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Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic
Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic Five adults and four youngsters packed into a single vehicle all escaped injury when shots were fired at them in Passaic, authorities said. Hours after a city police officer stopped a gunman across town, a call came in of shots fired at Fourth and South streets. Responding officers found the vehicle near the corner of Monroe Street and Central Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. There were nine occupants, they said: a 21-year-old man from Asbury Park; a 20-year-old man f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor
Update: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State authorities signaled their faith Thursday that the wounding of an armed man by a Passaic police officer on Wednesday was what everyone involved agrees was a clean shoot. A mandatory review of the incident that is required of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has been left in the hands of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, the prosecutor herself said on May 11. Officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun in the area of Passaic Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the train station encountered the suspect shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, Passaic Mayor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive UPDATE: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive
Update: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive UPDATE: State authorities signaled their faith Thursday that the wounding of an armed man by a Passaic police officer on Wednesday was what everyone involved agrees was a clean shoot. A mandatory review of the incident that is required of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has been left in the hands of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, the prosecutor herself said on Thursday, May 11. Officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun in the area of Passaic Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the train station encountered the suspect shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, Pass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
26 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Passaic: Twin North Bergen Brothers, Associate Charged 26 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Passaic: Twin North Bergen Brothers, Associate Charged
26 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Passaic: Twin North Bergen Brothers, Associate Charged New Jersey State Police seized more than 26 pounds of fentanyl worth $1.2 million on the street while charging twin brothers from North Bergen and an associate with slinging the deadly drug from a township residence and an apartment in the city of Passaic. Detectives from NJSP Drug Trafficking North Unit raided drug dens in Passaic and Hudson counties following the arrest of Edwal Mercedes, 39, during a traffic stop, authorities said. Mercedes was carrying a bogus driver's license and more than $10,000 in suspected drug cash, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and NJSP Supt. Col. Patrick J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting 20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting
20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting A 21-year-old man was in stable condition after being shot Monday at Passaic's largest public housing complex, responders said. The victim arrived at St. Mary's General Hospital in Passaic with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the shooting at Alfred Speer Village on Aspen Place near State Street around 4 p.m. May 1, they said. Two vehicles were also struck by gunfire, witnesses said. The shooter fled in a vehicle toward the Passaic River, they said. ANYONE who witnessed the shooting or has information that could help identify the gunman and/or vehicle used i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Hearts Break Following Death Of Union's Tony Marques, 49 Hearts Break Following Death Of Union's Tony Marques, 49
Hearts Break Following Death Of Union's Tony Marques, 49 Tony Manuel Marques, a lifelong New Jersey native, died with his family by his side on Saturday, April 8, according to his obituary. Marques was born in Passaic and later lived in Newark and Kearny, before living in Union, his obituary reads. He was a truck driver for C and K Recycling for eight years, according to his obituary.  No way Tony.. such a sad sad day.. I will always dedicate Jorge Ferreira songs to you. Life is so fragile but you fought... Posted by Bruno Silva Banda on Saturday, April 8, 2023 He is survived by his wife Angelica, his four stepchildren, his two sisters, one …

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by Sam Barron
Business
Eight Best Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In North Jersey Eight Best Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In North Jersey
Eight Best Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In North Jersey Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner.  Whether it's nachos, tacos or margaritas you're looking for, there are plenty of spots in North Jersey to try. Here are some of the most popular restaurants in the area. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charrito’s (@loscharritos_) Here are some of the highest rated Mexican restaurants on Yelp and Google to try: La Fortaleza, Carlstadt, Lodi, Garfield, Passaic, Clifton Central Taqueria, Morristown Viva Margarita, Hackensack, Edgewater, Cliffside Park, Wallington Los Charritos, Weehaw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought UPDATE: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought
Update: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought A 40-year-old man was reported in stable condition after being stabbed at a bus stop in Passaic. A Be On the Lookout was issued for a white Porsche Cayenne occupied by two males and a female following the stabbing on Main Avenue at Burgess Place, around the corner from Grand Elementary School, around 2 p.m. Thursday, April 27. Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora was at the scene, "making sure everything's going smoothly around the school." There was no immediate danger to anyone in the area, he said, adding that police were actively investigating the incident. The area at the bus stop on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Overnight Fire Destroys Contents Of Passaic Shop Overnight Fire Destroys Contents Of Passaic Shop
Overnight Fire Destroys Contents Of Passaic Shop UPDATE: An overnight fire destroyed the contents of an interior design, upholstery and dress shop in Passaic. A passing Passaic police officer spotted smoke coming from Cortinas Extravaganza on Jefferson Street around 3 a.m. Thursday, April 27. Firefighters who subsequently cut their way in through a security gate and accessed the building through sidewalk basement doors were met by flames that had begun to die down. All that remained were small pockets of flame -- and all-but-complete interior damage. The overnight fire destroyed the contents of Cortinas Extravaganza -- an interior d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Fires Shot In Passaic Pharmacy Holdup, Employees Still Don't Comply: Feds Armed Robber Fires Shot In Passaic Pharmacy Holdup, Employees Still Don't Comply: Feds
Armed Robber Fires Shot In Passaic Pharmacy Holdup, Employees Still Don't Comply: Feds Talk about gutsy. An ex-con from Paterson fired a pair of shots in a drug store robbery, then fled a second pharmacy holdup in Passaic empty-handed when employees there refused to comply, said federal authorities who now have him in custody. Antonio Rivera, 46, demanded Percocet, morphine and oxycodone at gunpoint in an unidentified Paterson drug store this past Feb. 8, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. An employee complied after Rivera fired a shot, Sellinger said. Another handed over cash from a register after Rivera squeezed off a second round, the U.S. attorney sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits
Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the Dunkin' franchises by New Jersey residents claiming they suffered severe burns from the store's mishandling of hot beverages. In February, Darryn Stewart, a Passaic resident, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Passaic County against the Dunkin' in Clifton claiming the staff was reckless, careless and negligent in failing to secure his hot beverage in a takeout tray and failing to properly the secure the tops of the containers when he visited Dunkin' in Sept. 2021. Stewart suffered severe burns that required medical and hospital care, accor…

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by Sam Barron
News
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD A Passaic senior citizen was injured when three shoplifting teens knocked her down, said police who captured the trio soon after. The victim was bruised but otherwise OK after the incident on Jefferson Street with the boys -- two from Newark, one from Lodi, ages 17, 16 and 13, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One of them is a convicted delinquent with a robbery history who recently cut off a monitoring bracelet while on house arrest, the mayor said. The juvenile tried to escape by scampering across rooftops and climbing fences, but patrol officers chased them down, he said. Police w…

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by Jerry DeMarco