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Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere
Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere Two men survived separate weekend shootings 10 hours apart in Paterson -- neither of whom was found at their respective scenes, authorities said. A 20-year-old city resident turned up at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after he was shot in the area of 11th Avenue and East 23rd Street shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. Paterson police responded to another call of a gunshot victim shortly after 6 a.m. Friday. Clifton police alerted them to a 28-year-…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car
Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car Three young occupants of a car stopped by Paterson detectives were each found toting guns during a three-day period in which city investigators seized five firearms altogether. The seizures began after Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Suquan Gary, Joseph Aboyoun, and Mustafa Dombayci saw a drug deal go down in the 80 block of Carroll Street last Tuesday night, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The investigators moved in after discovering that a 2017 Honda Civic being used in the sale had been reported stolen out of New York the day before, Speziale said. As they approached, ex…

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Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street
Paterson Man Shot Dead On City Street A Paterson man was shot dead outside an apartment building in one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. The killing of 43-year-old Juan Soto was the third this year in the Silk City’s 4th Ward. Responding officers found Soto’s lifeless body in the street outside the Madison Apartments on East 19th Street between 10th and 11th avenues around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Medical personnel took Soto to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was officially pronounced dead. Paterson endured recent…

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Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up
Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up A Paterson man was shot several times outside the former home of retired New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz, authorities said. Police found the unidentified 38-year-old victim shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday on the corner of East 18th Street and 11th Avenue, an intersection that also includes a cut-rate liquor store and check-cashing service. The Wrigley Park neighborhood has long been known for gangs and drugs. It isn’t far from the Eastside shooting less than 24 hours earlier of two city men – one 23, the other 18 – at Park Avenue and Carroll Street. Both got to St. Joe’s in private…

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Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Morris, Passaic Counties Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Morris, Passaic Counties
Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Morris, Passaic Counties Two winning New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold in Morris and Passaic counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball for Saturday’s drawing were sold at Shoprite Liquors of Wharton on Route 15 in Wharton and Joe’s Liquor Store on 11th Avenue in Paterson. The winning numbers were: 44, 52, 54, 64, and 69. The Red Power Ball was 26, and the Multiplier number was 03. The lucky ticket holders are eligible for the $50,000 third-tier prize. The Powerball jackpot resets to $2…

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Paterson Detectives Nab Man Wanted In Violent Robbery Paterson Detectives Nab Man Wanted In Violent Robbery
Paterson Detectives Nab Man Wanted In Violent Robbery GOTCHA! Paterson detectives captured a city man wanted for a violent street robbery. The 60-year-old victim was seriously injured in the Nov. 15 attack outside Quilvio's Lounge & Liquors at the corner of Broadway and East 18th Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detective Shedy Omar identified Walter Williams, 27, of 11th Avenue as the primary suspect, Speziale said. He and fellow Detectives James Favia, Eddy Pichardo, Richard Martinez and Liz Gonzalez watched the corner, then nabbed Williams without incident on Wednesday, the director said. Williams, who confesse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson 'Hot Spot' Detectives Seize Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Drugs Paterson 'Hot Spot' Detectives Seize Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Drugs
Paterson 'Hot Spot' Detectives Seize Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Drugs Detectives with a targeted Paterson police detail seized a local ex-con who was carrying a loaded gun along with cocaine and pot, authorities said. Detectives Salvatore Macolino and William Palomino and Detective Sgts. Mohan Singh and Wayne Bizzaro were focusing on hot spots for drug-dealing and violence when they spotted Glenn Martin on East 23rd Street near 11th Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Seeing the investigators, Martin hustled away, trying to conceal what turned out to be a fully loaded .40-caliber Taurus handgun, Speziale said. Palomino took Martin into custody, afte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Shot In Paterson Teen Shot In Paterson
Teen Shot In Paterson A 15-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder late Saturday in Paterson, authorities said. The juvenile, whose injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, was brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment after being struck in the area of 11th Avenue and East 28th Street around 11 p.m. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes asked that anyone who might have seen something or who has information that could help the investigations contact her office’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or call the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit: (973) 321…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More PATERSON, N.J. -- Undercover Passaic County sheriff's detectives nabbed an ex-con as he toted several ounces of raw cocaine and heroin, more than a pound and a half of pot, a loaded revolver and a bag of hollow-point bullets in a laundry bag, authorities said. Citizens complaints about drug dealing brought the investigators to East 30th Street and 11th Avenue in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Wednesday. Around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, they saw a white GMC SUV park in front of a residence on East 30th Street, he said. The driver, 30-year-old Jeffrey Suarez of Paterson, e…

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by Jerry DeMarco