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Paterson Woman Repeatedly Stabbed 5-Year-Old Granddaughter After Hearing Voices: Responders Paterson Woman Repeatedly Stabbed 5-Year-Old Granddaughter After Hearing Voices: Responders
Paterson Woman Repeatedly Stabbed 5-Year-Old Granddaughter After Hearing Voices: Responders A 51-year-old Paterson woman who responders said claimed to be hearing voices repeatedly stabbed her 5-year-old granddaughter, authorities confirmed. The child was rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a police escort after being stabbed in the side at an apartment building at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, they said. Aurora Villacorta, who was hospitalized in custody, is charged with aggravated assault, child endangerment and various weapon offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Depa…

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New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building
New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building A vicious New Year's fire blew through the roof of a Paterson apartment building. A firefighter was brought to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a minor injury sustained in Sunday's 10 a.m. blaze on Harrison Street. The damage was nonetheless extensive, displacing dozens of residents -- while forcing others out temporarily -- in a tightly packed cluster of homes between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Carroll Street. 🚨 BREAKING VIDEO: LARGE FIRE IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY pic.twitter.com/cPLVj36OvO — Breaking News Video (@BreakingVideoHQ) January 1, 2023 A second alarm was called on a…

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TWO-FER: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson TWO-FER: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson
Two-fer: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson Separate shootings near the same Paterson street corner sent two victims to the hospital less than 90 minutes apart. A 22-year-old city man got to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in a private vehicle after the first shooting near the corner of Godwin Avenue and Carroll Street shortly after 9:30 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint announcement. Police returned to the area shortly after 11 p.m. following a shooting that wounded a 46-year-old woman, they said. She was taken to the medical center by ambulance. …

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Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of City Resident Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of City Resident
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of City Resident A Paterson shooting victim who was rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle died several hours later, said authorities who charged another city man with killing him. Tiheen "Coop" Smith, 34, arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday. He’d been shot in the stomach in one of the city’s deadliest drug-ridden areas – on Pearl Street between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Monday. Smith died just before 12:30 p.m. that same day, they said. Trayshaun Harr…

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Passaic Sheriff: Fugitive Ex-Con Who Ran From Detectives Caught With Stolen Gun, Drugs, More Passaic Sheriff: Fugitive Ex-Con Who Ran From Detectives Caught With Stolen Gun, Drugs, More
Passaic Sheriff: Fugitive Ex-Con Who Ran From Detectives Caught With Stolen Gun, Drugs, More Noontime temperatures in Paterson were way too high for a man to be pulling a ski mask over his face, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Jeziel Cabral Rodriguez, 32, began tipping away as detectives from his fugitive squad approached a group gathered in front of a Park Avenue grocery store, the sheriff said. Then he took off on foot. Rodriguez darted down a driveway on nearby Carroll Street, then hopped into a parked Chevy Malibu -- where the detectives found him, Berdnik said. He was carrying dozens of bags of oxycodone, cocaine and pot, as well as $487 in suspected drug-dealin…

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Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries
Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries UPDATE: A college-bound Paterson teen was carrying in his grandmother's groceries when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet outside the family's home, loved ones said.  Robert Cuadra, 18, was hit when someone fired no fewer than 16 rounds on Godwin Avenue between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen on the sidewalk in front of his house, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. An ambulance took Cuadra to St. Josep…

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Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury
Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury Paterson police were justified in shooting a gunman after he refused to drop his weapon and then raised it in a confrontation, a grand jury has found. Bystanders looked on in horror as Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifted the gun several times, refusing to drop it, before police shot and killed him as he paced the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets on April 23, 2020. Video obtained by Daily Voice also captured the fatal confrontation. Agolli held the weapon with both hands and pointed it at the converging officers several times. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," an off…

