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Paterson Detective Justified In Shooting Armed Carjacker, Grand Jury Rules Paterson Detective Justified In Shooting Armed Carjacker, Grand Jury Rules
Paterson Detective Justified In Shooting Armed Carjacker, Grand Jury Rules UPDATE: A plainclothes Paterson police detective was justified in shooting a man who’d just crashed his car into two others, then tried to carjack multiple drivers, a state grand jury has found. Hui Zhang, 33, of Pensacola, FL, was seen in area surveillance video crashing his car into two others that were stopped at the corner of Straight and Van Houten streets late on the afternoon of Oct. 10, 2022. Zhang fled the scene, leaving his car behind, then threatened a group of people who were sitting in a car parked around the corner with what looked like a gun. Zhang fired the weapon, then tri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die
Bloody Sunday: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die UPDATE: A 22-year-old woman became the third victim to die from a daylong weekend shooting spree in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Two 19-year-old men also were gunned down in the series of shootings in three different Paterson neighborhoods. Mary Taylor was hospitalized in critical condition after responders said she was shot in the head during an apparent drive-by near the corner of Van Houten and Cianci Street outside Lou Costello Park shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Police briefly chased the suspected vehicle – a burgundy Hyundai – before the pursuit was terminated out of s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light
Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light No injuries were reported after two Paterson police units collided, taking out a traffic light. The SUVs appeared to be headed to a call when they collided at the corner of Straight and Van Houten Street/College Boulevard early Friday evening, June 17. Two Paterson NJ Police Cars Collide and take out a traffic light Straight St and VanHouten Sttornadochaser66 Everyone got out OK, responders said. Tows were required for both vehicles, however. No other vehicles were involved. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.Ron Bombaro (tornadochaser66) The intersection was temporaril…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General
Carjacker Shot By Paterson Detective Was Armed With Blank Pistol: NJ Attorney General A 33-year-old motorist shot and killed by Paterson police was armed with what police later found was a blank pistol as he tried to seize other vehicles after fleeing a crash on foot, authorities said. Hui Zhang, 33, of Pensacola, FL, was identified as the man who died in the police-involved shooting on Oct. 10. Zhang was involved in a collision in the area of Straight and Van Houten streets at 4:12 p.m. that day, according to a release from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office. Zhang "ran from the scene" and "attempted to enter multiple other vehicles, armed with what a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Fleeing Crash Scene With Handgun Killed By Paterson Police: AG Driver Fleeing Crash Scene With Handgun Killed By Paterson Police: AG
Driver Fleeing Crash Scene With Handgun Killed By Paterson Police: AG A driver who crashed his car then fled from the scene with a handgun while trying to enter other nearby vehicle was shot and killed by a Paterson police officer in broad daylight, state officials said. Police responding to the crash near Straight and Van Houten Streets noticed the fleeing driver was armed around 4:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The officer pursued the man on foot and, during an encounter, fired his service weapon, Platkin said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:23 p.m. A firearm was recovered near the driver…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore GOTCHA! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore
Gotcha! Couple Wanted In Shooting Death Of Paterson Man, 60, Captured At Jersey Shore A Paterson couple wanted in the shooting death of a city man 10 days earlier were captured at the Jersey Shore on Friday, authorities announced. Marc DeJesus, 44, jumped out a second-floor window in Barnegat and was quickly seized, along with Cassandra Ramirez, 32, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint statement. Responding officers had found Hector Guzman, 60, critically wounded from a single gunshot in the street outside 250-252 Van Houten Street, near Straight Street, shortly after 8 p.m. Sept. 14, they said. Guzman was rus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Paterson Man, 60, Shot, Killed On City Street, Total Number Approaching Record SEE ANYTHING? Paterson Man, 60, Shot, Killed On City Street, Total Number Approaching Record
SEE Anything? Paterson Man, 60, Shot, Killed On City Street, Total Number Approaching Record A 60-year-old Paterson man was shot and killed Tuesday night in the Silk City’s 22nd homicide this year, the 15th by gunfire. Responding officers found Hector Guzman critically wounded from a single gunshot in the street outside 250-252 Van Houten Street shortly after 8 p.m., authorities said. Guzman was rushed to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. At …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack
Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police found three young children during the raid of a Paterson drug den, authorities said. Tipsters pointed detectives to a unit at the Congdon Mill Apartments, a converted factory on Van Houten Street between Lou Costello Park and the Passaic River, where they said drugs were being sold, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A series of subsequent undercover crack buys led to the raid and arrests of ex-con Tymir L. Leary, 32, and Yasmine B. York, 30. Detectives recovered a small amount of crack and $884 in proceeds from Leary, who records show has served time for robbery,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers
Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers Paterson detectives nabbed two dealers and seven buyers while seizing nearly 300 heroin folds at an open-air drug market near the city public library, authorities said Wednesday. Responding to continued citizens’ complaints, Narcotics Division detectives hit a stretch of Summer Street between Hamilton Avenue and Van Houten Street late Tuesday afternoon, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They arrested city residents Quadra Carmichael, 37, and Brian Thomas, 52, on a variety of charges that include possessing and selling heron near the library and School No. 6, Speziale said. Also t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins
Paterson PD: Burglars Caught In School Charged In Nine Break-Ins Paterson detectives cracked a month-long burglary spree when they caught two suspects inside an elementary school. Detectives and uniformed officers responding to a burglar alarm converged on the K-8 Norman S. Weir School on College Boulevard (Van Houten Street), which had also been burglarized the day before, authorities said. Inside the school they found city resident Jeremiah Carter, 39, and Justin Poff, 23, of Wharton, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Both men confessed to a string of burglaries that began exactly a month before, Speziale said. These included four…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Shot In Paterson Four Blocks, 40 Minutes Apart Two Shot In Paterson Four Blocks, 40 Minutes Apart
Two Shot In Paterson Four Blocks, 40 Minutes Apart Two men were shot in Paterson four blocks and barely 40 minutes apart, authorities said. Both victims -- one 27 and the other 28 – showed up at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in private vehicles seeking treatment for their wounds. The older victim showed up at the hospital shortly before 9:30 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release Saturday. “Based on the initial investigation it is believed the [first] shooting took place in the area of Van Houten Street and Summer Street,” they said in a brief statement. P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Dead, Another Wounded In Paterson Shooting One Dead, Another Wounded In Paterson Shooting
One Dead, Another Wounded In Paterson Shooting UPDATE: Authorities identified a man shot and killed on a Paterson street as a 26-year-old city man. Shaheem Jones and a 28-year-old man who also was struck in the 8 p.m. shooting at the shooting at the corner of Van Houten and Summer streets were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where Jones died soon after, they said. The other victim was in stable condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. They didn’t say whether they’d captured or identified any suspects. Joining city police at the scene w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris
Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris Paterson police seized 2,269 heroin folds, more than 130 illegal pills and more in a quick-strike sweep of a drug-ridden street corner while arresting a trio of local dealers and several of their customers from Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Hudson counties, authorities said.  Among those arrested, police said, was a 66-year-old user from Ridgefield (Bergen County) who bought eight heroin folds and a vial of crack at the corner of Van Houten and Summer streets behind the city public library. Citizen complaints about “rampant” drug dealing at all hours of the day and night brought Narcotic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Hooker Who Hightailed It Chased Down Paterson PD: Hooker Who Hightailed It Chased Down
Paterson PD: Hooker Who Hightailed It Chased Down Picture, if you will, a woman in fishnets and high heels running from police and you have some idea of what happened in Paterson this weekend. Responding to complaints about street walkers hitting up passing drivers and pedestrians for sex, city police hit Van Houten Street in the middle of the afternoon Saturday and arrested two women on prostitution charges, authorities said. Members of the department’s Vice/ABC unit ended up taking two working woman into custody, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Arrested in the area of Van Houten and East 18 streets was Charlotte A. Best, 40,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes Tuesday night bagged 26 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up a dozen streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. It was the second time in little over a month that ABC/Vice unit detectives worked both sides of Van Houten and E.18th streets at what continues to be an open-air prostitution market, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Wednesday. Paterson police conducted a similar sting in the exact same spot on July 2, arresting 27 johns and 14 hookers, authorities said at the time. This time, a total of 38…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Struck By Commuter Train In Paterson Hospitalized Man Struck By Commuter Train In Paterson Hospitalized
