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SEEN HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought SEEN HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought
Seen HIM? Suspect In Paterson Robbery Shooting Sought Authorities on Friday revealed that they’d arrested a Paterson man and a teenager back in November following a shooting during a robbery on a city street and were now looking for the public’s help finding a third defendant. Exactly who they believe pulled the trigger on Paterson Avenue on Nov. 18, shooting a 23-year-old victim in the stomach, wasn’t disclosed by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald in a brief release. The assailants had pulled up in a black, four-door black that was found abandoned on West Broadway and Union Avenue, police said a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting
Paterson Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting The last of three men charged in the shooting of another man during a Paterson street robbery three months ago was taken into custody late last week, Passaic County authorities announced. D’ron Mims, 19, was arrested on Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release issued Monday. Mins joins Roberto Rodriguez, 21, who they said was arrested on Sept. 8, a day after the 35-year-old man was shot in the area of Pacific and Levin streets. He survived his injuries, they said. Seized on Sept. 18 was Kaleik Easton, 25, Valdes and O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests
Paterson Street Shooting Produces Two Arrests Authorities investigating an August shooting in Paterson wound up charging both the accused gunman and another city man who they said was involved in an incident months earlier. Ex-con Jetor Brown, 25, was charged with shooting a 19-year-old city man on Park Avenue on Aug. 24, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement Wednesday. Counts include aggravated assault and various weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities also charged him with having a gun in a June 12 incident …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens
Federal CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens A now-former Paterson police officer is headed to federal prison for at least 2½ years after admitting Tuesday that he beat and robbed suspects as well as ordinary citizens. Frank Toledo, 30, is one of seven rogue officers that the U.S. government has recently helped the city police department remove from its ranks, authorities in Paterson said. Toledo pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiring to violate citizens’ civil rights in the Silk City as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that will bring him a shorter prison sentence than if he’d been convicted at a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar
Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar A Paterson man was charged with beating a man to death outside a city bar, authorities announced early Friday evening. Jonas Rogers was part of a gang that set upon 35-year-old Arnoldo “Ludwig” Alvarez outside the El Tio Gozon Bar on 21st Avenue around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, authorities said. A Passaic County sheriff's officer found Alvarez unconscious in the street and a large crowd nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. Alvarez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson.  The last word from Valdes and Oswald la…

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by Jerry DeMarco