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Sleeping Westchester Man Struck By Stray Bullet In New Jersey Home Sleeping Westchester Man Struck By Stray Bullet In New Jersey Home
Sleeping Westchester Man Struck By Stray Bullet In New Jersey Home A Yonkers man was sleeping when he was struck in the arm by gunfire in a Paterson, New Jersey home before dawn Monday, July 26, authorities confirmed. It was just after midnight when shots rang out on East 23rd Street off Park Avenue, just around the corner from where city police last week raided an open-air drug market, responders initially said. The sleeping 35-year-old victim and three vehicles were struck, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora confirmed Monday morning. An ambulance took him for treatment to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin In Rockland Ex-Con Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin In Rockland
Ex-Con Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin In Rockland A Paterson ex-con is headed to federal prison for 25 years for distributing heroin by the pound in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland counties. Reinaldo “Memo” Rodriguez, 30, was part of a network that that stretched from the Bronx to Paterson and into suburban towns in all three counties, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. One ring member, Edwin Lopez of Elmwood Park, was sentenced to 13½ years in federal prison in July 2017 as part of a plea. Another, Carolina Almonte of the Bronx, also negotiated a deal and got four months in May 2017.  Rodriguez opted instead for a trial, whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco