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Clifton Gunman Charged With Murder Years After Shooting: Prosecutor Clifton Gunman Charged With Murder Years After Shooting: Prosecutor
Clifton Gunman Charged With Murder Years After Shooting: Prosecutor A Clifton man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Passaic resident more than two years ago, authorities announced. Yoniel Santana-Gomez, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection to the Dec. 11, 2022, shooting of Ariel Henriquez, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Henriquez was brought to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound at approximately 3:47 a.m. that …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic Man, 19, Shot Dead In Clifton Passaic Man, 19, Shot Dead In Clifton
Passaic Man, 19, Shot Dead In Clifton A 19-year-old Passaic man was shot dead in Clifton before dawn Monday, authorities confirmed. Ariel Henriquez was brought to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound via private vehicle shortly before 4 a.m. Dec. 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. He was pronounced dead a short time later, they said in a joint release. Police who responded to the location of the shooting “discovered evidence of a crime scene" near the corner of Kulick Street and Central Avenue, Valdes and Rinaldi said in the brief release. They…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Officer Abandons Seriously Injured Female Passenger In Pre-Dawn DWI Crash: Prosecutor Passaic Officer Abandons Seriously Injured Female Passenger In Pre-Dawn DWI Crash: Prosecutor
Passaic Officer Abandons Seriously Injured Female Passenger In Pre-Dawn DWI Crash: Prosecutor An off-duty City of Passaic police officer was drunk when he crashed his car and took off on foot, leaving a seriously injured female companion from Clifton behind, authorities said following his arrest. Edgar Delgado, 31, remained held in the Passaic County Jail on a host of charges -- including leaving the scene of a crash, endangering an injured victim and DWI -- following a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Saturday. Clifton police found the 28-year-old victim in the vehicle, which had struck an unoccupied car outside the Passaic Metal & Building …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair Charged In Stabbing Of Clifton Man, 52, Who Resisted Robbery Pair Charged In Stabbing Of Clifton Man, 52, Who Resisted Robbery
Pair Charged In Stabbing Of Clifton Man, 52, Who Resisted Robbery Authorities charged two men with a Clifton street robbery that left a victim stabbed. Herrey Gonzalez, 20, of Passaic and 21-year-old Joao Silva of Clifton are charged with first-degree attempted murder and robbery, as well as weapons offenses. Two men told police they were walking near Kulick Street and Central Avenue when the robbers, wearing facial coverings, approached them and demanded their valuables around 8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. The pair refused, at which point Gonzalez stabbed one of them in the abdomen, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco