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NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another
Night Shift: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another A trio of Paterson police detectives seized three guns in separate arrests on the same shift, authorities said. Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Luis Roca and John Traynor had to chase Rashane Lewis down on foot after he broke from a large crowd at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street around 1 a.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Lewis, 24, was carrying a 9mm Taurus semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine when they grabbed him in the driveway of a 12th Avenue home, the director said. Two other men were arrested on weapons charges without incident earlier in the det…
Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun
Paterson Police Called To Street Fight Seize Illegal Handgun Paterson police responding to a report of a late-night street fight seized a city man who they said pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and tossed it away as they approached him. Nazere Trent, 19, remained held in the Passaic County Jail on Monday following his arrest just after 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 11th Avenue and East 23rd Street, records show. He was charged with illegal weapons offenses. Trent was with another man when Street Crime Unit detectives said they saw him ditch the gun, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives William Hermann and…