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Wanted Robber, Sex Offender, Others Captured By Passaic Sheriff's Fugitive Squad Wanted Robber, Sex Offender, Others Captured By Passaic Sheriff's Fugitive Squad
Wanted Robber, Sex Offender, Others Captured By Passaic Sheriff's Fugitive Squad Seven fugitives wanted on outstanding warrants were captured by Passaic County sheriff's officers during a two-day sweep, authorities said. Members of the Fugitive Warrant Division conducted the sweep, assisted by their colleagues from the Bureau of Narcotics, uniformed patrol division, ERT, K9 and others, Passaic Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said on Thursday, June 8. One of the fugitives, Ramier M. Free, 29, took off on foot when he saw the detectives approaching the corner of East 18th Street and 17th Avenue, the sheriff said. They quickly caught Free, who was wanted for skipping court on …

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Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says
Four Nabbed With 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, Two Handguns, Passaic Sheriff Says Sheriff's officers arrested four men and seized more than 200 heroin folds, 44 bags of crack and two handguns after watching a drug deal go down in Paterson, authorities said. The arrests and seizures come amid an announcement by Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik that his Quality of Life squad will furnish four officers a day from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week to answer public calls in Paterson. Narcotics detectives using undercover vehicles were watching the area of East 19th Street between 17th Avenue and Market Street when a white Sprinter van driven by Julio Dela-Cruz, 44, …

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Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash
Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash UPDATE: Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found,…

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Out-Of-State Man Shot, Killed On Paterson Street Corner Out-Of-State Man Shot, Killed On Paterson Street Corner
Out-Of-State Man Shot, Killed On Paterson Street Corner First responders tried in vain to revive an out-of-state man who died soon after being shot at a street corner in a violence-plagued Paterson neighborhood. Gunfire erupted once again at East 27th Street and 17th Avenue around 11 p.m. Monday. Responding police officers tried to revive Nadir Johnson, 35, of Covington, GA, after finding him on the sidewalk with multiple bullet wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center a little over a half-hour later…

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WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson
Wild Night: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson Three men and a woman were hospitalized in a trio of Paterson shootings in a span of barely six hours, authorities said. The first two men – one, 20, from the city and the other a 22-year-old Wallingon resident – arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Both had been struck in a drive-by shooting on East 27th Street between Park and 17th avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police responded to another shooting shortly before 10 p.m…

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Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting
Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting Three men were shot on a Paterson street corner Thursday night, authorities said. Responding officers found a 28-year-old victim at 17th Avenue and East 21st Street shortly before 8 p.m. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Within minutes, two others – one 29, the other 26 – arrived at St. Joe’s, they said. None of the injuries were initially considered life-threatening. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether police had arrested or identified any suspects in the…

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Driver, 20, Charged In Wrong-Way Route 20 Paterson Crash That Killed Passenger, 22 Driver, 20, Charged In Wrong-Way Route 20 Paterson Crash That Killed Passenger, 22
Driver, 20, Charged In Wrong-Way Route 20 Paterson Crash That Killed Passenger, 22 UPDATE: A 20-year-old wrong-way driver was charged in a head-on predawn crash on Route 20 in Paterson that killed his 22-year-old passenger. City resident Dwayne Smalls was driving a 2019 Kia Forte north in the southbound lanes of the highway when it collided with a 2016 Honda Accord driven by a 63-year-old Fair Lawn man at 17th Avenue shortly before 5 a.m. Feb. 24, authorities said. The Accord was then struck by a 2010 Ford Escape driven by a Hawthorne woman, they said. Critically injured in the crash was Marquise Samuels, also of Paterson, who died three days later at St. Joseph’s Region…

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UPDATE: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash UPDATE: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash
Update: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash UPDATE: A vehicle driven in the opposite direction by a 20-year-old motorist slammed head-on into another on Route 20 in Paterson before dawn Wednesday, seriously injuring himself, a passenger and the other driver, authorities said. Another vehicle also was involved, causing a minor injury to that driver, in what some called the worst crash they’d ever seen. The 2019 Kia Forte driven by the young city man was heading north in the southbound lanes of the highway when it collided at 17th Avenue with a 2016 Honda Accord driven by a 63-year-old Fair Lawn man shortly before 5 a.m., authorities s…

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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…

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'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver 'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver
'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver Paterson police working a "hotspot" detail in a crime-ridden neighborhood seized a high-powered handgun favored by criminals after catching an Irvington man with a half-pound of pot, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci, Mohammad Bashir, and Yamil Pimienta spotted Devon Williams, 21, putting a clear plastic bag of the drug inside another bag on East 29th Street near 17th Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Williams ducked into a nearby business when he saw them coming, but they followed him in, Speziale said. They took Williams into custod…

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Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up At Hackensack University Medical Center Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up At Hackensack University Medical Center
Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up At Hackensack University Medical Center The ER at Hackensack University Medical Center had a pair of unusual walk-ins Sunday night: two men who'd apparently been shot in Paterson. Shooting victims in Paterson often don't wait for ambulances. They ordinarily get rides or drive themselves to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on Main Street. These two, however – one 25 and the other 19 – traveled nearly 20 minutes in an undisclosed type of vehicle to Bergen County, showing up around 7:30 p.m., authorities said. “Based on the initial investigation it is believed the shooting occurred in the area of 17th Avenue and East 24th Str…

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Who Shot And Killed Paterson's Patrick Brown, 25? Who Shot And Killed Paterson's Patrick Brown, 25?
Who Shot And Killed Paterson's Patrick Brown, 25? Authorities continued to investigate the overnight shooting death last week of a Paterson man outside his car during a nearly week-long stretch of city gunfire. A bullet-riddled Patrick Brown, 25, was found outside his parked car on East 28th Street near 17th Avenue just after 1 a.m. last Tuesday, authorities said. Brown was pronounced dead eight minutes later at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. They asked that anyone who saw something or has information that could help inve…

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Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say
Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say Paterson police seized two illegally-owned guns and 430 bags of heroin while arresting an ex-con who they said dealt drugs from a corner house in an Eastside neighborhood. Concerned citizens pointed Narcotics Division detectives to the 17th Avenue home at the corner of East 28th Street, leading to a raid and the arrest of 30-year-old Manuel Almonte, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Along with the heroin, they seized 43 baggies of pot, more than $200 in suspected drug cash and the two handguns -- a 7.65-caliber Beretta and a .45-caliber Llama, Speziale said. Detectives also arrested all…

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