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NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another
Night Shift: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another A trio of Paterson police detectives seized three guns in separate arrests on the same shift, authorities said. Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Luis Roca and John Traynor had to chase Rashane Lewis down on foot after he broke from a large crowd at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street around 1 a.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Lewis, 24, was carrying a 9mm Taurus semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine when they grabbed him in the driveway of a 12th Avenue home, the director said. Two other men were arrested on weapons charges without incident earlier in the det…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown Several pounds of marijuana and 13 firearms were seized last weekend in Newark, including one defaced firearm from a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy was arrested on the 600 block of 15th Avenue when police observed him with a loaded and defaced firearm on Friday, April 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said. On Monday morning, police recovered five illegal weapons following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the South Ward. Aazes Wade, 33, of Newark, was arrested on drug distribution and weapons offenses. Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Irvington, was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds
NJ Man, 24, Found Dead At Crash Scene With Gunshot Wounds A 24-year-old Collingswood man was behind the wheel of his car when he was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the 1800 block of South 6th Street for a ShotSpotter activation found a vehicle that had struck a pole, the driver still inside, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The driver, Michael Giancola was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information that could help police is…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect
Paterson Detectives, Uniformed Officers Converge To Seize Assault Rifle, Suspect Detectives and uniformed Paterson police converged on a local home where an investigator watching a surveillance monitor from headquarters saw a man stash what turned out to be an assault rifle under a stairway, authorities said. Detectives assigned to the Special Investigation Division Street Crime Unit were at roll call to start their shifts Thursday evening when the “ShotSpotter” – a system that alerts them to shots fired -- was activated at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detective James Jenkins rushed to a monitor that showed a surveillance camera…

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by Jerry DeMarco