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: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting
Paterson was already reeling from three fatal shootings in a single day when a 23-year-old Riverdale man was killed and a 19-year-old Elmwood Park man was critically wounded Tuesday in a hail of gunfire at one of the city's deadliest street corners. Gunfire erupted at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Oct. 3. In addition to the dead and critically injured victims, a 57-year-old Paterson man took a bullet in the leg. He and the Elmwood Park teenager were being treated at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where the third victim was pronounced dead. This…
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: Young Armed Robber From Garfield Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole
UPDATE: A state judge in Paterson on Friday hammered a 22-year-old Garfield man who was convicted of robbing four different victims at gunpoint in a one-man crime spree. Jimmy German rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and lost big when it came time to face the music. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced German to 27 years in state prison -- 85% of which must be served under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act before he’ll be eligible for parole -- during a brief court proceeding on March 31. That’s 23 years before German will taste freedom again, longer than he's been aliv…
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Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead
UPDATE: A Paterson ex-con who was convicted of murder for the second time following a retrial was re-sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of a city father of six. Charles Grant must serve 30 years before he’ll be eligible for parole for killing Isaac "Blaze" Tucker, 40, in 2015 under the sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed on Thursday, Dec. 15. Jurors in Paterson originally convicted Grant four years ago of gunning down Tucker. Grant was serving a life sentence for the killing when a state appeals court overturned the verdict, ruling that certain evidenc…
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VU: Paterson Man Again Convicted Of Murdering Dad Of 6 Who Planned To Open New Restaurant
A Paterson man was convicted of murder for the second time in the shooting death of a city man in 2015. Jurors in Paterson originally convicted Charles Grant four years ago of gunning down Isaac "Blaze" Tucker, a 40-year-old father of six, after they’d walked a few blocks together from a city liquor store. Grant was serving a life sentence for the killing when a state appeals court overturned the verdict -- ruling that certain evidence shouldn't have been presented at his trial -- and sent the case back to Paterson earlier this year. Jurors this time deliberated for roughly a day and a ha…
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Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument
An ex-con from Paterson pulled a gun and shot another city man -- while threatening to kill a local woman -- during an argument, authorities charged. Paterson police captured Calvin Holmes, 34, in the area of North York Street and Sparrow Street on New Year’s Eve, several hours after the 3:15 p.m. shooting at Rosa Parks Boulevard and 12th Avenue. They charged him with attempted murder, making terroristic threats and several weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The victim was taken to nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with injuries that …
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: Judge Orders Accused Paterson Gunman Held After Wild Pursuit
UPDATE: A judge has ordered that a Paterson ex-con accused of exchanging gunfire with police while fleeing a shooting remain held pending trial. Jabor Taylor, 39, was arrested after detectives found his smashed-up Buick with a bullet hole in the rear windshield in East Orange following the Labor Day weekend incident, authorities said. It began when a 22-year-old city man was shot several times near the corner of East 22nd Street and 12th Avenue around 1 a.m. Sept. 4. The victim was being taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center when an officer tried to stop a vehicle of interest drive…
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Fleeing Suspects Exchange Fire With Paterson Police During Labor Day Weekend Pursuit
Suspects fleeing a shooting exchanged gunfire with pursuing Paterson police, authorities confirmed Sunday. An officer tried pulling their car over after a 22-year-old city man was shot several times at the corner of East 22nd Street and 12th Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Witnesses said it was a silver Buick. Someone in the vehicle began shooting at the pursuing officer, who returned fire, Valdes said. Responders said the police vehicle became disabled at at Van Houten and Straight streets and the assailants sped off. The officer wasn’t i…
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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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Union County Man Who Thought He Was Buying Car In Paterson Shot, Robbed Instead
A Union County man who went to Paterson thinking he was buying a car got shot in the leg and robbed instead, city police said. The 41-year-old Kenilworth victim drove himself to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, responders said. He’d been shot in the area of 9th Avenue and East 28th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. His injury wasn’t life-threatening, they said. They didn’t address an unconfirmed report that city police had a suspect in custody. Barely a half…
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