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Passaic County Jail Officer Admits Bringing Inmate To 'Blind Spot' For Beating By Colleagues Passaic County Jail Officer Admits Bringing Inmate To 'Blind Spot' For Beating By Colleagues
Inmate Beaten Passaic Jail Blind Spot Lorenzo Bowden Urine 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Passaic County correctional officer admitted that he brought an inmate to a "blind spot" at the county jail so two colleagues could beat him for squirting one of them with urine. Officer Lorenzo Bowden, 39, initially agreed with Sgt. Jose Gonzalez and Sgt. Donald Vinales not to talk after they'd received federal grand jury subpoenas two years ago this month, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Bowden eventually had a change of heart. The pretrial detainee was "transported through an area of the PCJ that does not have a video surveillance camera, which correctional officers …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole
Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To NJ, Philly Gets 5 Years, No Parole UPDATE: A member of a crew that purchased hundreds of pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico that they shipped to South Jersey and Philadelphia via overnight mail was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in federal prison. Lester Santana, 53, of Egg Harbor Township, and his co-conspirators flew to San Juan on dozens of commercial flights from Philadelphia International Airport, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip Sellinger said. They paid cash for multi-kilo quantities, then used overnight delivery from U.S. Post Office branches in San Juan to various addresses in Philadelphia and southern N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trio Accused Of Stealing $10K In Merchandise From Morris County Kohl’s Stores Trio Accused Of Stealing $10K In Merchandise From Morris County Kohl’s Stores
Trio Accused Of Stealing $10K In Merchandise From Morris County Kohl’s Stores Three people were put behind bars after police said approximately $10,000 worth of stolen merchandise from Kohl’s stores around Morris County was found in their vehicle. Yovana Valdiviego, 45, of Haledon, as well as Jose Gonzalez, 35, and Percy Eduardo Rojasllenque, 26, both of Paterson, were charged with shoplifting, possession of stolen property, possession of anti-shoplifting tools, and possession of drugs, Roxbury Township Police said Friday, Jan. 20. Officers responding to a shoplifting report at the location on Route 10 in Succasunna around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday found two of the suspects …

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD
NJ Attorney General: Agitated Paterson Man Seized By Police Died Of Drug OD UPDATE: An agitated suspect who died while being taken into custody by Paterson police was the victim of a drug overdose, authorities said. The autopsy results were among the evidence reviewed by a grand jury that found police bore no responsibility for the death of Jose Gonzalez, 41, on Oct. 2, 2021, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Monday, Dec. 5. Police body camera video previously released by Platkin's office showed Gonzalez writhing uncontrollably, falling down and then going limp while being handcuffed by Paterson police that fateful day. His shorts were s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Attorney General Releases Footage Of Fatal Police Encounter With Agitated Paterson Man NJ Attorney General Releases Footage Of Fatal Police Encounter With Agitated Paterson Man
NJ Attorney General Releases Footage Of Fatal Police Encounter With Agitated Paterson Man VIDEO: A bloodied, agitated suspect writhes uncontrollably, falls down and then goes limp while being handcuffed by Paterson police, body camera footage released Wednesday shows. “I lost his pulse,” a city EMT firefighter tells the officers after they lift a lifeless Jose Gonzalez onto a gurney. “CPR?” one asks. They then remove the cuffs, turn him onto his back and begin chest compressions as the footage ends. Gonzalez, 41, of Paterson, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center less than an hour later, authorities said. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck
Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck Assisted by a civilian, Clifton police chased down an upstate New York man after he stole a contractor’s truck from outside a local supermarket before dawn Friday, authorities said. Workers were tending to an electrical issue at the Stop & Shop on Broad Avenue when Jose Gonzalez, 51, of Rochester, swiped their vehicle around 4:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Officers got a stolen vehicle alert as they responded to a report of a suspicious man in the supermarket parking lot, Bracken said. The caller was following the truck on westbound Route 3 and advised the officers of thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves
Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves Two thieves using a van stolen out of Maywood were snatching bicycles in Garfield overnight when a resident's call brought police, authorities said Thursday. Responding officers stopped the van on Route 46 and nabbed repeat offenders Jose Gonzalez, 40, and Emmanuel Bernard, a-30-year-old Dominican national. Both live in Paterson. A Spring Garden Lane resident alerted police to the thefts shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Richard Uram said. The van had its headlights off when Officer Jaroslaw Wdowiak spotted it on Shaw Street, Uram said. Wdowiak stopped the van in Elmwood Park, whe…

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by Jerry DeMarco