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Sheriff: Paterson Ex-Con Nabbed With 2,450 Heroin Folds While Talking To Parole Officers Sheriff: Paterson Ex-Con Nabbed With 2,450 Heroin Folds While Talking To Parole Officers
Sheriff: Paterson Ex-Con Nabbed With 2,450 Heroin Folds While Talking To Parole Officers A Paterson ex-con paroled just months ago is headed back to state prison after Passaic County sheriff’s detectives busted him with 2,450 heroin folds, authorities said. Keith Hill Jr., 28, was actually talking with his parole officers when the investigators pulled up and arrested him outside his home, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Hill had served 18 months of a combined three-year sentence for a trio of convictions out of Passaic County involving conspiracy assault, threats and a drug count before he was released this past Jan. 4, state records show. Last Thursday, detective…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Bus In Haledon Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Bus In Haledon
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Bus In Haledon A 67-year-old pedestrian from Haledon was struck and killed by a commuter bus in town late Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The driver was making a left from Belmont Avenue onto West Haledon Avenue when the bus struck the woman shortly before 4:30 p.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic said. The woman was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m., Torbic said. The driver was the only occupant of the #703 bus from American Dream in East Rutherford to Haledon, she said. Investigators from the Passaic County prosecutor's an…

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Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man
Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man A team of shooters who gunned down a 21-year-old Newark man in Paterson were recruited, transported and positioned by a city woman and 17-year-old boy who were both charged with murder, authorities said. Detectives took Chelsee Ramirez, 19, and the boy into custody in connection with the May 1 slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues. Police responding to a call shortly before 7 p.m. that night found Figureoa in the street with several bullet wounds. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced dead, , Passaic C…

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HIT-RUN: Driver Flees After Injuring Two Passaic County Sheriff's Officers HIT-RUN: Driver Flees After Injuring Two Passaic County Sheriff's Officers
Hit-run: Driver Flees After Injuring Two Passaic County Sheriff's Officers Two Passaic County sheriff's correctional officers were struck by a hit-and-run driver while heading to work in Paterson early Sunday. Both officers were treated at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center before being released, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. A late-model four-door sedan struck them at 6:45 a.m. while rounding a corner from westbound Grand Street to southbound Main Street a block from the Passaic County Jail, responders said. One of the officers was struck on the leg and the other hit in the arm by the driver's side mirror, they said. The driver apparently sl…

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FAMILY AFFAIR: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says FAMILY AFFAIR: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says
Family Affair: Drug-Dealing Brothers Nabbed With Wayne PD Help, Passaic Sheriff Says Passaic County sheriff’s officers and Wayne police seized more than 550 heroin folds and 63 bags of crack while busting two brothers who they said dealt drugs out of an apartment on a street between two Paterson schools. Investigators watched both Anton and Naheem Porter sling from the two-family home on Seeley Street, between Paterson Eastside High School and Public School No. 15 near Roberto Clemente Park, during the course of a two-month investigation, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Wednesday. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Naheem Porter, 27, who lead police on a brief foot c…

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MURDER: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge MURDER: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge
Murder: Convicted Sex Offender Shot Deaf Paterson Man Dead From Close Range, Authorities Charge IN COLD BLOOD: A convicted 21-year-old sex offender from Paterson walked up to a deaf city man and shot him dead from point-blank range, authorities charged. Kamar Isom was captured Monday afternoon in Elmwood Park by a team of city police and detectives from the Passaic County sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices and the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with the murder of Raaseon Adams, 45, among other offenses. Isom was 19 years old when he was sent to state prison on charges that included a sex offense and drug dealing, records show. He was released last October after s…

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Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY
Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY A twice-imprisoned drug dealer from Paterson admitted he sold the heroin that killed a user from Orange County, NY. Shameik "Homeboy" Byrd, 31, who’s currently serving a state prison sentence, told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark that the death of 25-year-old Kean Cabral of Warwick was caused by heroin from the batch of “Trap Queen” that he’d been selling. State authorities tried to prosecute Byrd and a couple who they said bought the drugs from him and sold some to Cabral in April 2016. They were over-ruled, however, by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which said they didn’t ha…

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Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture
Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture An ex-con who’s spent several years in prison led Wayne police first on a car chase – at one point blowing out a tire and riding on a rim – and then through several backyards before they captured him in Haledon. Officers Michael Sweeney and Spencer Schoonmaker were on the lookout near the corner of Ratzer and Valley roads after Detective Michael Polifrone identified William Green, 49 of Paterson as the suspect in a string of recent home burglaries, Capt. Daniel Daly said. Green, who has an extensive criminal history, was released from state prison a year ago this month after serving three y…

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Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident
Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident A Paterson man who mowed down a city resident and then sped off was sentenced to seven years in state prison. Jesus Herrera, 65, was driving a 1997 GMC Sierra truck that struck 48-year-old Luis Arango as he crossed the 900 block Main Street in November 2017, authorities said. Herrera, rather than take a plea bargain, went to trial and was convicted by a state jury in Paterson in January 2020 of leaving the scene of a crash result in death and endangering an injured victim. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai allowed Herrera to serve out sentences for both convictions concurrently, un…

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18 Passaic County Fugitives Captured In Massive Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Sweep 18 Passaic County Fugitives Captured In Massive Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Sweep
18 Passaic County Fugitives Captured In Massive Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Sweep An army of local, state and federal law enforcers swept through Passaic County, scooping up 18 violent fugitives wanted for a host of crimes that include attempted murder, armed robbery, drug dealing and weapons offenses. Federal marshals, NJ State Police, Passaic County sheriff's officers and city police were among the crime fighters who fanned out, seizing three guns, a scoped crossbow and a pound and a half of heroin over three days late last week, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale announced Monday. Among the weapons seized were a .40-caliber Glock “ghost gun,” a .380-caliber Ruger p…

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Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn
Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Man Trafficked Child Porn A Clifton man was caught trafficking child porn, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said Sunday. Detectives from the sheriff's Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested James K. Delillo Jr., 30, after finding images of child sexual abuse sent via an alias email account, Berdnik said. They also seized electronic devices at his Greglawn Drive home that were being analyzed for additional evidence, the sheriff said. Delillo was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charges of possession, maintaining and dis…

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14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home 14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home
14,000 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,500 Cash Seized In Raid On Paterson Couple's Home A drug-dealing Paterson couple ran a sizable street operation from their home, said police who seized 14,226 heroin folds, 190 vials of crack and $7,541 in proceeds during a raid. Ex-con Joaquin Bennett, 34, already had a criminal history, including involvement in what authorities said was a plot to kidnap a woman, keep her captive in a Paterson home and beat and rob her boyfriend at a Wayne motel. Bennett became a recent target of city detectives who’d received a tip about drug dealing from a single-family home on 19th Avenue, in a quiet East Side neighborhood off 34th Street, Public Safet…

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