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North Main Street, Paterson, NJ

‘John Doe’ Shot Dead In Paterson ‘John Doe’ Shot Dead In Paterson
‘John Doe’ Shot Dead In Paterson Authorities were trying to identify a man shot dead on a Paterson street corner. The victim was shot in the head and arm at the intersection of North Main and Arch streets around 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, they said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said. They classified it as a homicide – Paterson’s 22nd of the year -- but didn't say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. The gun was recovered, police at the scene said.
UPDATE: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting UPDATE: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting
Update: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting A noontime shooting wounded three people Saturday in Paterson, responders said. One of those struck by gunfire on North Main Street near Presidential Boulevard at 12:08 p.m. Nov. 12 is a 15-year-old juvenile, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint announcement.The others are a 36-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, all from Paterson, they said. All were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Valdes and Ribeiro said. Witnesses told police the shooter fled …
HOMICIDES: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings HOMICIDES: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings
Homicides: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings Two men – one from Garfield, the other from Paterson – were shot and killed in the Silk City within 5½ hours of one another. Off-duty officers heard shots, came running and found a crime scene but no victim at 51 Colonial Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The 29-year-old city man who was shot had been taken in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, they said. Uniformed officers were later dispatched around 4 a.m. to the corner of North Main Street a…
Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say
Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say A 23-year-old Garfield man was carrying a loaded gun and illegal drugs when he tried to run from Paterson detectives, authorities said. Jamere Dixon bolted after Detectives Wojciech Kulbabinski, Kenneth Kerwin, John Traynor and Mustafa Dombayci pulled up and got out of their cars near the corner of North Main and Stout streets around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They quickly grabbed Dixon, who Speziale said was carrying a loaded .40-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol, more than two dozen Oxycodone pills and an unlabeled bottle of Promethazine. …
Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says
Boy, 14, Caught Packing Handgun, Paterson PD Says A 14-year-old boy shoved a 9mm handgun into his waistband seconds before he was seized by Paterson detectives outside a neighborhood liquor store, authorities said. The boy was among a dozen or so people " blocking the business entrance, playing loud music, and consuming alcoholic beverages" in the middle of the 100 block of North Main Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, John Traynor, Mohamed Bashir and Levis Qirjako approached to break up the group when they saw the boy trying to hide the gun and immediately took him into custody, Speziale said. …
Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By
Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By Two teenage boys were shot Tuesday night in Paterson, one in the arm and the other in the leg, responders said. Witnesses reported a dark-colored minivan fleeing toward Arch Street after the 11 p.m. shooting on Jefferson Street near North Main Street. A vehicle also was struck, they said. Both victims – one 15, the other 16 – were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. They didn’t say whether any suspects …
Sixth Silk City Homicide This Year: Paterson Man, 22, Shot Dead At Restaurant Sixth Silk City Homicide This Year: Paterson Man, 22, Shot Dead At Restaurant
Sixth Silk City Homicide This Year: Paterson Man, 22, Shot Dead At Restaurant A 22-year-old man was gunned down at a Paterson fried chicken restaurant late Thursday in the Silk City’s sixth killing this year, authorities said. Responders on the 11:43 p.m. call furiously tried to revive city resident Rasheed Davis after his assailant fired no fewer than a half-dozen rounds at Mom’s Fried Chicken at the corner of North Main Street and Clinton Avenue behind Public School No. 4. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene exactly 20 minutes later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. They didn’t d…
How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures
How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures A pair of Paterson detectives working a new weapons-suppression detail subdued an ex-con who was carrying a semi-automatic pistol, adding to a growing total of guns they've removed from the Silk City streets, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir were in an unmarked car on East 18th Street approaching Park Avenue when they came upon an idling Dodge Caravan around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Discovering that the license plates belonged to another vehicle, the detectives got out to investigate, he said. They found the driver…
Two Paterson Women Found Shot In Car Two Paterson Women Found Shot In Car
Two Paterson Women Found Shot In Car Two Paterson women who were shot in their car were expected to survive, authorities said Thursday. Police found both 28-year-old city residents pulled over near the corner of North Main and Jefferson streets shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday. They’d been shot – one in the back, the other in the leg – around the block at Stout and Holsman streets, responders said. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with injuries that Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said weren’t fatal. They didn’t say whether anyone was in custody or i…
