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Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39 Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39
Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39 Authorities late Thursday turned to the public for help finding a hit-and-run minivan driver who struck and seriously injured a pedestrian five days earlier in Paterson. The 39-year-old victim was struck by a light-colored Dodge Caravan as he crossed Totowa Avenue near Marion Street shortly after 11:30 p.m. last Saturday, they said. Although Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said investigators had surveillance video of the vehicle, they didn't share it. Instead, they distributed a photo of another Caravan. The vehicle they're looking for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting
US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting U.S. Marshals captured a reputed member of Paterson’s 1st Ward “Glock Boys” wanted for shooting a man last November as part of ongoing gang warfare in the Silk City. Paterson police took custody of Rashad A. McCaskill, 35, from federal authorities on Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Federal marshals arrested him on Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District on Jan. 8, they said. McCaskill had a prior record of gang-related violence, including a 2016 bust for having a loaded, stolen .45-caliber handgun, along with illegal hollow-point bullets and several heroin folds for sale. One…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson
US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson U.S. Marshals captured the last of three ex-cons accused of shooting four people in Paterson last month. Two co-defendants already were in custody when Paterson police and members of the U.S. Marshals Service's NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force nabbed city resident Elijah McQueen, 32, in Piscataway on Thursday, they said. Struck by gunfire on 10th Avenue near East 23rd Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. May 30 were three city residents – 32, 28 and 22 years old – and a 32-year-old man from Newark, authorities said. Three of victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by ambula…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting
Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting Three people were wounded in an overnight shooting Friday in Paterson, authorities said. Police found a 19-year-old city man at the scene of the 1 a.m. shooting at the corner of Market Street and Madison Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Two other men – one 24, the other 20 – got to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said. All were expected to survive. Authorities were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Party-Goer Stabbed Dead, Fellow City Man Surrenders, Charged With Murder Paterson Party-Goer Stabbed Dead, Fellow City Man Surrenders, Charged With Murder
Paterson Party-Goer Stabbed Dead, Fellow City Man Surrenders, Charged With Murder A Paterson man surrendered Monday morning to face murder charges after stabbing and killing another city man during a late-night party, authorities said. Henry Rivera, 31, stabbed Arthur Clauser, 52, in the chest after they got into an argument at a gathering on Ward Street just after midnight Monday, authorities said. Rivera fled before turning himself in at Paterson Police Headquarters later Monday morning, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Clauser, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Father, Self-Made Entrepreneur Who Helped Many Shot Dead In Paterson Father, Self-Made Entrepreneur Who Helped Many Shot Dead In Paterson
Father, Self-Made Entrepreneur Who Helped Many Shot Dead In Paterson TRIBUTE: A Paterson man who drew the respect, admiration and love of many was gunned down Thursday night, the fourth person shot and killed in the city over the past two weeks. Andrew Piskunov, 33, came from a tough neighborhood.  He had scrapes with the law, like many people he grew up around.  But he put that behind him and became a self-made man, a selfless source of strength and goodness, friends and loved ones said. Piskunov leaves behind a 14-year-old daughter, as well as a single mom whom he's taken care of "in every single way" since she lost her husband a few years back…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9 Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9
Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9 A 24-year-old Paterson man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl he was babysitting was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole. The victim and her family watched on a closed-circuit telecast as Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed sentenced Eilias Cano in Paterson on Wednesday. She’d testified during a trial last October that she was nine when Cano assaulted her, leading to his arrest by detectives with the Passaic County prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit in August 2018. Jurors subsequently convicted Cano of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, as well as child …

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Paterson Man Shot With Own Gun, Friend Charged With Helping Hide It Paterson Man Shot With Own Gun, Friend Charged With Helping Hide It
Paterson Man Shot With Own Gun, Friend Charged With Helping Hide It A Paterson man accidentally shot himself in the leg before a friend help him vanish the gun, said authorities who charged them both. Nygee Dennis, 22, showed up at the St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center emergency room at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday with a gunshot wound in his leg, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Apparently, Dennis was getting into a car in the area of Belmont Avenue when the gun he was carrying went off, they said. Samar Clyburn, 21, who was sitting with another man in the car, helped Dennis get ri…

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Responders: Stabbing Victim Emerges From Paterson House Fire Responders: Stabbing Victim Emerges From Paterson House Fire
Responders: Stabbing Victim Emerges From Paterson House Fire An emotionally disturbed man who'd apparently stabbed himself emerged from a burning Paterson home Tuesday afternoon, responders said. Police responding to a call of a barricade subject in the 400 block of Sussex Street shortly before 2 p.m. summoned firefighters after seeing smoke coming from the attic of the 2½-story home. They got the victim outside and conducted CPR. It wasn't immediately clear whether the victim survived. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within 20 minutes but then had to contend with cluttered conditions. They declared it under control about 2…

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Authorities: Driver Caught, Two Sought In Gunshot Slaying Outside Hospital In Paterson Authorities: Driver Caught, Two Sought In Gunshot Slaying Outside Hospital In Paterson
Authorities: Driver Caught, Two Sought In Gunshot Slaying Outside Hospital In Paterson Two men remained at large after beating and shooting a Paterson man dead and wounding another outside St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, said authorities who arrested a suspect described as their getaway driver.  John Delacruz, 22, was in custody, charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, authorities said Monday. Two others charged with the same offenses were identified as Wilfredo Garcia, 20, and Modino Garcia, 42, both of Paterson. Delacruz was driving when the Garcias got out of a black sedan on Hospital Plaza shortly after 5:30 p.m. May 27, Passaic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Woman, 23, Shot, Killed Paterson Woman, 23, Shot, Killed
Paterson Woman, 23, Shot, Killed A 23-year-old Paterson woman was killed and a 20-year-old man wounded in a predawn shooting Monday, authorities confirmed. Salomon Bens Bertha and Robinson Guzman were shot in a 12th Avenue home around midnight, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Bertha was pronounced dead at the scene. Guzman was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, treated and released. Authorities didn’t say whether anyone was in custody or if they had a suspect. ****** SEEN THEM? Two gunmen remained at large after…

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by Jerry DeMarco