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4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged 4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged
4-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Broken Ribs, Paterson Man Charged A four-month-old child was hospitalized with broken ribs that authorities said were caused by a 22-year-old Paterson man. Narciso "Junior" Alejandro remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail, charged with child abuse and endangerment, as well as with violating a restraining order, records show. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating after being alerted by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that the injured child had been brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Investigators interview…

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Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson
Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson A 24-year-old mother from Sussex County became the fifth person charged with murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in Paterson earlier this year. Jenna N. Peselli of Newton surrendered to Paterson police on Monday and was booked into the Passaic County Jail, records show. She joins two adults – a man and woman, both 19, from Paterson, and two city boys, both 17 – who are accused of planning and executing the slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues shortly before 7 p.m. May 1, authorities said. A team of shooters were recruit…

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GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer
Gotcha! Authorities Nab Hawthorne Woman's Accused Killer UPDATE: A 23-year-old Paterson man was charged with murder after detectives identified him as the gunman who shot and killed a Hawthorne woman behind a city grammar school last winter. Police reported finding Nasreen Yashi, 41, behind the K-5 No. 15 School on Oak Street shortly before 2 a.m. Feb. 11. She’d been shot several times, they said. Yashi died of her injuries the next day at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Rashawn Pelham already was in the Passaic County Jail on unspecified unrelated…

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Paterson Ex-Cons Wounded In Shooting Treated, Charged With Gun Possession Paterson Ex-Cons Wounded In Shooting Treated, Charged With Gun Possession
Paterson Ex-Cons Wounded In Shooting Treated, Charged With Gun Possession Two Paterson ex-cons who showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds could both be headed back to prison. Rashon Johnson, 30, and Nascir Robinson, 22, each showed up at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in private vehicles within minutes of one another around 2:30 a.m. July 5, authorities said. Both men told police that they were “in the area of Park Avenue and Madison Avenue when an unknown individual began shooting at them,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora previously said in a joint release. A vehicle was struck and shell casi…

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Dealer Caught With More Than 28 Pounds Of Coke Worth $720,500 In Passaic, Authorities Charge Dealer Caught With More Than 28 Pounds Of Coke Worth $720,500 In Passaic, Authorities Charge
Dealer Caught With More Than 28 Pounds Of Coke Worth $720,500 In Passaic, Authorities Charge A Paterson man was busted with more than 28 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $720,500 during a fugitive roundup, authorities announced Thursday. Tydel Clark, 31, was arrested following a warranted search of a Passaic city residence and his vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey Juan Mattos Jr. said. The news came amid a joint announcement by both of an operation that they said produced 133 arrests and the seizure of guns and drugs. Authorities targeted active warrants and fugitive cases, most of them in Paterson, Valdes …

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Woman, 75, Shot In Paterson Woman, 75, Shot In Paterson
Woman, 75, Shot In Paterson A 75-year-old woman was shot in the face in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Police found the wounded victim near Rosa Parks Arts High School and the Federation Apartments high-rise off the corner of 12th Avenue and East 27th Street shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday. She'd actually been shot near the Sussman's Drugs at the corner of 10th Avenue and East 26th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatenin…

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Paterson Police Officer Charged With Assault, Misconduct Paterson Police Officer Charged With Assault, Misconduct
Paterson Police Officer Charged With Assault, Misconduct A Paterson police officer beat a victim with his fist and a flashlight, kneed him in the face, then filed a bogus report about it, authorities charged. Spencer Finch, 44, of Mahwah assaulted the victim on May 26, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday without identifying where or under what circumstances. “The aggravated assault took place while the defendant was on-duty and in uniform,” Valdes said. “The defendant then prepared, signed, and submitted a police report describing the incident that contained several false statements,” she added. A first appearance via v…

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Ex-Con Sent To Prison For Setting Fire To Paterson Home Ex-Con Sent To Prison For Setting Fire To Paterson Home
Ex-Con Sent To Prison For Setting Fire To Paterson Home UPDATE: An ex-con with a lengthy criminal record must spend at least 2½ years in prison before she’ll be eligible for parole after deliberately setting fire to a Paterson home occupied by squatters. Erin Micco, a Florida native who recently lived in Rutherford, was arrested soon after the two-alarm blaze destroyed the 2½-story Pearl Street home and damaged a neighboring residence last Nov. 17. None of the squatters were injured in the fire, which took nearly six hours to douse. Micco already had a criminal history that dates back to 2012. She served time for grand theft and trafficking in…

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BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings
Bloody Sunday: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed minutes before seven other people were wounded at a large overnight gathering across town, authorities in Paterson said. Responding officers conducted CPR on Stephanie Caro after finding her outside her Butler Street home shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, responders said. She was later pronounced dead at the scene, they said. A 35-year-old man also was found wounded nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. He was reported in stable condition at. St. Joseph’s Regional Medic…

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Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged. Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said. The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said. The 4-year-…

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Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child
Passaic Man, 40, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults On Child A Passaic man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexually abusing a child several times over the course of nearly a year, authorities said. Edu Roldan-Lopez, 40, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Louis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Passaic police had received a report in late January, after which detectives from Valdes’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the child and more than one witness, they said. The youngster “reported being sexually abused [Roldan-Lopez] on …

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Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer
Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer A Clifton man was charged with attempted murder in what prosecutors said was a bias attack on a Mexican grocery store clerk. Shairo Gil, 24, missed when he tried to stab the clerk at Barrales Grocery on Main Street in the chest, they said. Gil “was purposely targeting any individual of Mexican descent” and went after ther clerk “because he believed her to be of Mexican descent,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. The intended victim was unharmed, they said. Gil also was charged with aggravated assault, bias int…

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