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! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall
The driver of a stolen car stopped by Wayne police called in a bomb threat at the Macy’s in the Willowbrook Mall in the hopes of distracting them, authorities charged. Capt. Michael McNiff wasn’t fooled. While units responded to the 911 call at the mall, McNiff reminded officers on the road that it could be a diversionary tactic, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Sure enough, the call was traced to Shaquanda White, 30, of East Orange, who was driving a Honda Accord that had just been stopped by Officer Chris Savitsky outside the Yard House restaurant at Willowbrook, the captain said. The se…
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! Sixth Suspect In Ambush Execution Of Newark Man In Paterson Captured In Delaware
A Paterson fugitive captured by U.S. Marshals in Delaware became the sixth person charged with murder in the execution of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in the Silk City earlier this year. Authorities identified Jaquan A. Thomas, 31, as one of the planners of the May 1 shooting death of Jose Figueroa. He waived extradition after federal marshals tracked him down in Delaware, then was brought to the Passaic County Jail. Thomas joined two women, a man and two boys who’ve remained held in connection with the cold-blooded killing in the area of Totowa and Redwood Avenues. Autho…
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Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson
A 24-year-old mother from Sussex County became the fifth person charged with murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in Paterson earlier this year. Jenna N. Peselli of Newton surrendered to Paterson police on Monday and was booked into the Passaic County Jail, records show. She joins two adults – a man and woman, both 19, from Paterson, and two city boys, both 17 – who are accused of planning and executing the slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues shortly before 7 p.m. May 1, authorities said. A team of shooters were recruit…
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Four Shot, Two Dead In Dawn-To-Dusk Paterson Shooting Spree
WILD WEST: Gunfire continued to escalate in the Silk City on Saturday, with four people struck and two killed, authorities said. Police responding to a 6:57 p.m. call found Jose Figureoa, 21, lying in the street with several bullet wounds near the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. It’s the same corner where, hours earlier, a bullet fired into a residence wounded another man. SEE: Shot Fired Outside Paterson Apartment Wounds Tenant Figueroa was taken to St. Joe’s, where he was…
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5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot. It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. The fleeing SUV turned onto 17th Avenue and then o…
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Stolen Car Thieves Scatter After Nearly Ramming Clifton Dealership Fence
A thief driving a stolen luxury sedan seemed intent on ramming the fence of a Clifton dealership parking lot to escape police but changed his mind at the last instant and bailed out with two accomplices leading to an extensive search. Assisted by a Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Unit, Clifton Police Sgt. David Roe found 18o-year-old Jerry Castillo of Newark hiding in the yard of an adjacent business, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Two accomplices got away, he said. Police found a stolen van that the trio used to get to the Fette Ford lot on Kingsland Avenue, where police found them – all…