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Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up
Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up A Paterson man was shot several times outside the former home of retired New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz, authorities said. Police found the unidentified 38-year-old victim shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday on the corner of East 18th Street and 11th Avenue, an intersection that also includes a cut-rate liquor store and check-cashing service. The Wrigley Park neighborhood has long been known for gangs and drugs. It isn’t far from the Eastside shooting less than 24 hours earlier of two city men – one 23, the other 18 – at Park Avenue and Carroll Street. Both got to St. Joe’s in private…

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Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers
Hardly Over The Hill: Accused Paterson Dealers In Their 50s, 60s Busted With Younger Slingers A 67-year-old city resident was among a group of accused street dealers rounded up by Paterson police detectives in a quick strike on an open-air drug market that had residents living in fear, authorities said. The operation centered on a five-story brick apartment building on Broadway and surrounding neighborhood that have been a magnet for dealers, buyers and the shootings and other violence that follow them. Detectives identified several dealers "working in concert" at the building between Carroll and Summer streets, , city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A few are in their …

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Indictment: Paterson Baby Died From Sex Assault Indictment: Paterson Baby Died From Sex Assault
Indictment: Paterson Baby Died From Sex Assault A 17-month-old infant died after being sexually assaulted by a Paterson man, an indictment alleges. James Davis, 46, and the baby’s mother, Qunasia Coleman, 30, were both indicted by a grand jury in Paterson in connection with the November 2020 incident, authorities said Wednesday. An ambulance rushed the infant to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following a call for an unresponsive child at Coleman’s Carroll Street apartment, authorities said at the time. Coleman had gone out, leaving Davis to care for the child, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief I…

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GANGLAND: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf GANGLAND: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf
Gangland: Seven Shot In Pair Of Paterson Drive-Bys, Police Eye Battle Over Drug Turf Gang warfare was suspected in the wounding of five men and two women -- one of whom was shot in the head -- in a pair of Paterson drive-bys less than a half-hour apart, responders said. Witnesses reported seeing the same white Acura flee the shootings in two drug-infested neighborhoods, as gunfire in the Silk City continues to escalate. A drive-by at the corner of 30th Street and 22nd Avenue wounded five city men ranging in age from 22 to 27 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. All…

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UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest
Update: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest A shooting victim killed Sunday night in a notorious drug-ridden Paterson neighborhood was identified as a deaf city man whose arrest three years ago sparked local outrage. Raaseon Adams, 45, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center at 7:10 p.m. less than a half hour after he was shot on Summer Street near Hamilton Avenue, authorities said. They didn't say whether the shooter had been arrested or identified. A video of city police using force to arrest Adams in September 2018 produced a viral video and an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office – in conju…

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Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment
Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-month-old infant over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities also charged the baby’s mother, Qunasia Coleman, 29, with child endangerment. An ambulance rushed the baby to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following a call for an unresponsive child at Coleman’s Carroll Street apartment around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. The infant, who had “multiple injuries about the body,” was pronounced dead a little over a half-hour later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Poli…

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Open Season: One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson East Side Shootings Open Season: One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson East Side Shootings
Open Season: One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson East Side Shootings A 42-year-old Paterson man was killed and four other people wounded in a trio of shootings on the city's east side over less than 36 hours. That makes roughly 80 people struck by gunfire in the Silk City this year – 16 of whom have died. Nearby uniformed officers who heard the sound of gunshots found the body of James Timmons in the street on Rosa Parks Boulevard near Franklin Street around 10:45 p.m. Simmons was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora sa…

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Union County Man Who Thought He Was Buying Car In Paterson Shot, Robbed Instead Union County Man Who Thought He Was Buying Car In Paterson Shot, Robbed Instead
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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Four Killed In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Streetcorner ID'd Four Killed In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Streetcorner ID'd
Four Killed In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Streetcorner ID'd UPDATE: Authorities identified four men slain in a late-night shooting Tuesday at a notorious Paterson street corner, raising this year's death total from gun violence in the Silk City to 15 -- only one fewer than all of last year. Nearly 60 others have been wounded by gunfire in Paterson this year. Of the 19 homicide victims in Paterson all of last year, 16 were shot. The total shot and killed in the city in 2018 was eight. Tuesday's victims -- all Paterson residents -- were gunned down in a hail of bullets at the corner of Carroll and Harrison streets around 11 p.m.  Those killed: …

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Paterson Explodes: Four Killed, Three Wounded In Hail Of Gunfire Paterson Explodes: Four Killed, Three Wounded In Hail Of Gunfire
Paterson Explodes: Four Killed, Three Wounded In Hail Of Gunfire UPDATE: Authorities identified four men slain in a late-night shooting Tuesday at a notorious Paterson street corner, raising this year's death total from gun violence in the Silk City to 15 -- only one fewer than all of last year. Nearly 60 others have been wounded by gunfire in Paterson this year. Of the 19 homicide victims in Paterson all of last year, 16 were shot. The total shot and killed in the city in 2018 was eight. Tuesday's victims -- all Paterson residents -- were gunned down in a hail of bullets at the corner of Carroll and Harrison streets around 11 p.m. Those killed: Al …

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Another Gun Bust: 29 Taken Off Street By Paterson Police So Far This Month Another Gun Bust: 29 Taken Off Street By Paterson Police So Far This Month
Another Gun Bust: 29 Taken Off Street By Paterson Police So Far This Month Make that 29 guns seized by Paterson police just this month – a rate of nearly three a day – this time overnight in a notorious neighborhood. Street Crime Detectives Mohammad Bashir, Gilot Castor and Yamil Pimienta spotted Koshawn James, 26, of Paterson on Godwin Avenue near Carroll Street holding a heavy object in the pocket of his hoodie shortly before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they got out of their vehicle to investigate, James “turned and began running east on Godwin Avenue, discarding a large black revolver to the ground while fleeing,” Spezial…

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Paterson PD: Detectives Chase Down Gunmen At Housing Complex Notorious For Drugs, Violence Paterson PD: Detectives Chase Down Gunmen At Housing Complex Notorious For Drugs, Violence
Paterson PD: Detectives Chase Down Gunmen At Housing Complex Notorious For Drugs, Violence Paterson detectives captured two men with guns following a predawn foot chase in one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods, authorities said. That makes 25 weapons seized by the department in just the past month, during a time when three victims were killed by gunfire in less than two weeks. Street Crime Detectives Yamil Pimienta, John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci and Mohammad Bashir found 100 or so people drinking and playing loud music in the area of Carroll and Governor Streets around 1 a.m. A man in the group handed a gun to another man who then put it into a bag as both bolted into the …

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NYPD Nabs Accused Paterson Shooter In Bronx NYPD Nabs Accused Paterson Shooter In Bronx
Nypd Nabs Accused Paterson Shooter In Bronx New York City police captured a Paterson man who authorities said shot a Bronx man the night before. The 24-year-old victim went to Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City after he was shot shortly before 3 a.m. Monday near the corner of Park Avenue and Carroll Street in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Investigators identified the shooter as David Polanco, 33, whom the NYPD took into custody at the 52nd Precinct station house on Webster Avenue early Tuesday, they said. Paterson detectives charged Pola…

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NEW VIDEO: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot NEW VIDEO: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot
NEW Video: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot WATCH: A gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with Paterson police raised the firearm a final time and was shot Thursday afternoon, video taken from above shows. Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifts the gun several times, refusing to drop it, as he paces the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets surrounded by officers just after 4:15 p.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows (see above). At times he holds the weapon with both hands and points it at the converging officers. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," says an officer in another video taken from …

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UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson
Update (NEW Video): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson WATCH: A gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with Paterson police raised the firearm a final time and was shot Thursday afternoon, video taken from above shows. Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifts the gun several times, refusing to drop it, as he paces the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets surrounded by officers just after 4:15 p.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows (see above). At times he holds the weapon with both hands and points it at the converging officers. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," says an officer in another video taken from t…

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