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Friday, nov 22
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash
Paterson police detectives nabbed ex-cons with guns in two separate incidents -- one of which ended in a crash when one of them drove the wrong way up a one-way street. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci began chasing a Chevy Malibu that had sped through a stop sign at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Damond King, 30, of Paterson, then turned east onto Fair Street in the wrong direction and continued to Rosa Parks Boulevard, where the Malibu collided with another vehicle, Spe…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Wanted Shooter Reaches For Gun, Subdued By Paterson Police
Paterson police avoided a tragedy when they subdued a wanted city man who tried to pull a gun on them as they moved in to arrest him for a shooting, authorities said. Police began searching for Yusef M. Page, 18, shortly after the 24-year-old victim from Hillside was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center at 1:20 p.m. Saturday with a non-fatal wound from a shooting on Broadway. When police spotted Page on Hamilton Avenue a short time later, he “attempted to pull a firearm from his waistband,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a …
Police & Fire
Fatal Paterson Gunshot Victim Dropped Off By Friends At Rochelle Park Nursing Home
UPDATE: Friends of a man shot in Paterson Friday night brought him to a Rochelle Park nursing home, where he was later pronounced dead, responders said. "They were trying to find a hospital and dropped him off" at Alaris Health at 96 Parkway instead, one responder said. The victim -- identified as Riquelvin Burgos-Nunez, 24, of the Bronx -- apparently had been shot through a car door on East 31st Street between 11th and 12th avenues around 9 p.m., authorities said. "He continued driving until he crashed into another vehicle and came to a stop in the area 749 Broadway," Passaic C…
Lifestyle
Sopranos Movie, HBO Miniseries Both Filming In Paterson Wednesday
Film crews will be taking over much of Paterson Wednesday, when Sopranos prequel film "The Many Saints of Newark" and "The Plot Against America," an HBO miniseries based on the book by Philip Roth, will both be shooting in the city. The mayor's office said The Many Saints of Newark will be filming from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. near the Main Post Office. There will be no parking on the following streets at that time: Crosby Pl (small street between Post Office and train): Between Ward and Essex St. · Essex St: Between Crosby Pl and Madison St. · Straight St: B…
Police & Fire
Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking
“Give me the car!” demanded an ex-con whom jurors this past week convicted of a Paterson carjacking. The jury in Paterson deliberated barely an hour before convicting Paul Myhand, 40, of two counts of carjacking. Myhand, who already had seven felony convictions, faces a possible life sentence because of his record and the severity of the crime, said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes. Whichever term the judge ultimately chooses, Myhand will have to serve at least 85% of it before the possibility of parole. The driver was accompanied by a passenger while parking his 1998 Toyota Camry…
Lifestyle
Filming Of Amazon Series 'The Hunt' Starring Al Pacino Shuts Paterson Streets
Several streets in Paterson will be closed this week for the filming of "The Hunt" starring Al Pacino. The 10-episode Amazon season is "a vengeance-driven Nazi hunting series," Deadline reports. The show is produced by Oscar-winning "Get Out" writer and director Jordan Peele. A temporary ghetto wall will be placed down the middle of Market Street outside Paterson City Hall, NorthJersey.com says. The following streets will be closed: Colt Street (Market to Ellison): 3 a.m. Thursday through noon Saturday Hamilton Street (Smith to Market); Market Street (Main to Church): 4 p.…
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