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Crowd Surrounds Paterson Detectives Making Gun Arrest Crowd Surrounds Paterson Detectives Making Gun Arrest
Crowd Surrounds Paterson Detectives Making Gun Arrest A crowd of partiers moved in as Paterson detectives grabbed one of them who’d been carrying a gun, requiring backups to help restore order, authorities said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Levis Qirjako, Mustafa Dombayci and John Rickowich had approached the group of 100 or so who were drinking, playing loud music and blocking traffic on 10th Avenue at East 26th Street late this past Saturday night. They zeroed in on Ewan Gordon, 27, who they’d seen carrying a gun, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Seeing them, Gordon bolted toward the rear parking lot of a local business, where he t…

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Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband
Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband A passenger in a vehicle stopped by Paterson police detectives had a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine tucked into his waistband, authorities said Friday. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammed Bashir stopped the Hyundai bearing a temporary Delaware license plate for a traffic violation near Summer and Van Houten streets shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they approached, Pimienta saw city resident Rashawn Pelham, 22, try to conceal what turned out to be a .380-caliber Bersa pistol, he said. The detectives quickly seized Pelham, took h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver 'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver
'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver Paterson police working a "hotspot" detail in a crime-ridden neighborhood seized a high-powered handgun favored by criminals after catching an Irvington man with a half-pound of pot, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci, Mohammad Bashir, and Yamil Pimienta spotted Devon Williams, 21, putting a clear plastic bag of the drug inside another bag on East 29th Street near 17th Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Williams ducked into a nearby business when he saw them coming, but they followed him in, Speziale said. They took Williams into custod…

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by Jerry DeMarco