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Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale

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Sandwiches, Candy, Scratchoffs, Heroin: Paterson Store Owner Busted, Drugs, $16,575 Seized Sandwiches, Candy, Scratchoffs, Heroin: Paterson Store Owner Busted, Drugs, $16,575 Seized
Sandwiches, Candy, Scratchoffs, Heroin: Paterson Store Owner Busted, Drugs, $16,575 Seized A Paterson merchant supplemented his income selling heroin and more from his store right next to a public school, authorities said. Narcotics Division detectives watched Jose Acevedo, 51, sell seven heroin folds to a city man at MC Power Grill and Deli on Union Avenue, next door to the K-4 No. 14 school, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They then then raided the business and Acevedo’s Garrison Street home, seizing various drugs, as well as more than $16,500 in alleged proceeds, he said. Acevedo was carrying 40 heroin folds when they arrested him outside the store during the simu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle
Paterson Officers Seize Loaded Gun In Fierce Struggle A struggle over a pistol-grip rifle loaded with nearly two dozen rounds ended with a Paterson driver in custody, authorities said. Officers Mark Alvarez and Fernando Saint-Hilaire, responding to a report of a dangerous situation on Warren Street, found Kwame Morrison asleep in the driver's seat of a 2020 Honda Accord LX that was double-parked with its headlights on and engine running around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers knocked on the windows in a failed effort to wake him, Speziale said. They opened the driver's side door and finally roused Mor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say
Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson detectives seized nearly nine pounds of pot in various forms and almost $28,000 in alleged proceeds while arresting three people on drug charges, authorities said. The defendants were dealing out of a home on Wayne Avenue near the corner of Maple Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Speziale said Paterson Narcotics Division detectives found: 33 bags of marijuana; 204 tins of marijuana; 173 THC vape cartridges; 10 glass jars of marijuana; 13 pre-rolled marijuana cigars. They arrested and charged three people with drug offenses: Shakir Khan and Marzan Choudhury, bot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators
Crackdown: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators A specialized group of Paterson police officers has begun combing the Silk City around the clock, busting large gatherings, loiterers and operators of non-essential businesses that remain open in violation of a state order, authorities warned Thursday. The handpicked COVID-19 Compliance Unit fielded more than 40 different calls on Wednesday  reporting civilians or merchants violating Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order directing residents to say home and non-essential businesses to remain closed, authorities reported. They shut down four businesses and issued several summonses, May…

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by Jerry DeMarco