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Passaic Sheriff: Passenger Reaches For Loaded Gun In Paterson Stop, Driver Armed, Too
Both a Paterson driver and his passenger were carrying loaded guns when a pair of Passaic County sheriff’s officers stopped them, authorities said.
Officers Peter Pelle and Angelo Calabro stopped the black Chrysler van North Main Street for several traffic violations, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
As he exited the van, front-seat passenger Dontre Williams, 19, suddenly reached into his jacket, Berdnik said.
Calabro immediately grabbed Williams, patted him down and pulled a 9mm Taurus G3c semi-automatic handgun from the jacket, Berdnik said.
As Calabro took him into custody, Pelle grabbed …
Feds Bust Paterson Trio Selling 21,000 Heroin Folds Headed To Vermont
Federal agents busted a Paterson trio who they said trafficked city heroin and fentanyl to Vermont.
A U.S. District Court magistrate judge ordered that Nysifah Deaveareaux, 27, and Caron J. Abrams, 26, and Shamir Williams, 25, remain in federal custody while the case proceeds.
Federal agents caught Abrams with 200 bricks – more than 9,000 folds – of both heroin and fentayl during what was to be a deal in the parking lot of the Home Depot on Dayton Avenue in Passaic, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
They learned that Williams negotiated the deals, including the transportation by Deaveare…
