Fog/Mist 48°
Tag:

Luis Guzman

News
UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase
Update: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday tentatively identified a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase. They also officially acknowledged that the incident was being investigated. The announcement follows a story by Daily Voice exploring the circumstances that led to the death of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic whose body apparently was in the water for two days before it was discovered. Wilder’s body was removed from the river below Route 21 after kayakers spotted it around 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, City of Passaic Police Chief Luis Guz…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
WANTED: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings WANTED: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings
Wanted: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings UPDATE: Authorities were searching for the former manager of a Passaic strip club who was convicted of participating in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party. Jurors this week found Luis Guzman, 41, guilty of several counts stemming from the Nov. 5, 2012 attack at Mr. B’s Gentlemen’s Club. Guzman attended the trial during testimony but skipped bail before summations, jury deliberations and the pronouncement of guilty conviction of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault, as well as invasion of privacy and v…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70 Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70
Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70 A Passaic driver was drunk when she sped off after hitting a 70-year-old pedestrian last month, authorities said. Luisa Eusebio-Urena, 37, surrendered at city police headquarters in connection with the April 11 crash, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman announced Thursday. The victim had been crossing Main Avenue near Pennington Avenue when he was struck and seriously injured around 5 a.m. that day, they said. He was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Police charged Eusebio-Urena with DWI assault by auto, leaving the scene of a cr…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club
Stripper Gets 17 Years Without Parole In Gang Rape At Passaic Gentleman's Club An "exotic dancer" must spend at least 17 years in state prison before she’ll be eligible for parole for her part in the video-recorded gang rape of another stripper during an after-hours party at a Passaic nightclub. In addition to the prison term she received on Tuesday, Trystal Lozada, 28, also must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, remain under lifetime parole supervision and have no contact with the victim. Jurors in Paterson convicted Michael Ramirez, 39, and Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eigh…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole
Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole A Passaic nightclub employee must spend at least 25½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his part in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party following his sentencing Tuesday. In addition to the prison term, Superior Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez ordered Michael Ramirez, 39, to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life. Jurors in Paterson convicted Ramirez and dancer Trystal Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eight-…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
ROUTE 21 CRASH: Paterson Driver, 18, Ejected, Killed, Passenger Clings To Life ROUTE 21 CRASH: Paterson Driver, 18, Ejected, Killed, Passenger Clings To Life
Route 21 Crash: Paterson Driver, 18, Ejected, Killed, Passenger Clings To Life UPDATE: An 18-year-old Paterson man was killed in a horrific crash Friday night that ejected him onto the other side of Route 21 in Passaic, responders said.  His passenger, who they said also was ejected, remained hospitalized Saturday, according to authorities. Jasdanny Villalta was driving a 2011 Honda Accord that collided with a 2016 Chevy Silverado driven by a 49-year-old Plainfield man on the northbound highway near Exit 11B shortly before 10:30 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said Saturday afternoon. Villalta was pronounced…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Virtual Promotions: 24 Passaic Police Officers, Firefighters Sworn To New Posts Via Zoom Virtual Promotions: 24 Passaic Police Officers, Firefighters Sworn To New Posts Via Zoom
Virtual Promotions: 24 Passaic Police Officers, Firefighters Sworn To New Posts Via Zoom It wasn't the NFL draft, although it looked somewhat like it when two dozen promoted Passaic police officers and firefighters were sworn in to their new positions Monday via Zoom. Mayor Hector Carlos Lora presided over the unprecedented virtual ceremony, during which 19 police officers and five firefighters were officially promoted amid the coronavirus pandemic. The firefighters were delayed but made it to the show after responding to a four-alarm fire on Dayton Avenue during which they and their Clifton colleagues rescued a 4-year-old girl and her mother, Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost. S…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco