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Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson
Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities identified a woman shot several times and killed on a Paterson street as a 25-year-old city resident. Jasmin Wel was found struck by gunfire on outside 661 East 24th Street, just off Broadway, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, responders said. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified. No other details were released. Wel, who studied business mar…

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NJSP: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash NJSP: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash
Njsp: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash The fleeing driver of a vehicle that crashed into two others in Paterson during a pre-dawn New Jersey State Police chase Sunday tossed a gun out the window, authorities said. The occupant of one of the struck vehicles was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the crash at 10th Avenue and East 24th Street around 2 a.m., responders said. The other vehicle that was hit was parked, they said. Along the way, the driver tossed a bag on northbound Route 20, police said. Inside the bag was a 9mm Ruger that troopers recovered, they said. The driver was tak…

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Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say
Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say A police chase from Paterson to Newark ended with the arrests of three armed robbers after they crashed a stolen SUV on Route 21, authorities said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir stopped the Mazda CX5 – reported stolen out of Jersey City – near the corner of 10th Avenue and East 24th Street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. They’d gotten out and were approaching the vehicle when the driver first backed up a bit and then hit the gas and sped away, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives chased the SUV through Clifton and Passaic on southbound Route 20, then …

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Paterson PD: Boy, 15, Caught Carrying Pair Of High-Powered Handguns, Magazines, More Paterson PD: Boy, 15, Caught Carrying Pair Of High-Powered Handguns, Magazines, More
Paterson PD: Boy, 15, Caught Carrying Pair Of High-Powered Handguns, Magazines, More A 15-year-old Paterson boy was caught carrying two handguns with large-capacity magazines, authorities said. The teen at first tried to avoid Officer Jensin Burgos when he pulled up to the corner of 12thAvenue and East 24thStreet, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. When Burgos got out, the boy bolted through an alleyway, discarding a black bag he was carrying, Speziale said. A gun fell out, he said. Burgos nabbed the teen and recovered the bag, which had another weapon inside, the director said. Both are 9mm semi-automatic Taurus handguns fitted with fully-loaded high-capacity…

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Ex-Con Captured In Paterson Shooting Ex-Con Captured In Paterson Shooting
Ex-Con Captured In Paterson Shooting Detectives cracked a month-old Paterson shooting when they arrested an ex-con from the city who’d served time for a previous shooting. Alexander Nieves, 23, faces a lengthier prison sentence if convicted of attempted murder and weapons offenses in the June 18 shooting of a 25-year-old city man at the corner of East 24th Street and 14th Avenue. The victim made his way to 21st Street and Madison Avenue, where police found him. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for two gunshot wounds. Authorities captured Nieves on East 22nd Street shortly after 11:30…

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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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Paterson Police Pursuit Ends In Fiery Crash Paterson Police Pursuit Ends In Fiery Crash
Paterson Police Pursuit Ends In Fiery Crash A driver led Paterson police on a chase that ended when his vehicle slammed into a city police cruiser, igniting a fire, and then crashed onto its side into a porch, authorities said. Detective Mustafa Dombayci began chasing the grey Infiniti G35 on Memorial Drive toward Broadway just after 11 p.m. Saturday after noticing it had a broken driver’s side mirrors, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver – identified as Adriano Giordano, 24, of Bloomfield -- pulled to the side of the road at Broadway and Straight Street, then hit the gas, spinning his tires and roaring off, after…

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Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating
Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Paterson police detectives were investigating a fall that a 2-year-old child took out a second-floor window on Thursday. The toddler was alert and conscious while being taken via city Fire Department ambulance to the trauma unit at nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The toddler went out the window in the 600 block of East 24th Street around 10 a.m., he said. "It was believed to be accidental," one law enforcement officer told Daily Voice. "But not everyone is so sure." ****** WATCH: A gunman…

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