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Jefferson Street, Paterson, NJ

Paterson Detective Justified Shooting Gunman Who Opened Fire In Alleyway, NJ Grand Jurors Rule Paterson Detective Justified Shooting Gunman Who Opened Fire In Alleyway, NJ Grand Jurors Rule
Paterson Detective Justified Shooting Gunman Who Opened Fire In Alleyway, NJ Grand Jurors Rule An armed suspect in a dark alley pulled a gun from his sweatshirt pocket, pointed it at a Paterson detective standing a few feet away and pulled the trigger. What Thelonious McKnight, 25, didn’t know was that the gun’s safety was on. He took the safety off, exchanged gunfire with another detective and was shot. The fatal Dec. 29, 2021 police shooting was justified, a state-mandated review by a grand jury has found, authorities reported on Tuesday, Dec. 12. It was earlier that night when a detective watching images from street surveillance cameras at headquarters saw McKnight and another m…
SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks
Shooting Spree: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks UPDATE: Gunfire claimed the lives of two 19-year-old men and a 22-year-old woman in a daylong Sunday shooting spree in three different Paterson neighborhoods. It began when no fewer than seven shots were fired at the busy intersection of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street, cutting down one of the men, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Police found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed. He was pronounced dead a short time later at nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical …
Paterson Detectives Nab Newark Man Who Had Loaded Gun Sticking Out Of Bag, Authorities Say Paterson Detectives Nab Newark Man Who Had Loaded Gun Sticking Out Of Bag, Authorities Say
Paterson Detectives Nab Newark Man Who Had Loaded Gun Sticking Out Of Bag, Authorities Say Paterson detectives chased down a Newark man after they found him standing on a city street corner with a loaded gun, authorities said. Alexis DeLaRosa, 18, was in a group hanging at the corner of North 6th and Clinton streets when Detectives Mustafa Dombayci and John Traynor spotted the gun's magazine sticking out of a fanny pack around his neck, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they got out of their car, DeLaRosa took off, Speziale said. He ran down Jefferson Street, tossing the bag over a resident's fence, then crawled under a parked vehicle on North 7th Street, where he w…
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822 Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822 Paterson drug detectives raided a public housing development and seized 426 heroin folds, 45 bags and 18 vials of crack, a loaded handgun and $7,822 in drug proceeds, authorities said. They arrested seven adults, as well as a 16-year-old boy who they said was carrying a loaded handgun. Police responding to complaints of drug dealing got a warrant for the residence at the low-rise Sojourner Douglass Homes on Jefferson Street off North 1st Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Among those arrested on various charges involving the sale of heroin and cocaine were first-floor resi…
UPDATE: Paterson Man, 19, Shot In Head Critical UPDATE: Paterson Man, 19, Shot In Head Critical
Update: Paterson Man, 19, Shot In Head Critical A 19-year-old man was in critical condition after he was shot in the head in Paterson, responders said. The victim, a Paterson resident, was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after the shooting at the corner of Garfield Avenue and Jefferson Street shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, they said. CPR was reportedly in progress as police blocked off intersections on the 2-mile route to the hospital. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora confirmed the shooting but didn't say whether any suspects were arrested or identified. It cont…
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
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…
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought UPDATE: A 25-year-old Paterson man was killed and four other young men wounded overnight Thursday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Authorities were looking for a four-door black truck that sped down Jefferson Street following the shooting at the corner of North Main Street just after midnight. Witnesses said an automatic rifle was used. All five victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The 25-year-old victim “succumbed to his wounds and died at the hospital,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release.…
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says Paterson detectives captured a gunman who fled from them last week, authorities said. Memphis Morales, 18, was relatively easy to identify because of his blond-tipped, shoulder-length dreads and a multi-colored tie-dyed shirt wrapped around his waist, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Morales ran from detectives who’d approached him and nearly two dozen men who were blocking a sidewalk at the corner of Keen and Mercer streets last Tuesday, Speziale said. Morales ran down Rosa Parks Boulevard toward Warren Street, tossing a gun as he went, the director said. It turned out to be a…
Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting
Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting For the second time in less than 48 hours, three victims were wounded in a shooting in Paterson. Gunfire erupted on Jefferson Street, just off North Main Street, shortly after 5:30 p.m. City police found the men – 24, 22 and 18 – with gunshot wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. All three were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether they had any suspects. They asked that anyone who may have seen something …
Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash
Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash Paterson police arrested 14 people and seized 226 heroin folds, along with some cocaine, pot and $9,211 in drug proceeds, during a series of city sweeps, authorities said. Community complaints prompted the quick strikes at Cliff and North 4th streets, 16th Avenue and Carroll Street and Jefferson Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Taken off at Cliff and North 4th were three accused dealers: Enrique Garcia, 26, Hector Cruz, 50, and Luis Campbell, 27, all of Paterson, Speziale said. Police seized $2,330 from Garcia and $2,875 from Campbell, along with heroin, marijuana and crack fro…