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Teen Girl Shot Dead In Paterson: Reports Teen Girl Shot Dead In Paterson: Reports
Teen Girl Shot Dead In Paterson: Reports A 15-year-old girl was shot and killed and three other victims were injured Wednesday, May 11 in Paterson, various news reports say. Gunfire broke out at the corner of Essex and Madison streets around 10:30 p.m., NJ Advance Media says citing Mayor Andre Sayegh. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was handling the investigation. The Girl's name was not immediately released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Sheriff: Drug Detectives Nab Pair Of Older Dealers Passaic County Sheriff: Drug Detectives Nab Pair Of Older Dealers
Passaic County Sheriff: Drug Detectives Nab Pair Of Older Dealers Passaic County sheriff's detectives grabbed one Paterson man with several ounces of crack and another as he tried to flush more drugs, authorities said. Narcotics Bureau investigators followed and arrested Eric Seegers, 62, after watching Shawn Nero, 48, conduct business outside Nero's Madison Street apartment, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Seegers was carrying 6½ ounces of crack and $1,400 in suspected drug proceeds, the sheriff said. The detectives then doubled back to Nero's. Seeing them at the door, he rushed back into the apartment and tried to destroy the remaining…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson
Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson Two 14-year-olds escaped serious injury during a shooting Friday night in Paterson, authorities said. Police found one victim with a gunshot wound at the scene of the Market Street shooting near Madison Street at 10:40 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The second, who’d been grazed, showed up at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via a private vehicle a short time later, they said. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin 72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin
72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin What began as a couple of routine daylight drug busts led Paterson detectives to enough raw heroin to fill more than 2,700 bags, as well as the arrest of a 72-year-old accused buyer. It was around 11:30 a.m. when detectives saw Michael T. James, 50, emerge from a home on Oak Street, sell some drugs to a buyer, then head back inside, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. An arrest team quickly grabbed Calvin L. Wallace, 47, of Broadway near the corner of nearby Summer and Morton streets, Speziale said. He was carrying 62 heroin folds and seven small bags of crack, the director sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop
Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop A Paterson driver who sped off after a Passaic County sheriff's officer terminated a chase was eventually identified, tracked down and arrested by detectives, authorities said. It was two months ago when the officer stopped a 2006 Mercedes at the corner of Memorial Drive and College Boulevard in the city, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. After the officer got out and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, the driver -- identified as Martin J. Torres, 28 -- hit the gas, Berdnik said. The officer hopped back into his cruiser and began chasing Torres but eventually pulled…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes
New Year's Heave-Ho: Paterson Vice Squad Raids Restriction-Violating Bashes An illegal New Year’s Eve gathering in Paterson might not have drawn much attention if wasn’t held on the top floor of a downtown warehouse. Same goes for a popular hookah lounge the city Vice Squad raided for COVID violations three times in the past two months. This time, authorities said, detectives advised the operators of Besan Café on East Railway that they had to be closed by 10 p.m. under an ongoing order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy’s to stem the spread of the coronavirus. When squad members showed up at 10:43 p.m., they found 15 patrons smoking hookahs, so they issued a vio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco