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Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion
Prosecutor: Clifton Man Threatened New Paterson Police Chief Over His Race, Religion 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 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 Camelia Valdes said …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Secaucus Shootout Identified, Charged In 2015 Bias Crime Man Killed In Secaucus Shootout Identified, Charged In 2015 Bias Crime
Man Killed In Secaucus Shootout Identified, Charged In 2015 Bias Crime The man who was killed Sunday night in an exchange of gunfire with police is a 68-year-old former resident of Secaucus, the state Attorney General said.  According to a preliminary account, police were called to Sea Isle Key, a street in Harmon Cove, a Secaucus residential development, around 5:41 p.m. Police were responding to a 911 call reporting a domestic incident, the Attorney General's office said. There had also been reports of shots fired.  When officers arrived at the home, Anthony Rosso, 68, was outside and armed with a handgun, authorities said. Rosso had previously liv…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park PD: Ex-Con Who Stabbed Man On Street Nabbed With Help Cliffside Park PD: Ex-Con Who Stabbed Man On Street Nabbed With Help
Cliffside Park PD: Ex-Con Who Stabbed Man On Street Nabbed With Help Thanks to a Ridgefield Park police sergeant, detectives from Cliffside Park nabbed a career criminal who they said stabbed and beat a longtime borough resident outside his apartment exactly a month earlier. The 57-year-old victim had just parked his car and was headed home in the 600 block of Palisade Avenue on July 6 when he was rushed by the assailant, who'd been sitting on a nearby bench, Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. The attacker punched him in the face, threw him to the ground and stabbed him in the arm and back with a folding knife before fleeing, Capano said. Borough detecti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Three Youths Charged In Swastika Graffiti Incidents In Bayonne Three Youths Charged In Swastika Graffiti Incidents In Bayonne
Three Youths Charged In Swastika Graffiti Incidents In Bayonne Two teens and another youth have been charged with placing Nazi-style graffiti in three different locations in Bayonne, the city’s Office of Emergency Management announced. “Thousands of Bayonne residents fought against Nazi Germany during World War II. Our community rejects swastikas, nooses and all other hateful symbols and everything they represent,” Mayor Jimmy Davis said in a statement. Davis held off on discussing the incidents publicly at the request of the police, who were concerned that statements could complicate the investigation, Davis added. The investigation was conducted by …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Paramus PD: Suspect In Bias Jitney Bus Attack Paramus Arrested Paramus PD: Suspect In Bias Jitney Bus Attack Paramus Arrested
Paramus PD: Suspect In Bias Jitney Bus Attack Paramus Arrested A 51-year-old Hackensack man has been arrested after police said he spit on and threatened to kill another man in a racially tinged tirade aboard a jitney bus traveling through Paramus earlier this month.  Victor E. Colon was arrested Wednesday night at his home, Paramus police said. He was charged with offenses including aggravated assault, bias intimidation and making terroristic threats.  Colon allegedly stomped on the foot of a passenger getting on the bus at 2218 Broadway in Fair Lawn May 2 before moving his seat closer to the victim and harassing him during the ride up Route 4 eastbo…

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by Paul Milo
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Paramus PD: Man Who Spit On, Screamed Threats At Jitney Passenger Arrested (Watch Video) Paramus PD: Man Who Spit On, Screamed Threats At Jitney Passenger Arrested (Watch Video)
Paramus PD: Man Who Spit On, Screamed Threats At Jitney Passenger Arrested (Watch Video) A 51-year-old Hackensack man was arrested after police said he spit on and threatened to kill a jitney bus passenger in a racially-tinged tirade aboard through Paramus. Victor E. Colon was arrested Wednesday night at his home, Paramus police said. He was charged with offenses including aggravated assault, bias intimidation and making terroristic threats. Colon allegedly stomped on the foot of a passenger getting on the bus at 2218 Broadway in Fair Lawn May 2 before moving his seat closer to the victim and harassing him during the ride up Route 4 eastbound, Chief of Police Kenneth Ehrenberg…

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by Paul Milo & Cecilia Levine