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Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged
Three emergency medical workers with another squad broke into the Norwood EMS building and stole three portable radios, authorities charged.
Two of them, Antonio Guinta, 26, and Frank Ballante, 19, both of Norwood, have been with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad a little over a year, said Franklin Smith, the squad’s captain.
The third defendant, Anthony Olsen, 47, of Laurence Harbor was an observer who’d recently been with a squad in South Jersey, Smith said.
It turns out he also had a criminal record, authorities said they discovered.
The Nov. 29th thefts from the Norwood EMS b…
Police Sweep Of Paterson Open-Air Drug Market Nets Local Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers
Paterson police scooped up local dealers and out-of-town buyers alike in a quick-strike response to calls from citizens who feared for their safety amid open-air neighborhood drug dealing.
Narcotics Division detectives emerged with 11 arrests and nearly 600 bags of heroin and crack Friday after targeting Hamilton Avenue between Summer and Lake streets, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They also seized $7,133 in drug proceeds, he said.
Charged with selling or having drugs for sale, Speziale said, were Erick Speight, 22, and Clarence Cooper, 42, both of Paterson, and Anthony Yildi…
