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Tuesday, dec 17
Police & Fire
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized
A 19-year-old shooting victim showed up Thursday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, triggering an investigation into what exactly happened, authorities confirmed Friday. The victim told police someone shot her in her car shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the heavily commercial area of Main Avenue near Burgess Place. The victim, who was shot in the arm and chest, arrived in a privately-owned vehicle that apparently had been struck by gunfire, responders said. Her injuries weren't considered life-threatening, they said. Police "located evidence of a crime scene" at Main and Burges…
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Passaic Police Captain Selected For Prestigious FBI Training
A Passaic police captain will soon begin a prestigious FBI training class. Capt. Gabriel Guzman is the city’s first police officer in 20 years to be accepted into the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Less than one-half of 1% of police officers worldwide are ever invited to the specialized 10-week program, which is designed to enhance the physical and mental capabilities of ranking officers. Participation is by invitation-only and is awarded through a nomination process. Courses included law, behavioral science, forensic science, terrorism, leadership de…
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Authorities: Passaic Driver Shoots At Officer, Injures Two Hudson Women In Crash
Authorities filed attempted murder charges against a Passaic man who they said shot at an off-duty police officer from a moving car, then crashed into another vehicle – injuring two Hudson County women – before trying to flee. Joe Vega, 24, also was hit with a host of illegal weapons and ammunition charges, as well as with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious injury following Monday’s incident. The off-duty officer wasn’t injured, but the women – one 35 from Union City, the other 36 from North Bergen – had to be hospitalized, authorities said. Vega fired at the officer’s car on M…
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Accused Passaic Shooter Captured In Newark
An ex-con from Passaic accused of shooting another city man at a local business early this month was captured in Newark, authorities said. Almalik D. Barnes, 41, was charged with attempted murder, among other counts, in the Nov. 2 Main Street shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. The 40-year-old victim made it up the block before police found him on Elliot following the overnight shooting at the unidentified business. He was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. A would-be victim se…
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Prosecutor: Uber Driver On Rt 80 Had Pounds Of Black-Tar, Powdered Heroin, Coke Stashed In SUV
An Uber driver stopped by Bergen County drug detectives on Route 80 in Saddle Brook had more than two pounds of black-tar heroin, four pounds of powdered heroin, several hundred Fentanyl pills and several ounces of cocaine stashed in a hidden compartment of his SUV, authorities said. Gregory Alba-Mata, 38, of Passaic was also carrying another a Pennsylvania driver’s license with his photo and the personal information of another person, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Narcotic Task Force found the hidden compartment filled with drugs and heroin processin…
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Quick Response Protects More Than 30 Families Fleeing Passaic Apartment Building Fire
Thanks to Passaic police, firefighters and tenants themselves, no one was injured in a suspicious Sunday morning apartment building fire that sent flames through the roof, authorities said. Police who got there quickly knocked on doors and got the more than 80 residents out of nearly three dozen apartments in the four-story building at the corner of 4th and Bergen streets, Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. "We pulled up and got the lines in place fast," Trentacost said, noting that the blaze began in an upper floor stairwell and spread to the roof. "This type of fire gets away very quick…
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Passaic Victim Found After Shooting Half-Block Away
A 40-year-old Passaic man shot at a Main Street business overnight Saturday made it up the block before police found him, authorities said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman didn’t say whether he or someone else pulled the trigger in the 3:14 a.m. shooting. Nor did they say whether a weapon was recovered. They did say that the man was found on Elliot Street after police responded to a disturbance at an unidentified Main Street business and learned there had been a shooting there. Responders said he was found an hour or so later about h…
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! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch
A 67-year-old Passaic woman who walked out of a hospital overnight Thursday wearing only a light gown and yellow socks was found and returned before lunchtime, authorities said. A resident who found Yolanda Roa sleeping on a porch a few blocks from St. Mary's Hospital dialed 911 and a responding officer identified her, Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said. "She's in good health, being returned to the hospital," Guzman told Daily Voice shortly before 11 a.m. Surveillance footage showed Roa walking out of the hospital more than eight hours earlier. Police issued a screen shot from the vide…
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Passaic Shooting Victim, 22, Dies
A 22-year-old Passaic man died in surgery after being shot Sunday night, authorities said. Amir Pyron was found bleeding on the sidewalk near the corner of Passaic and 5th streets in Passaic just after 9:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center less than four hours later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said in a release. Neither said whether anyone specific was suspected or in custody. They asked that anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help the investigation contact the prosecut…
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: Passaic Police Chief Orders Probe After Officer Vows To Arrest Rabbi For Facebook Post
UPDATE: Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said Friday that two illegally parked private ambulances were towed early Thursday following warnings issued three days earlier -- and again that morning. Guzman also said that the owner’s 64-year-old mother was taken into custody for refusing several times to stop blocking the vehicles from being removed. At the same time, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said the chief is conducting an internal affairs investigation arising from a video clip posted on Daily Voice (above) in which an officer threatens to arrest the director of Hotzolah EMS Incorporated, Dov…
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Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain
A driver from Spain was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a 64-year-old woman in Passaic before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Mary Hernandez of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after the 6:05 a.m. crash in the 200 block of Gregory Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Manuel Henry Tolivia Gimeno, 48, of Valencia, Spain was driving the 2018 Toyota 4-Runner that struck Hernandez as she crossed the street, the release says. It doesn't address an earlier report on Daily …
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? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl
Two men were struck with bats in an overnight brawl involving several people Friday outside a Passaic nightclub. City police were seeking witnesses. Several units responded to a call of a large crowd fighting at the Fiesta nightclub and restaurant on President Street shortly before 1 a.m., Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. The assailants had fled, leaving two victims with facial injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Anyone who might have seen what happened, or has area surveillance video that could help Passaic police detectives find those responsible is asked to contact th…
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