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Paterson Rookie Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence
A Paterson police officer who was sworn to the job just last summer was charged with domestic violence, authorities announced late Friday. Joseph Tuminelli, 26, was arrested by members of his own department, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief release. He was charged with third-degree domestic aggravated assault, stalking and harassment, they said, adding that the incidents occurred in Paterson. Tuminelli was among 16 new officers sworn in last July 13. Valdes and Baycora didn't say whether Tuminelli had been suspended, was jailed a…
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Victim In Paterson Triple Shooting, 38, Dies
UPDATE: Whoever gunned down a 38-year-old Paterson man in a shooting that also wounded two others late last week now faces murder charges. Charles Hughes, 38, died of his wounds on Valentine’s Day, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced Tuesday. Although a majority of shooting victims in the Silk City are in their teens and 20s, this one was different. Two other city men were struck by gunfire – one 52, the other 37 -- at the corner of Summer Street and Broadway shortly after 5 p.m. last Friday, authorities said. One victim had been…
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: Who Gunned Down Hawthorne Woman, 41, Outside Paterson School?
Whoever shot a 41-year-old Hawthorne woman found critically wounded behind a Paterson public school now faces murder charges following her death. Although the original report of shots fired at 1:51 a.m. Wednesday directed police to Dover and Oak streets, officers reported finding Nasreen Yashi behind No. 15 school up the street. She’d been shot several times, they said. Yashi died of her injuries the next day at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. They didn’t disclose a possible motive nor whethe…
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Man Shot In Paterson Robbery Seeks Treatment At Jersey Shore Hospital
A Monmouth County man who was shot during a robbery in Paterson showed up at a hospital in Red Bank, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim from Sea Bright sought treatment at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center around 11 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a release Saturday. He’d been shot by a robber near the corner of Putnam Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, nearly 60 miles away, they said. The victim was transferred to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, Valdes and Baycora said.…
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Mom, 82, Of Paterson Firefighter Who Died In Line Of Duty Struck, Killed By Sedan
The 82-year-old mother of a Paterson firefighter who died in the line of duty 22 years ago was struck and killed by a sedan on a city street, authorities said. Mary Bitner was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after being struck near the corner of Memorial Drive and Broadway around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. A 21-year-old city resident whose 2012 Toyota Corolla hit her remained at the scene, they said. Called "a fixture in the city" by Paterson firefighters, Bitner was pronounced…
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Paterson Teen Charged With Gunning Down Murder Suspect
An 18-year-old Paterson man was charged with the shooting death of an ex-con who himself was wanted for murder, authorities announced Saturday. D’Andre Ruff, 18, and an accomplice shot Michael Richardson outside a BP gas station at the corner of Broadway and Summer Street shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement on Saturday. Richardson was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center soon after. Police had been searching for Richardson, who was wanted on a f…
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Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High
A man found shot dead in a Paterson gas station parking lot Wednesday became the 23rd victim gunned down in the Silk City this year. The body of Michael Richardson, 33, was found on the ground of the BP station at Broadway and Summer Street, in a neighborhood rife with drugs and gangs, shortly after 3 p.m., authorities said. He'd been shot in the head, said detectives who were searching for a juvenile who reportedly fled the scene. Richardson was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrah…
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Ex-Con Charged With Torching Vacant Paterson Home Occupied By Squatters
A 29-year-old ex-con with a lengthy criminal record deliberately set a fire in a vacant Paterson home occupied by squatters, authorities said. Erin Micco, a Florida native who recently lived in Rutherford, was charged with two counts of aggravated arson in the Tuesday morning fire on Pearl Street, they said. None of the squatters were injured in the two-alarm blaze, which was set shortly after 8:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora and Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott said in a joint statement. The fire, which destroyed the 2½-…
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Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment
A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-month-old infant over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities also charged the baby’s mother, Qunasia Coleman, 29, with child endangerment. An ambulance rushed the baby to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following a call for an unresponsive child at Coleman’s Carroll Street apartment around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. The infant, who had “multiple injuries about the body,” was pronounced dead a little over a half-hour later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Poli…
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Manhunt Ends: Boyfriend Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Pregnant Paterson Woman
UPDATE: The man who shot and killed a Paterson woman who was eight months pregnant with his baby waited nearly an hour and a half for her to come home before gunning her down in the parking lot, authorities said. The victim's boyfriend, 30-year-old ex-con Donqua Thomas, surrendered to Paterson police Saturday afternoon, ending what had been an intense manhunt. The victim -- identified only as R.L. -- had parked next to Thomas's car outside her home in the Brooks-Sloate Terrace co-ops on Christina Place shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The mother of two got out of her car and was shot sev…
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Pregnant Woman Shot, Killed In Paterson, Newborn Boy Survives
UPDATE: The man who shot and killed a Paterson woman who was eight months pregnant waited nearly an hour and a half for her to come home before gunning her down in the parking lot, said authorities who announced his arrest on Saturday. The victim's boyfriend, 30-year-old ex-con Donqua Thomas, surrendered to Paterson police Saturday afternoon, ending a manhunt that was intensifying. The victim -- identified only as R.L. -- had parked next to Thomas's car outside her home in the Brooks-Sloate Terrace co-ops on Christina Place shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The mother of two got out of her…
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Bergenfield Man Shot, Robbed In Paterson Overnight
A 48-year-old Bergenfield man was shot and robbed before dawn Sunday in Paterson, authorities said. The gunman fled with the victim’s wallet and phone following the shooting shortly before 4 a.m. at or near an all-night laundry at Main and Elizabeth streets, they said. The victim went to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle for treatment of non-fatal gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. An investigation was continuing, they said.
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