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3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom 3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom
3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom A third arrest was made nearly two weeks ago in the cold-blooded ambush killing a 22-year-old Paterson man in front of his mother last Fourth of July weekend, authorities announced Monday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora didn’t explain why they waited nearly two weeks to announce the arrest of Dashawn A. Rhoden, 22, in the shooting death of Juan Garcia, 28 last July 3. They'd done the same earlier Monday when they announced the capture of a suspect in another murder case,  Garcia was gunned down in front of his mother in a targeted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From COVID-19 Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From COVID-19
Penn State Student, 20, Dies At Hospital From Covid-19 A second Pennsylvania State University student has died of COVID-19. Neil Chetan Patel, 20, of King of Prussia, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia on Sunday. Neil Chetan Patel.Facebook- Neil Patel Patel contracted coronavirus at the end of March 2021, just days before the state's phased vaccine rollout changed so everyone over 18-years-old could vaccinate, not just elderly, immunocompromised and frontline workers. He was placed on a ventilator April 11. Shortly after, a GoFundMe campaign page was launched to help cover the cost of his mounting medical bills. An …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Paterson Pair Charged With Murder In Dead-End Slaying Of City Man Paterson Pair Charged With Murder In Dead-End Slaying Of City Man
Paterson Pair Charged With Murder In Dead-End Slaying Of City Man GOTCHA! Two Paterson men were charged with murder and weapons offenses following the shooting death of a 28-year-old city man on a local street. Paterson police captured Jeremaih Rosado, 18, at a tire shop at East 22nd Street and Park Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. A second suspect, Imeir I. Tucker, 24, had surrendered two days earlier, they noted. Both remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DEAD END: Man Shot, Killed In Paterson, This Year's Homicide Count Up To 12 DEAD END: Man Shot, Killed In Paterson, This Year's Homicide Count Up To 12
Dead END: Man Shot, Killed In Paterson, This Year's Homicide Count Up To 12 A 28-year-old man became Paterson’s 12th homicide victim of the year when he was gunned down Saturday night on a Silk City street. EMS made the pronouncement after police found a mortally-wounded Juan Garcia, 28, on the sidewalk of dead-ended Franklin Street around 10 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. The pace of homicides is roughly the same as last year, when 27 people were killed at the hands of others in Paterson – the most in a s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Penn State Mourns Loss Of First Student To Die Of COVID-19, Allentown Man, 21 Penn State Mourns Loss Of First Student To Die Of COVID-19, Allentown Man, 21
Penn State Mourns Loss Of First Student To Die Of Covid-19, Allentown Man, 21 Penn State University is mourning the death of a 21-year-old student who died of COVID-19 complications. Juan Garcia, of Allentown, PA, died Tuesday of respiratory failure and coronavirus complications, university officials said. Garcia is the first known COVID-19 fatality among Penn State students, officials said. More than $21,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe for Garcia's funeral expenses. "He was an amazing son, big brother and friend to all," campaign founder Guillermo Castillo writes.   "His memory will forever live within our hearts. Let's rememb…

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by Cecilia Levine