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot.  It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. The fleeing SUV turned onto 17th Avenue and then o…
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought UPDATE: A 25-year-old Paterson man was killed and four other young men wounded overnight Thursday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Authorities were looking for a four-door black truck that sped down Jefferson Street following the shooting at the corner of North Main Street just after midnight. Witnesses said an automatic rifle was used. All five victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The 25-year-old victim “succumbed to his wounds and died at the hospital,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release.…
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says
Dreadlocked Gunman Who Fled Identified, Caught, Paterson PD Says Paterson detectives captured a gunman who fled from them last week, authorities said. Memphis Morales, 18, was relatively easy to identify because of his blond-tipped, shoulder-length dreads and a multi-colored tie-dyed shirt wrapped around his waist, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Morales ran from detectives who’d approached him and nearly two dozen men who were blocking a sidewalk at the corner of Keen and Mercer streets last Tuesday, Speziale said. Morales ran down Rosa Parks Boulevard toward Warren Street, tossing a gun as he went, the director said. It turned out to be a…
Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus
Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus A 26-year-old male Paterson man survived a drive-by shooting on a city street Monday afternoon as gunfire continued in the Silk City. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound in the leg that wasn't considered life-threatening after the 1:20 p.m. shooting on North Main Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police were looking for a Dodge Challenger that sped from the scene. Less than 18 hours earlier, a 34-year-old city man was shot and killed in a home at 15th…
Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting
Three Men Wounded In Paterson Shooting For the second time in less than 48 hours, three victims were wounded in a shooting in Paterson. Gunfire erupted on Jefferson Street, just off North Main Street, shortly after 5:30 p.m. City police found the men – 24, 22 and 18 – with gunshot wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. All three were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether they had any suspects. They asked that anyone who may have seen something …
US Marshals Help Capture Paterson Man Wanted For Shooting Two Behind School US Marshals Help Capture Paterson Man Wanted For Shooting Two Behind School
US Marshals Help Capture Paterson Man Wanted For Shooting Two Behind School U.S. Marshals helped authorities capture a 19-year-old Paterson man wanted in a six-month-old shooting at a deadly city street corner behind a public school. Dijon Sellow, 19, was seized in the area of Ellison Street on Friday by a team of law enforcement officers from Paterson, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marshals Service’s NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, authorities said. Sellow was wanted for shooting two people – one 20, the other 18 – on Aug. 3 at the corner of North Main and Clinton streets behind K-8 Public School No. 28. Both survived their wounds after goin…
Paterson PD: Teen Who Tried To Tip Away From Group Had Loaded Gun, Magazine, 50 Heroin Folds Paterson PD: Teen Who Tried To Tip Away From Group Had Loaded Gun, Magazine, 50 Heroin Folds
Paterson PD: Teen Who Tried To Tip Away From Group Had Loaded Gun, Magazine, 50 Heroin Folds Paterson police nabbed a 16-year-old boy who was carrying a handgun with a high-capacity magazine, hollow-point ammunition and 50 folds of heroin. Detectives John Farfan and Luis Roca of the Street Crime Unit approached a group of people gathered in the area of North Main and Arch streets around 7 p.m. Thursday when the teen walked away while trying to hide something in his clothing, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They found him carrying a semi-automatic handgun, along with the illegal magazine, ammo and drugs, Speziale said. The teen was being held in the Essex County Detention Cent…
Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting
Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting A Paterson man who fired a gun at two men on a city street eight months ago, hitting one, was captured and charged with two counts of attempted murder, authorities said Monday. Yhamere F. Mayo, 28, also was charged with weapons offenses in connection with the Jan. 13 shooting on North Main Street shortly before 1:30 a.m., they said. The 28-year-old victim checked into St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center on his own for treatment of a gunshot wound. A 32-year-old man who was with him was fired at but not hit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald …
Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting
Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting Four people were wounded in a shooting in Paterson late Friday, authorities said. City police found three of the victims – a 42-year-old woman and two men, 25 and 46, all from Paterson – following the 10:50 p.m. shooting near the corner of North Main and Jefferson streets, authorities said. The fourth victim, a 53-year-old Paterson man, had already gone to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. None of the wounds was considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement Saturday. They didn’t sa…
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…