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Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own
Authorities: Shooting Victim Found During Passaic Traffic Stop Had Gun Of His Own A Paterson man who was wounded during a shooting had a gun of his own in the trunk when Passaic police stopped his car on the way to the hospital, authorities said. A Passaic police officer stopped the speeding vehicle at Tulip and Oak streets after hearing gunshots before dawn near the corner of Main Avenue and Chestnut Street on Sept. 7. The officer found the driver, Ricardo N. Collazo, 20, of Paterson, with a gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. Two 18-year-old men were also injured -- one with a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash
Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash A suspended Hackensack driver was drunk when he pulled up behind a Clifton police car in an empty parking lot before dawn, then led a high-speed chase that ended in a Paterson crash, authorities said. Officer Jomarcel Urena was on patrol in the area of Main and Sylvan avenues when the driver – identified as 28-year-old Preston Washington Jr. – followed him into the parking lot of a closed business at 2:35 a.m. Saturday. The officer got out and found Washington smelling of alcohol behind the wheel of a 2017 black Lexus SUV, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Urena asked if he needed help, to which …

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by Jerry DeMarco