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Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash
Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash UPDATE: Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found,…

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WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson
Wild Night: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson Three men and a woman were hospitalized in a trio of Paterson shootings in a span of barely six hours, authorities said. The first two men – one, 20, from the city and the other a 22-year-old Wallingon resident – arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Both had been struck in a drive-by shooting on East 27th Street between Park and 17th avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police responded to another shooting shortly before 10 p.m…

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'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver 'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver
'Hotspot' Policing: Paterson Detectives Seize Tec-9, Half-Pound Of Pot, Cash From Essex Driver Paterson police working a "hotspot" detail in a crime-ridden neighborhood seized a high-powered handgun favored by criminals after catching an Irvington man with a half-pound of pot, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci, Mohammad Bashir, and Yamil Pimienta spotted Devon Williams, 21, putting a clear plastic bag of the drug inside another bag on East 29th Street near 17th Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Williams ducked into a nearby business when he saw them coming, but they followed him in, Speziale said. They took Williams into custod…

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by Jerry DeMarco