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Man Accused Of Fondling Paterson Child, 12, Becomes 6th County Child Sex Case Cited In One Day Man Accused Of Fondling Paterson Child, 12, Becomes 6th County Child Sex Case Cited In One Day
Man Accused Of Fondling Paterson Child, 12, Becomes 6th County Child Sex Case Cited In One Day The sixth sex assault on a child announced Thursday by Passaic County authorities was allegedly committed by a Bronx man on a 12-year-old victim. Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes had already shared information about new arrests or developments in five alleged sexual assaults on children in Passaic County when she announced Wednesday’s arrest of Joel Cerezo-Sanchez, 53. Detectives from her Special Victims Unit interviewed the alleged victim and other witnesses after Paterson police responded to a residence on Dec. 27 on a complaint of a child being "inappropriately touched,” the prosecutor said…

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Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again
Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again A Paterson man who spent three years in state custody for trafficking child porn was arrested by Passaic County sheriff’s officers on similar charges Thursday. Raul O. Alarcon, 32, had 150 or so child porn images on his phone when detectives raided his residence, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Members of Berdnik’s Internet Crime Against Children Task Force began investigating after receiving a tip in February that Alarcon had sent an illegal image via instant message, the sheriff said. Detectives seized both his phone and digital camera, Berdnik said, adding that they wil…

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Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight
Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight A group of Paterson detectives seized two guns in separate incidents before two colleagues recovered another, making nearly three dozen that they've taken off the streets just this month. The arrests come amid reports of two more people shot in the city. Ex-con Christian Thomas fumbled trying to remove a gun from a fanny pack while running from Detectives John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir around 7:40 p.m. Friday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They caught Thomas, 33, near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street and seized the bag, wh…

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Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home
Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home A homeless man broke in while an elderly Wayne woman was home and was about to burglarize another house when a resident there scared him off, authorities said. Responding Officers Adrian Sulejmani and Colin Bush nabbed Henry Smith III, who'd also burglarized a Haledon home, Wayne Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. The officers found Smith at a nearby bus stop after a Ratzer Road resident told them she’d scared him from her back deck when she caught him peeking into her windows shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, Daly said. Smith at first gave police bogus information and was found carry…

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Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion
Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion Paterson’s first Muslim police chief wasn’t in the job long when he became the target of texted threats from a 28-year-old Clifton man because of what authorities said are his race, religion and nationality. Stefan Keco was arrested and charged after being identified by Paterson detectives following the threats to Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” Baycora, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale Jr. said. Keco "sent threatening text messages to Chief Baycora with the purpose to intimidate him because of the chief's religion, race and national origin," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said …

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Authorities: Paterson Police Capture Taxi Driver Robbers Authorities: Paterson Police Capture Taxi Driver Robbers
Authorities: Paterson Police Capture Taxi Driver Robbers Paterson police chased down and seized two city men who they said were robbing cab drivers at gunpoint. Both men fled after the noon holdup on Thursday in the area of 23rd Avenue and East 32nd Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Then, at 1 a.m., a second driver said he’d been held up in the area of Market and Colt streets downtown. Street Crime Detectives James Jenkins, Anthony Castronova, Luis Roca, and Sgt. Rick La Trecchia were in the Smith Street area spotted two men fitting the robbers’ description soon after. Seeing police, both bolted, Speziale said. Jenkins noticed one wa…

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Ex-Con Chased Down After Haledon Traffic Stop Packed Loaded Handgun, Police Report Ex-Con Chased Down After Haledon Traffic Stop Packed Loaded Handgun, Police Report
Ex-Con Chased Down After Haledon Traffic Stop Packed Loaded Handgun, Police Report An ex-con who ran from a Haledon traffic stop was carrying a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets, said police who chased him down. Officer Jeffrey Welsh stopped the 2007 Nissan Altima on Haledon Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Sunday after the driver failed to properly signal a turn, Lt. George Guzman said. The vehicle also didn’t have a valid inspection sticker, he said. Welsh smelled raw marijuana as he approached the vehicle, then asked the driver for her paperwork, Guzman said. Special Police Officers Michael Moore and Kris Duci joined Welsh, and the driver and three passengers were ordered…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests
Paterson Detectives Seize Guns In Separate Street Arrests Paterson street-crime detectives seized guns from two 20-year-old men in separate arrests a little over five hours apart. Detectives Anthony Nestico and Ismael Kivanc found the first handgun and played prominent roles in seizing the second, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Nestico and Kivanc immediately smelled pot after pulling over a black Ford Taurus in the 700 block of East 19th Street for equipment violations just after 7 p.m. Thursday, Speziale said. Moments later, they found a loaded 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen out of North Carolina, the director said. They arrest…

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Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack
Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack A pair of Haledon police officers seized two handguns, 240 folds of heroin and 20 vials of crack, along with other drugs, during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer John Bonilla stopped the driver of a gray Honda sedan for running a stop sign and then failing to signal a turn at the intersection of Burhans Avenue and Temple Street just before 3 p.m. Monday, Lt. George Guzman said. The driver and a front-seat passenger were moving rapidly inside, Guzman said. Bonilla and Officer Andrea Len also immediately smelled burnt marijuana once the car windows were opened, he said. The driver,…

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VIDEO: Basement Tenant Charged With Torching Paterson Apartment Building VIDEO: Basement Tenant Charged With Torching Paterson Apartment Building
Video: Basement Tenant Charged With Torching Paterson Apartment Building PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson man was charged with starting an arson fire overnight Sunday in an occupied city apartment building. City firefighters contained the 1 a.m. three-alarm blaze to the basement of the 11-unit building at 50 Clinton Street, where Alberto Peralta-Gomez lived, and an adjoining apartment. Alberto Peralta-Gomez, 23, who was promptly arrested, had set the fire in one of his closets, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Gomez was being held in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charges of…

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