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Haledon PD Charges Wanted Passaic Man With Stabbing, Choking Woman Haledon PD Charges Wanted Passaic Man With Stabbing, Choking Woman
Haledon PD Charges Wanted Passaic Man With Stabbing, Choking Woman A manhunt ended with the capture of a Passaic resident wanted for stabbing and choking a woman in a Haledon domestic assault and a subsequent order by a judge to release him. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a serious stab wound in her foot, as well as choke marks, after police responding to a call found her, authorities said. The Haledon Police Investigative and Special Services Bureau then went to work, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said. With help from the Passaic County sheriff’s forensic unit, the investigators identified Joseph Hernandez, 24…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School
Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Two Paterson boys – one 15, the other 16 – are charged with shooting a 14-year-old outside a city grade school last fall. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being wounded near the Halpine Street entrance to School #12 on Oct. 25. A lengthy investigation led to delinquency complaints signed this past week against both youngsters, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. The complaints allege what would be the adult equivalent of attempted murder and weapons offen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Ex-Con Who Murdered Woman About To Have His Baby Sentenced To Life Paterson Ex-Con Who Murdered Woman About To Have His Baby Sentenced To Life
Paterson Ex-Con Who Murdered Woman About To Have His Baby Sentenced To Life UPDATE: A Paterson ex-con who shot and killed a woman who was two weeks away from delivering his baby was sentenced to life in prison. Donqua Thomas, 33, was convicted by a jury in Paterson this past summer of murder in the cold-blooded killing of Remy Lee, a 31-year-old mother of two. It was early afternoon on Oct. 29, 2020 when “Quay” Thomas parked a red Scion coupe in a rear lot at the Brooks-Sloate Terrace co-ops, prosecutors said. Lee, returning from a doctor's visit, pulled up an hour and a half later, got out of her car and headed to her apartment.Thomas then pointed a gun out his …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend
Hawthorne Ex-Con Convicted Of Fatally Beating Gunman Who Shot His Friend Jurors in Paterson convicted a 40-year-old ex-con from Hawthorne of beating a city man to death moments after the victim had shot a friend of his. “I f–ked him up,” authorities said Tyheem Jones told police after he and three companions chased down and jumped Nicolas Reyes, then kicked, punched and pistol-whipped him near the corner of Auburn Street and Godwin Avenue on Aug. 27, 2020. Reyes died of his injuries at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson the very next day. “Evidence of the assault was captured on surveillance camera which depicted the entirety of the incident, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks
Shooting Spree: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks UPDATE: Gunfire claimed the lives of two 19-year-old men and a 22-year-old woman in a daylong Sunday shooting spree in three different Paterson neighborhoods. It began when no fewer than seven shots were fired at the busy intersection of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street, cutting down one of the men, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Police found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed. He was pronounced dead a short time later at nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HELP SOUGHT: Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Girl, 17, In Paterson HELP SOUGHT: Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Girl, 17, In Paterson
Help Sought: Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Girl, 17, In Paterson SEE ANYTHING? Authorities hope the public can help them track down a hit-and-run driver who killed a 17-year-old girl on Paterson's East Side before dawn Wednesday. A 16-year-old boy sustained a broken foot and another boy the same age wasn’t injured in the crash near the corner of 17th Avenue and East 33rd Street around 3 a.m. Sept. 13, they said. All three were rushed in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where the girl was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. They didn’t …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children
West Milford Man, 32, Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Front Of Other Children A 32-year-old West Milford man was charged with sexually abusing a child in the presence of two other youngsters. Michael Lemus was arrested without incident on Monday, Aug. 14, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. It followed an investigation that began after West Milford police notified her Special Victims Unit in June, right after the alleged assault occurred at a residence in town, the prosecutor said. Lemus, who most recently worked for a cargo and freight trucking company, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail. He's charged with two counts of sexual assault …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MANHUNT: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83 MANHUNT: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83
Manhunt: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83 Authorities released the name and a photo of the accused hit-and-run driver who they said killed an 83-year-old Hawthorne man as he crossed the street near his home. Juan Martinez Gonzalez, who recently lived in Hawthorne, was behind the wheel of the Ford F-150 that struck Joe Bender as he crossed Wagaraw Road at Passaic Avenue -- near the Fair Lawn border -- shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, they said. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph's University Medical Center. Police found the pickup abandoned in the City of Passaic on June …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Guatemalan National Living In Paterson Admits Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen In Passaic For 3 Years Guatemalan National Living In Paterson Admits Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen In Passaic For 3 Years
