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Fired Rookie Paterson Police Officer Indicted On Domestic Violence Charges Fired Rookie Paterson Police Officer Indicted On Domestic Violence Charges
Fired Rookie Paterson Police Officer Indicted On Domestic Violence Charges UPDATE: A Paterson rookie police officer who was fired after being arrested for domestic violence was indicted by a grand jury on aggravated assault and stalking charges. Joseph Tuminelli, 28, lasted all of seven months with the city police department after being sworn in to the job in July 2020. Members of his own department took Tuminelli into custody in February 2021. The case was then turned over to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. An indictment secured by an assistant prosecutor in Superior Court in Paterson accuses him of “multiple acts” of domestic violence, Passaic County Pr…

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Paterson Rookie Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence Paterson Rookie Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence
Paterson Rookie Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence A Paterson police officer who was sworn to the job just last summer was charged with domestic violence, authorities announced late Friday. Joseph Tuminelli, 26, was arrested by members of his own department, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief release. He was charged with third-degree domestic aggravated assault, stalking and harassment, they said, adding that the incidents occurred in Paterson. Tuminelli was among 16 new officers sworn in last July 13. Valdes and Baycora didn't say whether Tuminelli had been suspended, was jailed a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs
Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs A group of young thugs had just put a fake gun to a robbery victim’s head when Paterson police tracked down and captured them, authorities said. Snow hadn’t begun falling yet when officers converged on Liberty Street near Wayne Avenue following a robbery around 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, the robbers pistol-whipped a victim, taking his wallet and cellphone, Speziale said. They were all wearing black, including their face masks. The circumstances were similar to a trio of street holdups that occurred early Friday between 6 a.m. or so and shortly be…

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by Jerry DeMarco