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Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Dozens Of Heroin Folks, Crack Vials, Ecstasy, More Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Dozens Of Heroin Folks, Crack Vials, Ecstasy, More
Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Dozens Of Heroin Folks, Crack Vials, Ecstasy, More Passaic County sheriff’s detectives nabbed three men who they said had more than 75 heroin folds, a couple dozen vials and baggies of crack and nearly a dozen Ecstasy pills among them. Members of the department’s Bureau of Narcotics and Fugitive Warrant Squad first spotted Nahdir Gonzalez, 29, “continuously entering and exiting a white colored Nissan Altima” near the corner of Essex and Madison streets in Paterson, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Thursday. Gonzalez passed what appeared to be drugs to the two others – identified as Rajaheem Alston, 26, and Tyheem Reese, 30, the sheriff said.…

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FLASH FLOOD: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area FLASH FLOOD: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area
Flash Flood: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area Some cars flipped while many floated, responders rescued dozens of motorists whose vehicles became submerged and traffic throughout Bergen and Passaic counties was paralyzed by the hard rain that fell Monday afternoon. Torrential thunderstorms stranded motorists rescued by emergency responders. Others watched their cars float away. Roadways of all widths and lengths were closed -- some of them in more than one spot. A flash-flooded southbound Route 208 was closed after a vehicle flipped. Broadway just west of Midland Avenue below the NJ Transit trestle on the Fair Lawn side.Boyd A. Lo…

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Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion
Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion A man who was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when he was arrested by Elmwood Park police was wanted for an accidental shooting in Paterson earlier this year. Brandon Diaz, 21, of Paterson was sitting in a parked car with the 21-year-old victim near the corner of 20th Avenue and Jackson Street when a gun he was holding went off, authorities said Wednesday. The victim arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Investigators identified Diaz …

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GOTCHA! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting GOTCHA! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting
Gotcha! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting Officers responding to a report of a car parked in a bus stop Saturday ended up arresting a gunman moments later, authorities said. The officers had just pulled alongside the illegally parked Honda Civic in the 100 block of 20th Avenue around noon when a shot rang out up the block at Summer Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Officer Brian DeCando alerted his colleagues to a Hispanic man in a red shirt, Speziale said. Moment later, Officers Ramie Nouh and Ryan Fitzsimmons found Ambiorix Garcia Jr. crouching in the rear corner of a two-family home and took him into cust…

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Authorities: Stolen Motorcycle Rider Critically Injured In Paterson Crash Authorities: Stolen Motorcycle Rider Critically Injured In Paterson Crash
Authorities: Stolen Motorcycle Rider Critically Injured In Paterson Crash A 24-year-old Paterson man remained in critical condition Friday after crashing a stolen motorcycle the night before, authorities said. Johnny Zea-Garay was aboard the 2017 Kawasaki when it collided with a BMW at the intersection of 20th and Railroad avenues in Paterson around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they said. The 47-year-old BMW driver wasn’t injured, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Zea-Garay was brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has other in…

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by Jerry DeMarco