in the area of Main and Weiss streets, authorities said. On Wednesday, 37-year-old Jose A. Morales was arrested in the area of Dale Avenue by Paterson police and detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. He was charged not only with attempted murder and various weapons count for the shooting but also for an undisclosed incident that County Prosecutor C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted Robber Fires Shot During Paterson Holdup, Authorities Charge Convicted Robber Fires Shot During Paterson Holdup, Authorities Charge
Convicted Robber Fires Shot During Paterson Holdup, Authorities Charge PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con robbed two victims with hours of one another, firing at shot at one of them, said Passaic County authorities who teamed up to arrest him. Timothy Simmons, 29, who spent two years in prison after a 2013 robbery spree, first pulled a gun on a 44-year-old city woman just after 7 a.m. Monday on East 22nd Street, authorities said. Less than three hours later, they said, he robbed a 27-year-old city man on Crosby Street – firing a handgun as he fled but missing the victim, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Simmons was due in court Friday after a joint i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: No Deaths Or Charges In Paterson House Blaze, Authorities Say VIDEO: No Deaths Or Charges In Paterson House Blaze, Authorities Say
Video: No Deaths Or Charges In Paterson House Blaze, Authorities Say PATERSON, N.J. – No one died and no one was charged in a Paterson house fire Wednesday, authorities said. However, investigators were trying to determine the cause of the three-alarm blaze at 571 East 25th Street, they said. Firefighters quickly brought it under control. Another media outlet reported that someone was taken into custody, while some social media posts claimed someone had been killed.  However, a joint release issued Wednesday afternoon by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said: &quo…

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by Jerry DeMarco