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GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts
Gotcha! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts Four men caught by Paterson police stripping cars could be responsible for the thefts of up to 15 vehicles found dumped in the area, authorities said Thursday. Officers Justin Lewinski and Wojciech Kulbabinski rolled up on two suspects and two U-Haul trucks in the dead end of East Holsman Street early Wednesday evening, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A dirt lot there off North Bridge Street has become a spot where stolen vehicles are brought and stripped of doors, hoods and trunks, he explained. Lewinski and Kulbabinski spotted Xavier Nunez, 34, of East Orange, and Luis Caste…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms
Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson detectives who've been fighting escalating gun violence in the Silk City seized four firearms over a span of a little over 24 hours, authorities said Friday. The biggest bust involved three men – one of them an ex-con – caught with a pair of guns shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun had just pulled over a Mercedes Benz that ran a stop sign on East 19th Street when they spotted a weapon in the car, Speziale said. They immediately removed the driver, Diarre Chitty, 21, and his two passengers while summoning back…

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Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822 Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822 Paterson drug detectives raided a public housing development and seized 426 heroin folds, 45 bags and 18 vials of crack, a loaded handgun and $7,822 in drug proceeds, authorities said. They arrested seven adults, as well as a 16-year-old boy who they said was carrying a loaded handgun. Police responding to complaints of drug dealing got a warrant for the residence at the low-rise Sojourner Douglass Homes on Jefferson Street off North 1st Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Among those arrested on various charges involving the sale of heroin and cocaine were first-floor resi…

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Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged
Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged A killer remained at large after a former second-string Paterson Eastside High School football player was arrested and charged in the broad daylight shooting death last week of a 20-year-old Prospect Park man. Malachi Oji, 19, was driving on North 1st Street when he and two companions rolled up on Niyam Deloatch around 1 p.m. last Monday as he walked near Haledon Avenue in area known as "The Main" that authorities say is controlled by the Bloods Street gang. One of the trio refused to participate after they got out of Oji’s car and approached Deloatch, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia…

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Prospect Park Man, 20, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight At Paterson Street Corner Prospect Park Man, 20, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight At Paterson Street Corner
Prospect Park Man, 20, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight At Paterson Street Corner A killer remained at large after a former second-string Paterson Eastside High School football player was arrested and charged in the broad daylight shooting death last week of a 20-year-old Prospect Park man. Malachi Oji, 19, was driving on North 1st Street when he and two companions rolled up on Niyam Deloatch around 1 p.m. last Monday as he walked near Haledon Avenue in area known as "The Main" that authorities say is controlled by the Bloods Street gang. One of the trio refused to participate after they got out of Oji’s car and approached Deloatch, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…

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Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other
Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Detectives were investigating a pair of Paterson shootings four hours apart – one in which they at first couldn’t find a victim and another that didn’t produce a crime scene. The first involved a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the area of North 1st Street just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police responding to the area found a crime scene but no victim. He was found soon after at a nearby North Main Street home, authorities said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment, they said. Investigators returned to the hospital just before 12:30 a.m. Thu…

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by Jerry DeMarco