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Paterson Man Shot In Lobby Of Apartment Building Paterson Man Shot In Lobby Of Apartment Building
Paterson Man Shot In Lobby Of Apartment Building A man was shot in the lobby of a Paterson apartment building before dawn Saturday, authorities said. Details were sketchy following the 5 a.m. shooting at the four-story Broadway Gardens Apartments on Broadway near Rosa Parks Boulevard. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Hospial in Paterson with a non-fatal gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief release. They didn’t disclose a possible motive, such as robbery. “Based on the preliminary investigation, the victim was in the first-floor lobby of a mult…

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Paterson Woman Struck By Gunfire From Outside Home Paterson Woman Struck By Gunfire From Outside Home
Paterson Woman Struck By Gunfire From Outside Home A Paterson woman was in her second-floor apartment when she was wounded by a burst of gunfire from outside, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after she was struck multiple times at her home off the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren Street shortly before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim said in a joint release. The chief and prosecutor didn’t say whether they believe the woman was targeted from outside or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. They…

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SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment UPDATE: Firefighters reported only minor injuries after a jitney collided with an SUV and slammed into a ground-floor apartment in Paterson overnight. City Wide Towing removed the bus on a flatbed after it knocked a fire hydrant off its base and crashed into the three-story building at the corner of Pearl and Summer streets around 2 a.m. Saturday. A sedan parked in front of the building was also damaged but not severely. The Chevy SUV sustained serious damage. Police were investigating the cause of the crash.  Aftermath: A city building inspector was summoned to the three-story buildi…

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Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23 Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23
Paterson Detectives Seize 2,162 Heroin Folds, Coke, Xanax, Loaded Gun From Accused Dealer, 23 Paterson police detectives nabbed a 23-year-old drug dealer with 2,162 heroin folds, cocaine, Xanax, Percocet and a loaded handgun, authorities said. Detectives also seized more than $1,100 in drug cash when they raided the second-floor Madison Avenue apartment of Justin Velez off Market Street around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Velez was carrying 100 heroin folds when they arrested him moments earlier, Speziale said. In his apartment, the director said, police found a .380-caliber Keltec handgun loaded with hollow- and ball-point rounds. Also seiz…

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Women Shot In Paterson Women Shot In Paterson
Women Shot In Paterson Two women were hospitalized following a shooting and car crash Monday afternoon in Paterson, responders said. Both victims were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center via private vehicles after the incident shortly before 4 p.m. on East 23rd Street near Community Baptist Church of Love between Broadway and Hamilton Avenue, they said. One is 23 from Bloomfield, the other 21 from Paterson, authorities said. Their injuries weren't life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Police, meanwhile, issued …

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Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument
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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Instagram Threat To Paterson High School Investigated Instagram Threat To Paterson High School Investigated
Instagram Threat To Paterson High School Investigated Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Paterson police and school security officials were investigating an Instagram threat that they believe was directed at Eastside High School. A photo of a gun was accompanied by the threat: "Dont come to Eastside tomrw." Authorities initially didn't know which particular school the Tuesday post was intended for. Newark also has an East Side High School. Law enforcement sources said it involved Paterson's school, originated in Virginia and was being thoroughly investigated. Severe consequences await whoever was responsible. Newark school officials also w…

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Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson
Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson Two Jersey City men who were shot in Paterson before dawn Saturday got to the hospital separately, authorities said. City police responding to a report of shots fired at the corner of Market and Cianci streets shortly after 2 a.m. found a crime scene and no victims, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. A short time later, a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Valdes and Baycora said. He was followed by a 28-year-old victim, they said. A parked vehicle was also s…

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Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson
Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities identified a woman shot several times and killed on a Paterson street as a 25-year-old city resident. Jasmin Wel was found struck by gunfire on outside 661 East 24th Street, just off Broadway, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, responders said. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified. No other details were released. Wel, who studied business mar…

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Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records
Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records A convicted pedophile from Paterson was charged federally after his parole officers found large amounts of cash on his bed -- and a loaded gun under it, authorities said. Jessie Mayfield, 59, also had 115 heroin folds in a zip-locking bag, a digital scale and a notebook in which he recorded the dates and times of his drug deals, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Mayfield began dealing drugs sometime after his release from state prison in November 2019, authorities said. Records show he'd served three years and eight months for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and 12-y…

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Wallington Mom, Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Death Of 8-Month-Old Wallington Mom, Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Death Of 8-Month-Old
Wallington Mom, Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Death Of 8-Month-Old A 20-year-old Wallington woman and an accused heroin dealer from Paterson were both charged with murder in the death of her 8-month-old baby. Ashley Roman and Joshua Delgado, 22, brought the infant to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center on Oct. 25, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim M. Baycora said in a joint announcement. The child died soon after, they said without elaborating on the cause or circumstances. The New Jersey Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide, Valdes and Baycora said. Both Roman and Delgado, who they said i…

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Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder
Hackensack Man, 18, Charged With Paterson Murder An 18-year-old Hackensack man became the second defendant charged in the cold-blooded killing of a 20-year-old Paterson resident on a Silk City street corner. Jaheem Glaze was captured without incident in East Orange early Friday by a strike team composed of Paterson police, Passaic County prosecutor’s detectives and members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, authorities said. Glaze was sent to the Passaic County Jail, where Rasheed Thomas, 19, has also been held in connection with the killing following his arrest last month. Both are charged with murder and weapons offenses, Pass…

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