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GOTCHA! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD GOTCHA! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD
Gotcha! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD Glen Rock police investigating a rash of bicycle thefts at its train stations nabbed a familiar face with help from technology and their borough's fire chief. Detectives attached a GPS tracker to a decoy bicycle before racking it at the NJ TRANSIT Bergen Line station, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. It was around 4:30 p.m. this past Friday, Oct. 27, when the "bait bike" was removed from the rack, he said. Police immediately headed toward the train station. The thief, meanwhile, found and removed the GPS tracker as he headed south on Lincoln Avenue, the chief said. Just when it look…

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Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn
Pickup Driver Charged With Death By Auto In Head-On Crash That Killed Motorcyclist In Fair Lawn A motorcyclist died after being struck Thursday night in Fair Lawn by a pickup truck driven by an intoxicated electrician who was arrested a short time later, authorities confirmed. The pickup driver, William Clark, 38, of Hawthorne, was charged with vehicular homicide -- also known as death by auto -- in connection with the Oct. 5 crash that killed Harold Almonte, a 33-year-old alternative R&B singer/songwriter. Clark had apparently just left Duffy's Tavern on River Street in Paterson when his southbound 2013 GMC Sierra crossed over the double-yellow line into the northbound lane on W…

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BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge
Bail Reform: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge Erlyn Nunez had spent all of five days in jail after being busted on a gun charge when a judge freed him earlier this year under New Jersey's bail reform law. Less than a month later, authorities said, he shot and killed a 22-year-old fellow Paterson resident. Nunez was originally arrested on a weapons charge in Paterson on April 21. A judge ordered him released from the Bergen County Jail on April 26, records show. On May 21, Paterson police responded to a reported shooting in the area of East 13th and River streets. They found a mortally wounded man whom authorities have, for some u…

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Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson
Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson Two men were shot dead at opposite ends of Paterson within six hours of one another under different circumstances, authorities confirmed. It was shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 21, when police responding to a shooting on River Street near East 13th Street found a mortally wounded 22-year-old city man. He was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, according to a statement issued by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer In Charge Isa Abbassi. Two other city men who were wounded in the shooting – one 24, the other …

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Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders
Gunman Shooting From Inside Paterson House Wounds Man, 47, On Street: Responders Police and Passaic County sheriff’s officers converged on a Paterson neighborhood after a man on the street was shot in the neck, apparently by someone in a nearby home, responders said. No arrests had been announced nor suspects identified following the 1 p.m. shooting on Lyon Street at the north end of Rosa Parks Boulevard around 12:45 p.m. Monday, March 6. The 47-year-old victim made it about a half-dozen blocks before police found him near the corner of River Street and 6th Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint releas…

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Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple
Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize Pound Of Coke, 'Ghost Gun,' $15,259, Bust Business Couple A Paterson couple who sold drugs from their money-wiring business were busted by Passaic County sheriff's detectives with nearly a pound of cocaine, more than an ounce of heroin and a "ghost gun," authorities said. The detectives moved in after watching a customer buy cocaine and then hop into a cab, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Working with the county prosecutor's office, the investigators raided the now-former River Multi Services shop on River Street and a nearby apartment shared by Steven A. Mejias-Escoto, 36, and Andry Hernandez-Paulino, 29, in the city's Bunker Hill…

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Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To THC-Laced Kids' Cereal Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To THC-Laced Kids' Cereal
Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To Thc-laced Kids' Cereal A Paterson woman who was once charged with lacing children’s cereal with THC was busted with 1,647 illegal painkillers, a loaded gun and $112,788 in drug cash, authorities said. City narcotics detectives watched as drugs were sold from a second-floor apartment on Butler Street near River Street in the city’s north end, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Armed with warrants, they search the home and a 2021 Lexus NX3 owned by Connie Rivera, 51, he said. Police were familiar with Rivera, who was arrested with her son in Haledon in 2019 and charged with carrying dozens of bags of chil…

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Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver
Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver A Paterson police detective nabbed a driver carrying a loaded stolen handgun, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Anthony Castronova stopped Octavius Bolds, 35, on Presidential Boulevard for recklessly driving a Jeep Cherokee with an expired registration in the area of Bridge and River streets around 2 a.m. Sunday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. After Castronova approached the vehicle and asked for his license and registration, Bolds hit the gas and sped off, Speziale said. Castronova hopped back in his vehicle and pursued Bolds while requesting backup, the director said. As the…

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Authorities: Paterson Bicyclist, 48, Killed In Tow Truck Crash Authorities: Paterson Bicyclist, 48, Killed In Tow Truck Crash
Authorities: Paterson Bicyclist, 48, Killed In Tow Truck Crash A 46-year-old Paterson man was killed when his bicycle smacked into the side of a tow truck at a city intersection, authorities said. Gerard Webb was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 1:23 p.m. Sunday, they said. Webb was riding his bicycle an hour earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of River and Sassafras streets, in the Bunker Hill section of the city, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. The 38-year-old Fair Lawn tow truck driver remained at…

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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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Passaic County Sheriff: Cognac Drinker In Car Caught Carrying Loaded Revolver Passaic County Sheriff: Cognac Drinker In Car Caught Carrying Loaded Revolver
Passaic County Sheriff: Cognac Drinker In Car Caught Carrying Loaded Revolver A passenger swigging from a bottle of cognac as the sedan he was in drove by Passaic County sheriff’s officers was carrying a loaded handgun, authorities said. The officers stopped the Toyota Camry in the 700 block of River Street in Paterson around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday and quickly spotted several motor vehicle violations, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. They also smelled the odor of burnt marijuana, he said. As they approached, the officers saw the rear passenger who’d been drinking the Hennessey push a fanny pack with his feet under the driver’s seat, the sheriff said. As coll…

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Passaic Sheriff: Out-Of-State Driver With Unzipped Pants Caught With 200 Heroin Folds Passaic Sheriff: Out-Of-State Driver With Unzipped Pants Caught With 200 Heroin Folds
Passaic Sheriff: Out-Of-State Driver With Unzipped Pants Caught With 200 Heroin Folds A nervous New York State driver more than 50 miles from home was carrying 200 heroin folds when he was stopped by a Passaic County sheriff’s officer in a Paterson drug neighborhood, authorities said. Law enforcement in the Silk City is on the lookout for out-of-state buyers, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Those caught “will be investigated and ultimately arrested,” he said. PCSO Officer Eric Blesing pulled over a black Pontiac on River and May streets for a traffic violation in the area of East 16th Street and 6th Avenue early Wednesday evening, Berdnik said. The driver, 34-year-old Kyl…

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Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight
Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight UPDATE: The death of a 25-year-old Fair Lawn man at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center over the weekend following a scuffle at a Paterson tavern was being investigated by the state Attorney General's Office, authorities said Monday. Steven A. Sherlock was pronounced dead around 4 a.m. Sunday, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said, confirming a report in Daily Voice. He had been taken to the hospital by Paterson police for evaluation, Grewal said. The attorney general said a preliminary investigation showed that "Paterson police officers were dispatched to Duffy’s Bar and Tavern on River…

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Wayne Man Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Boy, 14, On Bicycle Wayne Man Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Boy, 14, On Bicycle
Wayne Man Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Boy, 14, On Bicycle A 57-year-old Wayne man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with a hit-and-run crash in Paterson that injured a 14-year-old boy riding a bicycle. Joseph Zinhobl sped off in his 2010 white Toyota Tacoma after hitting the boy in the 700 block of River Street just after 6:30 p.m. July 28, authorities said. The boy was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center but has since returned home, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Zinhobl was released on a summons pending an Aug. 28 first appearance in Central Judicial …

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