Guatemalan National Living In Paterson Admits Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen In Passaic For 3 Years A 48-year-old Guatemalan national living in Paterson admitted sexually assaulting a City of Passaic pre-teen multiple times over a period of more than three years, authorities said. Jose Elmer Enriquez will be sentenced to a plea-bargained 12 years in state prison, more than 10 years of which he must serve before he’ll be eligible for parole. Enriquez has remained jailed since he was arrested in July 2020 following an investigation by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes’s Special Victims Unit. Alerted by Paterson police, the unit investigators interviewed the child and various wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 SEE ANYTHING? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83
SEE Anything? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday released a photo of the hit-and-run pickup truck that they said struck and killed an 83-year-old longtime Hawthorne resident as he crossed a local street near his home. They're hoping someone recognizes it. Joseph Bender was struck at the corner of Wagaraw Road and Passaic Avenue at 8:46 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, they said. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a joint release. Police issue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HUH? Elmwood Park Teen Comes To Hospital With Gunshot Wound, Authorities Don't Know How, Where HUH? Elmwood Park Teen Comes To Hospital With Gunshot Wound, Authorities Don't Know How, Where
HUH? Elmwood Park Teen Comes To Hospital With Gunshot Wound, Authorities Don't Know How, Where Authorities didn’t seem to know how, when, where or why an Elmwood Park teenager who turned up at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Wayne with a bullet wound was shot. Who, of course, was also a question. The 18-year-old shooting victim arrived at the hospital via private transportation around 4 a.m. Sunday, June 25. He’d apparently been shot somewhere in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint release late Monday afternoon. “At this time no crime scene has been located,” the brief release said. It did…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Enraged Wrong-Way Driver Deliberately Rams Two Victims On Paterson Sidewalk: Authorities Enraged Wrong-Way Driver Deliberately Rams Two Victims On Paterson Sidewalk: Authorities
Enraged Wrong-Way Driver Deliberately Rams Two Victims On Paterson Sidewalk: Authorities An enraged Paterson man drove his car onto the sidewalk to deliberately hit two men after he cold-cocked one of them during a fight that turned physical, authorities said. What provoked the incident wasn’t disclosed by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi in a release they issued announcing the arrest of Doretero Cruz, 53. They did say that Cruz got into his car and tried to run down both men -- one 30, the other 27 – after knocking one of them out with a punch in Paterson’s Sandy Hill neighborhood shortly after 1:30 a.m. J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Firefighter Snatched Jewelry From Hospitalized Prisoner: Authorities Paterson Firefighter Snatched Jewelry From Hospitalized Prisoner: Authorities
Paterson Firefighter Snatched Jewelry From Hospitalized Prisoner: Authorities A Paterson firefighter was caught on surveillance video stealing a gold chain from a prisoner brought to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, authorities said. Antonio Moore, 39, of Newark was released pending an initial appearance in Superior Court in Paterson after members of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Public Integrity Unit arrested him on Wednesday, June 21, they said. Clifton police had brought the victim in custody to the city hospital last Aug. 21, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. “The arrestee’s personal property, including a gold chain and the arrest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large
Nightclub Shooting: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large UPDATE: Four people were wounded -- one seriously -- when gunfire erupted at a Clifton nightclub before dawn Friday, authorities confirmed. The gunman remained at large following the 2:47 a.m. June 16 shooting inside the Made In Miami Bar & Bistro on Harding Avenue, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Responding officers found a 32-year-old Clifton woman with a non-fatal gunshot wound. She was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The woman was expected to survive, the same as three other victims who Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors
Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors UPDATE: An ex-con from Belleville who climbed in through a Clifton child’s bedroom window before raping and choking the trapped youngster will be imprisoned for at least 13½ years before he’ll be eligible for parole, authorities announced. Andres Vasquez, 25, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 2 after cutting a deal with prosecutors and pleading guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment in the horrific attack. Vasquez said he “did not know the victim” when he climbed through the child’s window in the middle of the night on May 31, 2022, Passaic County Prosec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (UPDATE) Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (UPDATE)
Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (Update) UPDATE: An assailant who stabbed a man and slashed a woman overnight in Paterson made several anti-gay slurs, authorities said. Damian Padilla, 42, was captured by Passaic County sheriff’s officers moments after a 35-year-old victim flagged down city police and told them he’d been stabbed on Fair Street shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. Also assaulted was a 41-year-old woman found around the corner with a slash wound on her left leg, responders said. Both victims were treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Stabbed, One Slashed In Paterson By Anti-Gay Assailant, Authorities Say One Stabbed, One Slashed In Paterson By Anti-Gay Assailant, Authorities Say
One Stabbed, One Slashed In Paterson By Anti-Gay Assailant, Authorities Say UPDATE: A man who stabbed one person and slashed another overnight in Paterson made several anti-gay slurs, authorities said. Damian Padilla, 42, was captured by Passaic County sheriff’s officers moments after a 35-year-old victim flagged down city police and told them he’d been stabbed on Fair Street shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. Also assaulted was a 41-year-old woman found around the corner with a slash wound on her left leg, responders said. Both victims were treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Depa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VERDICT: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge VERDICT: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge
Verdict: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge A Paterson man originally accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl in her home was convicted of a significantly lesser charge last week, authorities said. Eldrys Gonzalez-DeJesus, 44, faces five to 10 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Sept. 15 on the child endangerment conviction returned by jurors in Paterson on Friday, May 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. He'll remain held in the Bergen County Jail until then. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit began investigating after receiving a complaint in March 2022, Valdes said. They inte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal
Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal UPDATE: An ex-con killed a fellow Paterson resident with a shotgun blast to the chest during a dispute at his city smoke shop last weekend, authorities revealed Thursday. Calvin King, 47, shot Kyheem Clark, 34, at the shop near the corner of East Main and Hillman streets shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, May 6, with a shotgun he wasn’t allowed to possess, they said. Clark was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. No motive was given when Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi of the NJ State Police identif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Beloved North Jersey HS Teacher Fady Hanna Dies: 'We Feel Horrible' Beloved North Jersey HS Teacher Fady Hanna Dies: 'We Feel Horrible'
Beloved North Jersey HS Teacher Fady Hanna Dies: 'We Feel Horrible' A Passaic County high school is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved teachers. Fady Hanna, an English teacher at Manchester Regional High School in Haledon since 2020, was remembered by Schools Superintendent Gary Lubisco Jr. as "an engaging teacher," who made students feel excited to attend class. "We feel horrible," Luisco told Daily Voice. "He was a beloved member of our school community and will be deeply missed." It was not immediately known when or how Hanna died. The school will be closed on Wednesday, April 19 due to Hanna's untimely death, officials announced in a le…

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by Jon Craig
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Opponents In Paterson Shootout Captured After One Is Wounded: Authorities Opponents In Paterson Shootout Captured After One Is Wounded: Authorities
Opponents In Paterson Shootout Captured After One Is Wounded: Authorities Two Paterson men who exchanged gunfire on one of the city’s deadliest corners were captured along with a third man who authorities said was involved in the shootout. Dhey Alcantara, 24, fired at Jesus Santana, 30, and missed at the intersection of Park Avenue and Carroll Street shortly after 7:30 a.m. April 8, authorities said. Santana fired back and hit Alcantara multiple times, they said. Alcantara was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in a private vehicle. Santana fled, as did Mariano Romero, 31, whom detectives said is seen on area surveillance footage picking up Al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WILD WEST: Three Wounded In Back-To-Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings WILD WEST: Three Wounded In Back-To-Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings
Wild West: Three Wounded In Back-To-Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings UPDATE: A man was shot in the chest on a Paterson street early Saturday, the morning after two others were wounded in separate shootings within one hour of each other. A 30-year-old delivery man was shot during an apparent robbery on East 23rd Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced. He was brought to Joseph's University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, she said. The second victim, a 40-year-old city man, wasn't so fortunate. He was in critical condition at St. Joe's after being shot multipl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tattooed Paterson Gunman Faces Attempted Murder Charge Tattooed Paterson Gunman Faces Attempted Murder Charge
Tattooed Paterson Gunman Faces Attempted Murder Charge A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged for a shooting that occurred in Paterson last month. Rashane Lewis, of Paterson, was charged with first-degree attempted murder for shooting a 20-year-old man at 12th Avenue and William Street on Friday, March 10 around 9 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The victim's injuries were not fatal. Police apprehended Lewis on Tuesday, April 4, following an investigation, Valdes said. Lews was charged with attempted murder, various weapons offenses, and terroristic threats, and was issued a disorderly persons offense.

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by Sam Barron
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Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne
Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne An off-duty New York City hospital police officer was shot in Hawthorne early Thursday, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound in his leg shortly before 6:30 a.m. March 2, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a brief joint release. The officer was wounded in the area of Brownstone Terrace, they said, without being more specific. Witnesses reported seeing a gray sedan speed away from the scene. Valdes and Knepper didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEARTLESS: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam HEARTLESS: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam
Heartless: NJ Woman, 22, Charged With Conning Elderly Man In Grandparent Scam Authorities have charged a 22-year-old Paterson woman with scamming an elderly Florida resident who was told that his son-in-law needed bail money. Flor Loveras was charged with theft by deception and conspiracy following a lengthy investigation that began more than three years ago, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. She was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson sometime before the end of the month, the prosecutor said on Monday, Feb. 13. The 76-year-old victim was contacted in October 2019 by someone claiming to be a bail bonds…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wanaque Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb Wanaque Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb
Wanaque Man Gets 3½ Years, No Parole, For Assaulting Sister, Having Assault Weapon, Pipe Bomb UPDATE: A Wanaque man must serve at least 3½ years in state prison before he'll be eligible for attacking his sister in their home and having an assault rifle and pipe bomb in his possession. Michael Wierciszewski, 25, was arrested by borough police after the victim told them that he lunged at her with a knife while trying to kill her at the family’s Jackson Street residence on Nov. 24, 2021. A search of the home turned up the improvised device, along with a Century Arms RAS 47 rifle that had been modified to remove the stock and accommodate a silencer, authorities said at the time. The vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wheelchair-Bound Shooting Victim From Paterson Shot Again Wheelchair-Bound Shooting Victim From Paterson Shot Again
Wheelchair-Bound Shooting Victim From Paterson Shot Again A 35-year-old man confined to a wheelchair from a previous shooting was critically wounded by gunfire in Paterson, authorities confirmed. The victim was shot multiple times at the five corners where Park Avenue and East 22nd Street meet shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint release. The victim was immediately rushed in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the brief release says. Valdes and Ribeiro didn’t characterize the severity of the wounds, but responders s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin
Stabbed TO Death: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin A 25-year-old Clifton man is charged with stabbing his 22-year-old cousin to death on New Year’s Eve. Motasem Ramadan fought with police who arrested him following the fatal stabbing at a home across the street from a city elementary school around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the two-family home on Van Cleve Avenue near School No. 12 found Waleed Ramadan with multiple stab wounds to his neck and face, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. Waleed (photo below) was pronounced dead a short …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Metal Detection Begins At Paterson High Schools After Seizure Of 3 Guns, Four Teens Metal Detection Begins At Paterson High Schools After Seizure Of 3 Guns, Four Teens
Metal Detection Begins At Paterson High Schools After Seizure Of 3 Guns, Four Teens Officials began screening students entering John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson following an incident late last week in which a trio of loaded guns were seized and the armed teens taken into custody. The hand-held metal-detecting wandings will continue indefinitely at all city high schools, Paterson Schools Supt. Eileen F. Shafer announced on Monday, Dec. 19. Additional city police officers will also patrol the grounds, she said. “The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we are working to make sure that no one is able to bring an unauthorized weapon onto school pro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15 Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15
Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15 A trio of teens were all found armed with loaded guns after a brawl broke out at JFK High School in Paterson and two juveniles threatened to shoot up the place, authorities said. Officers stationed at the school separated the students and found one of them, a 17-year-old, carrying a handgun, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro announced Sunday, Dec. 18. A 14-year-old involved in the Friday morning hallway brawl was seized after he was “overheard by responding officers threatening to commit a shooting in the school,” they said in a prepar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole
Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole UPDATE: A convicted pedophile from Clifton must spend the next 30 years in prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for sexually assaulting a child over the course of several years. Alfredo Hernandez-Sanchez, 36, was convicted by jurors in Paterson this past April of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, as well as sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Investigators from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office seized Hernandez-Sanchez after being alerted by Clifton police in June 2018. The victim, who was 15 at the time, “reported being sexually abus…

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by Jerry DeMarco