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Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer
Coronavirus Kills Paterson Police Officer A 34-year-old Paterson police officer died Easter Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center of complications from the coronavirus, authorities said. Officer Francesco Scorpo, 34, was "a dedicated public servant who served our profession and our community with pride, honor and distinction," Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Scorpo joined the department in July 2015 and served in both the Patrol and Traffic Divisions. "A dedicated son, husband and father, Officer Scorpo was a family man who cared so very much about people and his profession," Speziale said. "He w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver, 90, Slams Brand-New Sedan Into Hackensack High-Rise Driver, 90, Slams Brand-New Sedan Into Hackensack High-Rise
Driver, 90, Slams Brand-New Sedan Into Hackensack High-Rise A 90-year-old driver refused medical attention after crashing his brand new sedan into a Hackensack high-rise Thursday morning, police said. The Hackensack man's 2019 Hyundai Sonata damaged the window and brick façade of a vacant first-floor apartment in the 9:40 a.m. Prospect Avenue crash, Capt. Nicole Foley said. He told police that he "was trying to exit onto Prospect Avenue when the vehicle suddenly accelerated," Foley said. City firefighters secured the damaged areas, Foley said, adding that the building wasn't structurally compromised. No summonses were immediately issued. The Traff…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine