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GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson
Gotcha! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson UPDATE: What began as a local traffic stop produced the arrest of a fugitive ex-con wanted for shooting two men in Paterson late last summer, authorities said. Police in Pequannock who stopped Johnny Rodriguez, 33, of Paterson near the corner of Van Dyk Place and West Parkway around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday summoned their city colleagues after discovering an outstanding warrant. Authorities said he and fellow ex-con Christopher Rodriguez-Mejia, 25, wounded two city men in a shooting in the area of Paterson Avenue and Liberty Street last Sept. 8. The victims – one 32, the other 19 – survived their…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35 SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35
SEE Anything? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35 Police turned to the public for help finding a hit-and-run driver involved in a crash that killed a Clifton man crossing Route 46 before dawn Sunday. Dharmesh H. Patel, 35 was crossing the highway near Rock Hill Road when he was struck on the westbound side shortly after midnight, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. As that vehicle sped off, Patel was struck by a second vehicle driven by a 52-year-old New Brunswick man who stopped and remained at the scene, they said. Patel was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was…

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by Jerry DeMarco