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HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties
Highway Robberies: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties A trio of armed robbers terrorized gas station attendants in several North Jersey towns overnight Tuesday, taking cash and valuables at gunpoint, authorities confirmed. Information was still coming in as this story was being written. At this point, however, the same three masked bandits are believed responsible for armed robberies in Montclair, at an Exxon station on Route 46 in Elmwood Park and at an Exxon/Tiger Mart on 21st Avenue in Paterson before dawn June 13. They were also tied to a failed holdup at a Wawa in Garfield. Authorities believe the three black suspects dressed all in blac…

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OTHER SHOE DROPS: Young Armed Robber From Garfield Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole OTHER SHOE DROPS: Young Armed Robber From Garfield Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole
Other Shoe Drops: Young Armed Robber From Garfield Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole UPDATE: A state judge in Paterson on Friday hammered a 22-year-old Garfield man who was convicted of robbing four different victims at gunpoint in a one-man crime spree. Jimmy German rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and lost big when it came time to face the music. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced German to 27 years in state prison -- 85% of which must be served under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act before he’ll be eligible for parole -- during a brief court proceeding on March 31. That’s 23 years before German will taste freedom again, longer than he's been aliv…

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Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff
Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff A Paterson mechanic was caught distributing child porn online -- including to himself, authorities said. Nekia T. Mouzone, 25, who works for a sanitation equipment company in Totowa, emailed videos to himself of children from eight to 13 years old being sexually abused, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Detectives from Berdnik's Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested Mouzone on charges of possessing, maintaining and distributing child pornography during a raid Wednesday at his home on 21st Avenue near Summer Street, the sheriff said. Additional charges could follow …

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Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street
Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street Authorities hadn't said by noontime Thursday whether a pair of explosions on the same Paterson block the night before were from fireworks or improvised devices thrown from a passing car. They did say that agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the pair of incidents on 21st Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities were looking for a white Nissan Quest after the devices were reportedly tossed in the middle of the block and at a travel agency on the corner of 22nd Avenue. No one was injured, although a door and window were damaged, r…

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CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz CRACKDOWN: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz
Crackdown: 10 Busted, Guns, Drugs Seized, 350 Tickets Written, Cars Towed In Paterson PD Blitz Paterson police blitzed the city over the weekend, arresting 10 people, seizing two guns and nearly 1,000 heroin folds, among other drugs, and writing 349 traffic tickets as part of a crackdown on rising crime. The special ops detail “was deployed in our continued strategic response to an uptick in violent crime nationally,” city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A total of 50 criminal complaints were filed, all but two of them for drug-related offenses, Speziale said. Detectives and officers from the Ceasefire, Street Crimes, Narcotics /ABC and Traffic units were deployed along …

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SEEN HIM? FBI Seeks Public's Help Finding Accused Fugitive Killer, 20, From Paterson SEEN HIM? FBI Seeks Public's Help Finding Accused Fugitive Killer, 20, From Paterson
Seen HIM? FBI Seeks Public's Help Finding Accused Fugitive Killer, 20, From Paterson The FBI turned to the public for help catching a 20-year-old Paterson fugitive wanted for murder. Diego Alfonso De Leon Mejia gunned down Marco “Magoo” Bishop, 41, near the Delta service station at the corner of 25th Street and 21st Avenue around 1:30 a.m. May 16, 2019, authorities said. Responding officers found Bishop's body face down in the street on 25th Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Paterson detectives two weeks later obtained a warrant for DeLeon Mejia’s arrest for murder and weapons possession. Last week, a U.S. District Court judge in Newark issued a federal warran…

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Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies
Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies A 22-year-old driver was shot and killed in his Jeep and another man wounded on a Paterson street, authorities confirmed Friday. Stevens Origene was found behind the wheel of a Cherokee that had crashed into a Honda Accord parked on East 21st Street near 21st Avenue after it was peppered with gunfire just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds – including one in the chest -- and was pronounced dead less than an hour later. A short time later, an 18-year-old man showed up Hackensack University Medical Center via private vehicle, Pa…

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Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs
Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs A group of young thugs had just put a fake gun to a robbery victim’s head when Paterson police tracked down and captured them, authorities said. Snow hadn’t begun falling yet when officers converged on Liberty Street near Wayne Avenue following a robbery around 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, the robbers pistol-whipped a victim, taking his wallet and cellphone, Speziale said. They were all wearing black, including their face masks. The circumstances were similar to a trio of street holdups that occurred early Friday between 6 a.m. or so and shortly be…

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Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say
Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say A Haledon man who had deliveries sent to a Paterson location so he could swipe cash from drivers had the tables turned when a would-be victim overpowered him and called police, authorities said. In doing so, the driver for a Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant in Totowa helped city police crack a string of thefts from drivers from various local eateries. Walter Pardo, 29, had the deliveries made each time to the same Granite Avenue address while claiming that he needed the driver to bring change because he only had a $100 bill, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Once the driver arriv…

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Paterson Detectives Chase Down Gunmen After Interrupting Attempted Gas Station Robbery Paterson Detectives Chase Down Gunmen After Interrupting Attempted Gas Station Robbery
Paterson Detectives Chase Down Gunmen After Interrupting Attempted Gas Station Robbery Paterson detectives nabbed two gunmen who looked like they were about to rob a city gas station, authorities said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir spotted four suspect acting suspiciously around a vehicle stopped near the Power Gas station on 21st Avenue at Madison Street shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. One of them was wearing a full face mask, he said. As the detectives approached, the vehicle drove off with two occupants while two other men tried to hide behind a parked car, Speziale said. Both then took off on foot down Madison Stree…

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