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UPDATE: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting UPDATE: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting
Update: Three Wounded In Paterson Shooting A noontime shooting wounded three people Saturday in Paterson, responders said. One of those struck by gunfire on North Main Street near Presidential Boulevard at 12:08 p.m. Nov. 12 is a 15-year-old juvenile, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint announcement.The others are a 36-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, all from Paterson, they said. All were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Valdes and Ribeiro said. Witnesses told police the shooter fled …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Out-Of-State Man In Passing Car Shot In Paterson, 19-Year-Old Charged Out-Of-State Man In Passing Car Shot In Paterson, 19-Year-Old Charged
Out-Of-State Man In Passing Car Shot In Paterson, 19-Year-Old Charged An Illinois man in a passing car was wounded when gunmen opened fire on a Paterson street, authorities said. Police who converged on the area took 19-year-old Casmir Smith into custody shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday and charged him with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. He remained held Sunday in the Passaic County Jail. The 50-year-old victim from Oak Forest, IL was in a car on Presidential Boulevard approaching West Broadway when “multiple actors began shooting at unknown persons, with one of the bullets piercing the victim’s windshield and striking him,” Passaic County Prosecut…

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Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver
Authorities: Paterson Lawman Nabs Fleeing Armed Driver A Paterson police detective nabbed a driver carrying a loaded stolen handgun, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Anthony Castronova stopped Octavius Bolds, 35, on Presidential Boulevard for recklessly driving a Jeep Cherokee with an expired registration in the area of Bridge and River streets around 2 a.m. Sunday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. After Castronova approached the vehicle and asked for his license and registration, Bolds hit the gas and sped off, Speziale said. Castronova hopped back in his vehicle and pursued Bolds while requesting backup, the director said. As the…

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by Jerry DeMarco