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Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15 Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15
Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15 A trio of teens were all found armed with loaded guns after a brawl broke out at JFK High School in Paterson and two juveniles threatened to shoot up the place, authorities said. Officers stationed at the school separated the students and found one of them, a 17-year-old, carrying a handgun, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro announced Sunday, Dec. 18. A 14-year-old involved in the Friday morning hallway brawl was seized after he was “overheard by responding officers threatening to commit a shooting in the school,” they said in a prepar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement
Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement A former Paterson High School student who fell over a pothole while running from a swarm of bees and was injured in 2016 has been awarded $85,000 as part of a settlement, NJ.com reports. Luis Silverio, 20, was awarded the funds in addition to the $100,000 he was awarded by the Paterson Board of Education last lear. Paterson's City Council voted in favor of the settlement as part of an agreement Silverio would drop his claim agains the city, according to Mayor Andre Sayegh. Silverio, then 16, was in an outdoor gym class at Westside Park, when he fell while running from the bees th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead
Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead A 25-year-old reputed Paterson gang leader convicted in a shooting that took the life of a popular 14-year-old city girl was shot and killed overnight Tuesday, authorities confirmed. Shakeem “230 Starter” Ricks was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with several bullet wounds after the 1:33 a.m. shooting in the 200 block of 12th Avenue, they said. He died soon after, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a release shortly before noon Tuesday. They didn’t say whether anyone was taken into custody or whether t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Prospect Park Man Missing Since Easter Has Distinguishing Tattoos Police: Prospect Park Man Missing Since Easter Has Distinguishing Tattoos
Police: Prospect Park Man Missing Since Easter Has Distinguishing Tattoos PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – It's now nearly three weeks since a 26-year-old Prospect Park man went missing without a trace, said police who issued additional photos of and information about him on Thursday. Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro hasn't been seen since he left his home on Easter, April 1, headed towards the Paterson area near JFK High School, Detective Walter Richmond said. Alcade-Alfaro is 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a gold tooth. He also has several tattoos: Jesus Christ on his right arm; “Leila” on his right shoulder: A snake on his back. He was last seen wearing …

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by Jerry DeMarco