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Second Victim, 18, In Passaic Weekend Shooting Dies, Killer Still At Large Second Victim, 18, In Passaic Weekend Shooting Dies, Killer Still At Large
Second Victim, 18, In Passaic Weekend Shooting Dies, Killer Still At Large Another grieving family in Passaic is making funeral arrangements because of street violence, this time for a teenager who became the second fatality from a weekend shooting in the city. Meanwhile, the killer remained at large. Kyle Schneider, 18, of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson on Wednesday, Nov. 1, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said on Thursday. Schneider was wounded in a shooting that killed 25-year-old fellow Passaic resident Edgar Guillen on Harrison Street around the corner …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Dead, Teen Critical In Passaic Shooting Man Dead, Teen Critical In Passaic Shooting
Man Dead, Teen Critical In Passaic Shooting UPDATE: A 25-year-old man died and a 17-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after they were shot in Passaic, authorities said. The older victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:16 a.m. shooting on Harrison Street – around the corner from Holy Trinity Catholic Church – on Saturday, Oct. 28, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a brief announcement. The younger victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, they said. Neither was identified. Valdes and Guzman also didn’t say whether any suspects had…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County
Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County A Paterson man was charged by federal authorities with participating in seven drugstore robberies in the Silk City and Passaic, including one in which they said an ex-con partner fired two gunshots. A federal magistrate judge ordered Onijee Burgess, 26, detained following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 17.Burgess, Antonio Rivera and other unidentified co-conspirators went on a robbery spree from November 2022 through April 2023, holding up five different pharmacies -- including two of them twice, authorities said. Rivera demanded Percocet, morphine and oxycodone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Teen Already Jailed In One Passaic Shooting Charged With Another Clifton Teen Already Jailed In One Passaic Shooting Charged With Another
Clifton Teen Already Jailed In One Passaic Shooting Charged With Another Four days after authorities said he fired a gun at a sedan full of rivals in Passaic, a Clifton teen squeezed off 10 shots at another vehicle on the other side of the city, authorities said. Emmanuel Bernard, 18, was seized late last month in connection with a shootout on Brinkerhoff Place near Van Winkle Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. June 18. Bernard fired a handgun at a passing Honda Accord, then ducked when three men emerged from a Jeep Cherokee and began shooting at him, authorities said at the time. No injuries were reported. The others were rounded up quickly. Bernard was arrested th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WILD WEST: Six Charged In Passaic Streetcorner Shootout WILD WEST: Six Charged In Passaic Streetcorner Shootout
Wild West: Six Charged In Passaic Streetcorner Shootout A shootout in Passaic led to the arrests of a Clifton teenager who authorities said fired the first shot and five rivals, three of whom they said shot back. Emmanuel Bernard, 18, fired a handgun at a Honda Accord as it drove past on Brinkerhoff Place near Van Winkle Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. June 18, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. Three men then emerged from a Jeep Cherokee and fired at Bernard, they said, identifying the trio as Izaih Hernandez, 21, and Ernest Wilder, 20, of Passaic and Clifton resident …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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
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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
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Shot Fired In Attempted Passaic Drug Store Robbery Shot Fired In Attempted Passaic Drug Store Robbery
Shot Fired In Attempted Passaic Drug Store Robbery A gunman fired a shot while trying to rob a Passaic pharmacy, authorities said. An employee told police the bandit entered Passaic Community Pharmacy on Passaic Street off St. Francis Way shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, pointed a gun at her and demanded money from the cash register. Another employee said the robber fired a shot – which hit a filing cabinet – before running out the door. No one was injured, responders said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman confirmed the incident but didn’t provide a description of the robber. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say
20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 20-year-old Passaic resident was the shooter who wounded one young city man and missed hitting another nearly three weeks ago, authorities said. Elijah Ortiz opened fire on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint statement on Tuesday, March 21. Four shell casings were recovered, responders said at the time. A 21-year-old city man was struck in the leg, they said. He was later released from nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical Center foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MUM'S THE WORD: Particulars Of Passaic Holdup With Gunshots Withheld MUM'S THE WORD: Particulars Of Passaic Holdup With Gunshots Withheld
MUM'S THE Word: Particulars Of Passaic Holdup With Gunshots Withheld No number of robbers nor descriptions of them were disclosed by authorities following an early evening holdup of a Passaic pharmacy in which they said shots were fired. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman didn’t identify the business that was robbed shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, March 16. Responders said it was FAS Pharmacy on Van Houten Avenue off Main Street. Valdes and Guzman didn’t say how much money, drugs or other valuables, if any, were taken in a brief statement released around 4:30 p.m. Friday, nearly 24 hours after the incide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg
Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg A 21-year-old Passaic man was shot in the city Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was shot in the leg on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, responders said, adding that four shell casings were recovered. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery UPDATE: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery
