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364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian
A 28-year-old Paterson man was sentenced to a plea-bargained 364 days in prison for fleeing a crash that seriously injured a city woman. Joshua Dumeng, 28, doesn’t have to begin serving his sentence at the Passaic County Jail until May 7, under a deal with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s office. He’ll be on probation for five years after his release and will have his driver’s license suspended for two years under the terms of the deal. Dumeng was driving a 2004 Acura TL when he struck the 62-year-old victim on Mill Street last Dec. 9, Valdes said. He sped off, leaving the s…
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Paterson Man, 68, Who Sexually Assaulted Three Kids Could Be Out In Less Than 7 Years
A Paterson man will be 75 before he'll be eligible for parole under a plea-bargained sentence handed down this week for sexually assaulting three children over the course of several years. Ramon Torres, 68, was arrested in November 2019 by detectives from the Passaic County Special Victims Unit. An investigation found that Ramon had “committed acts of sexual contact upon three children under the age of thirteen with whom he was acquainted…between the years of 1985 and 2019 in the City of Paterson,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Rather than go to trial, Torres pleaded guil…
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Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole
A Passaic nightclub employee must spend at least 25½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his part in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party following his sentencing Tuesday. In addition to the prison term, Superior Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez ordered Michael Ramirez, 39, to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life. Jurors in Paterson convicted Ramirez and dancer Trystal Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eight-…
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Vehicle Passenger Critically Wounded In Paterson 'Drive-Past' Shooting: Was He The Target?
Authorities didn’t say whether they believe a bullet that struck and critically injured a 38-year-old vehicle passenger in Paterson was intended for him or someone else. Police found the wounded city resident at the corner of Straight and Harrison streets – more than a half-mile from the scene of the shooting at North 1st and East Main streets – shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Friday. Both asked that anyone…
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Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High
A man found shot dead in a Paterson gas station parking lot Wednesday became the 23rd victim gunned down in the Silk City this year. The body of Michael Richardson, 33, was found on the ground of the BP station at Broadway and Summer Street, in a neighborhood rife with drugs and gangs, shortly after 3 p.m., authorities said. He'd been shot in the head, said detectives who were searching for a juvenile who reportedly fled the scene. Richardson was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrah…
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Passaic Man Charged With Murdering Dad, 82
A Passaic man was charged with killing his 82-year-old father during a struggle in their home. Police and fireman went to the Terhune Avenue home on a welfare check shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a “concerned party” had been unable to contact Vincent Sullivan or his father, Gerard, for several days. They initially received no response at the home, then eventually contacted the younger Sullivan, 49, who “allowed first responders to enter the home,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. They discovered a lifeless Gerard Sullivan on…
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: Off-Duty Officer Shoots At Armed Robbers In Paterson, Responders Say
An off-duty police officer shot at four armed men who tried to rob him on a dark Paterson street, authorities confirmed Monday. The officer, dressed in plain clothes, apparently was getting out of his car when he was accosted on Pearl Street near the corner the corner of East 18th Street shortly before 10 p.m., they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes confirmed the shooting but declined to elaborate in any way. Responders said one of the robbers was struck and all four fled, although that couldn’t be confirmed. Neither the officer nor a companion was injured, they said. Shooti…
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Virtual Promotions: 24 Passaic Police Officers, Firefighters Sworn To New Posts Via Zoom
It wasn't the NFL draft, although it looked somewhat like it when two dozen promoted Passaic police officers and firefighters were sworn in to their new positions Monday via Zoom. Mayor Hector Carlos Lora presided over the unprecedented virtual ceremony, during which 19 police officers and five firefighters were officially promoted amid the coronavirus pandemic. The firefighters were delayed but made it to the show after responding to a four-alarm fire on Dayton Avenue during which they and their Clifton colleagues rescued a 4-year-old girl and her mother, Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost. S…
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Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion
UPDATE: Paterson’s first Muslim police chief wasn’t in the job long when he became the target of texted threats from a 28-year-old Clifton man because of what authorities said Monday are his race, religion and nationality. Stefan Keco was arrested and charged after being identified by Paterson detectives following the threats to Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” Baycora, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale Jr. said. Keco "sent threatening text messages to Chief Baycora with the purpose to intimidate him because of the chief's religion, race and national origin," Passaic County Prosecutor Camel…
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Wayne PD: Man Who Exposed Himself At Mall Seized During Holiday Shopping Rush
Wayne police and Passaic County sheriff's officers were talking to a witness reporting that a man had exposed himself at busy Willowbrook Mall this weekend when a woman screamed nearby. The woman, who was with her 12-year-old nephew, pointed to the suspect, who was immediately taken into custody, township Police Capt. Daniel Daly said Monday. The officers were talking with the witnesses shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday when they heard the screams, Daily said. James Michura, 24, of North Carldwell was charged with three counts of lewdness and released pending a court hearing, the captain said…
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