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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 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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week
Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week A single gunshot killed a Paterson man as a string of what have become daily shootings in the Silk City continued Sunday night, authorities said. Wahneem Combs, 34, was shot in a home on 15th Avenue at the corner of East 24th Street around 7:50 p.m., they said. Combs "succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint announcement. They didn't say whether they had anyone in custody or identified in connection with the shooting. Combs was the second man shot and kille…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars
Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy was among three victims wounded in a weekend shooting outside a Paterson liquor store that gave one of the Silk City’s most notorious drug-dealing street gangs its name. Gunfire erupted at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue outside 230 Liquors shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday. Taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening were two victims – one 15, the other 18, authorities said. A 31-year-old woman was shot in the leg was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said. Police wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified
Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified The drowning of a 17-year-old boy whose body was pulled from the Passaic River over the Memorial Day weekend isn't considered suspicious, authorities said Wednesday. Elmwood Park firefighters pulled the body of Joshua Hames from the water after a fisherman spotted it tangled in debris against an abutment of the Broadway (Route 4) bridge at Elmwood Park/Paterson border at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. It had been in the water about a week, responders said. An autopsy by the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office found no trauma to the body or any othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County sheriff’s officers captured a wanted Paterson ex-con charged with an Easter Sunday shooting. Alex Pagan became the subject of a manhunt after authorities identified him as the gunman who shot a 22-year-old city resident on Park Avenue around 4:30 p.m. this past April 12. The victim had gone to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound that wasn’t considered life-threatening, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Sheriff’s offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brothers Captured In Paterson Drive-By Brothers Captured In Paterson Drive-By
Brothers Captured In Paterson Drive-By One brother had the wheel while another fired the shots during a drive-by attack in Paterson that wounded a local man, authorities said. Johan Lake-Rodriguez, 28, fired several shots from the moving vehicle driven by 27-year-old Jerry Lake-Rodriguez on Hamilton Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, they said. One of the bullets struck a 26-year-old Paterson man who was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for a non-fatal wound, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Saturday. Detectives arrested the Lake-Rodriguez brothers the ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco