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Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark
Paterson Pair Convicted In Ambush Killing Of Rival Gang Member From Newark UPDATE: The mastermind behind the cold-blooded killing of a 21-year-old rival gang member from Newark during an ambush in Paterson was convicted of first-degree murder and one of his cronies of aggravated manslaughter on Friday. Jurors in Superior Court in Paterson needed only a day to reach guilty verdicts on Oct. 13 against Silk City residents Jaquan Thomas, 33, and Ismael Leon, 21, for gunning down Jose Figueroa. Authorities said the slaying was a “coordinated attack involving multiple shooters in multiple locations.” Thomas sent members of his gang to the area of Totowa and Redwood ave…

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Paterson Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Paterson Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Paterson Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide A Paterson man shot and killed his pregnant partner Monday before turning the gun on himself during a domestic dispute authorities said. Police responding to a call of shots fired inside their Redwood Avenue home found Chacquese Barnes, 33, and Julius McCutcheon, 34, dead around 7:45 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Sources said the couple lived with two children, one 10 and the other nearly a year old, and had established a baby registry last December at Target. Authorities didn't say where the children were at the time of th…

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Two More Passaic County Teens Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man Two More Passaic County Teens Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man
Two More Passaic County Teens Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man Two Passaic County teens joined two others who are charged with what authorities said was the carefully-coordinated ambush of a 21-year-old Newark man shot dead in Paterson earlier this year. Ismael Leon, 19, of Paterson was charged with murder and weapons offenses and a 17-year-old Clifton boy was issued a delinquency complaint in connection with the cold-blooded slaying of Jose Figueroa, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced Friday. They joined Chelsee Ramirez, 19, and another 17-year-old accused of gunning down Figueroa at the cor…

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Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man
Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man A team of shooters who gunned down a 21-year-old Newark man in Paterson were recruited, transported and positioned by a city woman and 17-year-old boy who were both charged with murder, authorities said. Detectives took Chelsee Ramirez, 19, and the boy into custody in connection with the May 1 slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues. Police responding to a call shortly before 7 p.m. that night found Figureoa in the street with several bullet wounds. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced dead, , Passaic C…

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Overnight Fire Destroys Three Paterson Homes Overnight Fire Destroys Three Paterson Homes
Overnight Fire Destroys Three Paterson Homes A pre-dawn fire swept through three Paterson homes on Saturday, displacing 29 people. No serious injuries were reported in the four-alarm blaze on Redwood Avenue near Union Avenue. The fire broke out shortly before 4 a.m. in the rear of one of the homes and quickly spread, going from two alarms to three in barely 10 minutes, responders said. A fourth alarm was transmitted only 10 minutes after that as firefighters were forced to battle the flames from the exterior. They had the blaze knocked down a little less than two hours after the initial call. The fire consumed the initial home and c…

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by Jerry DeMarco