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Four Paterson Houses Aflame In Second Residential Fire Within Hours Four Paterson Houses Aflame In Second Residential Fire Within Hours
Four Paterson Houses Aflame In Second Residential Fire Within Hours Four houses were ravaged by one of two Paterson fires that broke out within hours of one another, responders at the scenes said. Worse was the second blaze, on Marshall Street just off Slater Street, around 4 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. Firefighters arrived as flames jumped to the second house. Both became fully involved before what quickly became a four-alarmer spread to another residence -- and then to a fourth -- as they ramped up an exterior attack. All of the homes were occupied, responders at the scene said, adding that more than two dozen people from nine families in all were displaced…

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Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List
Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List UPDATE: A former Clifton resident admitted that he struck and seriously injured a Paterson pedestrian last summer while driving on the suspended list. Giovanni Muscia Jr., 31, was driving a black 2007 Chevy Suburban that struck the 54-year-old victim at the intersection of Grand Street and Marshall Street around 11 a.m. July 7, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Muscia, who currently lives in Mount Bethel, PA, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson on Monday to the original charge: causing serious bodily injury with a suspended license, a fourth-degree crime. A jury co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting
US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting U.S. Marshals captured a reputed member of Paterson’s 1st Ward “Glock Boys” wanted for shooting a man last November as part of ongoing gang warfare in the Silk City. Paterson police took custody of Rashad A. McCaskill, 35, from federal authorities on Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Federal marshals arrested him on Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District on Jan. 8, they said. McCaskill had a prior record of gang-related violence, including a 2016 bust for having a loaded, stolen .45-caliber handgun, along with illegal hollow-point bullets and several heroin folds for sale. One…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables
Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables Surveillance video from nearby businesses helped Passaic County sheriff's detectives identify and charge an ex-con who they said smashed the windows of two separate vehicles and stole a purse and other valuables. The first break-in occurred overnight in January on Market Street, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said, after 40-year-old Jose L. Rosario of Paterson smashed a car window with a brick and swiped the purse, containing a wallet with several credit cards and personal documents. One video showed Rosario smashing the window and hiding the purse under his coat, while another showed him atte…

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by Jerry DeMarco