Man Struck By Commuter Train In Paterson Hospitalized A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a commuter train in Paterson Thursday night, NJ Transit said. The 1134 Main Bergen County Line train left Suffern at 10:30 p.m. bound for arrival in Hoboken at 10:59 p.m., NJT’s Kate Thompson said. It had 42 passengers aboard when it struck the man soon after on Van Houten Street between Straight Street and Memorial Drive, she said. He was extricated and taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in critical condition, she said. Although initial reports were that two people were involved, Thompson said that onl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gunman In Paterson Stolen Van Chase Wounded After Firing At Police, Responders Say Gunman In Paterson Stolen Van Chase Wounded After Firing At Police, Responders Say
Gunman In Paterson Stolen Van Chase Wounded After Firing At Police, Responders Say A suspect was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police in Paterson, authorities said. Officers who were on West Broadway around 8 p.m. Saturday apparently tried to stop a van that had been reported stolen, but responders said the driver kept going. A gunman in the van opened fire on police near Presidential Boulevard before an officer shot a suspect in the leg on Straight Street -- outside the Golden Mango market and Family Dollar Store -- near Van Houten Street, they said. The suspect was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries that responders said weren't conside…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes bagged 27 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up 14 streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. Citizen complaints about an open-air prostitution market drove ABC/Vice unit detectives to work both sides of the street, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They had help from the department’s Narcotics Division and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, as well as from counselors with the county prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Unit, he said. Substance abuse counseling also was provided, Speziale said. A total of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Another ER Walk-In: Teen Shot In Paterson Another ER Walk-In: Teen Shot In Paterson
Another ER Walk-In: Teen Shot In Paterson A 17-year-old boy turned up at the hospital after being shot in the leg overnight in Paterson, responders said. The shooting apparently occurred at Cianci Street and Van Houten streets around 1:50 a.m. Police arrived to find the victim got to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with a bullet wound in his lower right leg, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Split-Second From Potential Tragedy: Paterson Suspect Pulls Gun On Police Split-Second From Potential Tragedy: Paterson Suspect Pulls Gun On Police
Split-Second From Potential Tragedy: Paterson Suspect Pulls Gun On Police A tragedy was averted when a fleeing suspect pulled a gun from his waistband while being chased down the street by two Paterson police officers – and then tossed it over a railing, authorities said. Joseph Nieves, 20, kept running but eventually was chased down by the officers who, just moments before, drew their weapons. Nieves was with two other men when Officers Brian Culmone and Gerard Speziale Jr. saw him stick the gun in his waistband just before 3 a.m. Sunday Curtis Place and Van Houten Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. After getting out of the cruiser, Speziale Jr. drew …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gunfire From Deadly Labor Day Weekend Ends With 2 More Victims Struck Gunfire From Deadly Labor Day Weekend Ends With 2 More Victims Struck
Gunfire From Deadly Labor Day Weekend Ends With 2 More Victims Struck Two more people were struck by gunfire Monday night, as a deadly Labor Day weekend in Paterson came to a close. Paterson police who heard the shots found two wounded city men -- one 18, the other 26 -- at Van Houten and Summer streets just before 9 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment.    It was the 44rd shooting in the city this year, compared with 58 at this same time in 2017, records show. This comes after two occupants of a BMW were shot dead, while a third was left in critical condition and a fourth was wound…

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Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church
Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church PATERSON, N.J. – A fugitive hiding out in a Paterson church was carrying 328 folds of heroin, 92 bags of crack, three cellphones and nearly $500 in cash when sheriff's officers found him, authorities said. A parole officer told Fugitive Warrant Squad members they could find 31-year-old city resident Tyrone Brown inside St. Paul’s Church after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Brown was wanted for violating the terms of an intensive supervision program that he entered after a drug-distribution arrest, Berdnik noted. Detectives took Brown into custody withou…

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by Jerry DeMarco