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Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case
Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Suspended Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler is seeking reinstatement, and restitution, following a judge's ruling that he was wrongly being prosecuted for assigning police escorts to processions from his family-owned funeral home. And despite having waited 18 months for vindication, Kugler isn’t angry. “I’ve turned the page,” he told Daily Voice. “I’m moving forward and expect to proudly return to be chief of police once again and serve my community and the general public. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.” State authorities wrongly applied a borough ordinance meant to keep police …

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Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Stabbing Death Captured In Rhode Island, Extradited To NJ Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Stabbing Death Captured In Rhode Island, Extradited To NJ
Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Stabbing Death Captured In Rhode Island, Extradited To NJ A fugitive wanted for stabbing a fellow Paterson resident dead during a group brawl nearly a year ago was captured in Rhode Island last month, authorities announced on Monday. A warrant for his arrest had been obtained after investigators identified Roshane Latty, 22, as the prime suspect in the stabbing death of Luis Ramirez, 26, on Park Avenue off East 22nd Street late last January, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief announcement. Latty was extradited to New Jersey last Wednesday, they added. It wasn't immediately cl…

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Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery
Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery A 22-year-old Paterson convict paroled from state prison amid last year's COVID pandemic could be facing much more serious time after authorities said he shot an innocent bystander during a robbery earlier this month. The gun went off when the robbery victim struggled with Samuel Anthony at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Summer Street in Paterson shortly before 5 p.m. Aug. 4, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. The 21-year-old bystander was wounded was taken via private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Cen…

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Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home
Indictment Charges Paterson Squatter From Germany With Torching Multi-Family Home A Paterson squatter who set fire to a multi-family home after deliberately stabbing himself was indicted on aggravated arson and endangerment charges, authorities said. Ertugrul Abaci, 58, bled heavily as he staggered across Sussex Street last June 9, authorities said at the time. He’d just ignited a fire in and outside the attic apartment where he’d lived nearly 23 years – and hadn’t paid rent on for the past five, they said. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze without injuries or major damage reported. Five residents who’d been living there were nonetheless displaced, authorities …

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