Update: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery A Passaic man caught carrying a gun was later charged with attempted murder after investigators tied him to the shooting of a street robbery victim, authorities said. Jairo Ramirez-Abreu, 31, was arrested shortly before noon last Tuesday, Feb. 7, after city officers found him carrying a loaded gun during a traffic stop near the corner of Main and Howard avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. They later learned that Ramirez-Abreu and an as-yet-unidentified accomplice jumped a 54-year-old man near the corner o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: Federal Judge Orders Passaic County Pair Held ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: Federal Judge Orders Passaic County Pair Held
Armed Robbery Rampage: Federal Judge Orders Passaic County Pair Held Two Paterson men who were captured following a terrifying armed robbery rampage must remain in custody, a federal judge in Newark ordered. Carlos Diaz and Edward Porter and an unidentified third bandit menaced customers with handguns, ordering them to lie on the floor, while robbed a Passaic bodega this past Aug. 22, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. The pair, both 30, then robbed a Passaic liquor store of several thousand dollars at gunpoint -- with Porter pistol-whipping a victim, the U.S. attorney said. Later that night, they robbed another business, where Porter "pushed one vict…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Boy Dead, Another Wounded In Double Passaic Stabbing Teen Boy Dead, Another Wounded In Double Passaic Stabbing
Teen Boy Dead, Another Wounded In Double Passaic Stabbing A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 17-year-old boy hurt in a stabbing overnight in Passaic, authorities said. The city residents were apparently arguing when the incident occurred around 1:20 a.m. on Krueger Place and Poplar Streets, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead and the 17-year-old boy was transported to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment. The investigation is active and ongoing. 

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SEEN HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party SEEN HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party
Seen HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party A Passaic man who was released following a New Year’s Day shooting earlier this year is being sought by authorities for another shooting last month that wounded a 4-year-old child and four other victims at a backyard party. It’s unclear under what circumstances Ernest Fuentes, 20, was freed after city detectives arrested him on Jan. 5 and sent to the Passaic County Jail in connection with a shooting four days earlier at Third and Mercer streets. No injuries were reported in that incident. Fast forward to Tuesday, when Fuentes was identified as one of two gunman who opened fire at a backyar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic
Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Two Passaic residents and one from Wayne were charged with stabbing one of two city men during what authorities said was a planned attack. Being held in the Passaic County Jail pending initial court appearances this Wednesday in Superior Court in Paterson are Sergio Xochiulacuamatzi, 26, Christian Martinez, 21, both from Passaic, and Richard Arriaga, 25, of Wayne. All are accused of stabbing a 29-year-old Passaic man on Van Buren Street off Lexington Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Stabbed In Passaic Two Stabbed In Passaic
Two Stabbed In Passaic Two men were stabbed in an overnight fight in the city of Passaic, authorities confirmed. Police found one victim, 29, at the scene of the call on Van Buren Street off Lexington Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. The other victim, 28, arrived at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Passaic via private vehicle a short time later and was transferred to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. Both victims were expected to survive their injuries, Valdes and Guzman said. The prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise
Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise A dispute between ex-cons ended with one shooting and killing the other outside a Passaic housing complex, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Passaic police were assisted by federal agents when they captured Nysheem T. Mann, 32, during a traffic stop on Washington Street near Broadway in Paterson early Tuesday night, they said. Mann, of Paterson, was charged with gunning down Donyell Coley two days earlier in the parking lot at Speer Village, where the 41-year-old victim lived. Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex
Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex A Passaic man was shot and killed shortly before dawn Sunday outside the city housing complex where he'd lived, authorities said. Donyell Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Hospital in a private vehicle at 5:50 a.m. and was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman didn’t say whether a suspect had been captured or identified – only that Coley, 41, was shot in the parking lot at Speer Village. The public housing complex on Aspen Place was Coley’s most recent address, records …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Seriously Wounded In Shooting On Passaic Street Victim Seriously Wounded In Shooting On Passaic Street
Victim Seriously Wounded In Shooting On Passaic Street Gunfire that erupted on a Passaic Street seriously wounded a Paterson man and left two bullets holes in the rear window of his assailant’s vehicle, responders said. The 23-year-old victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the Passaic Street shooting between 4th and Essex streets shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday. A vehicle apparently belonging to his assailant was found parked and unoccupied – with the bullet holes – up the block near Bergen Street, responders said. It was unclear who fired the shots that hit it. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19 BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19
BAD AIM: No One Struck In Passaic Shooting, Police Nab Accused Gunman, 19 A Passaic man fired a stolen 9mm handgun at two intended victims in broad daylight on a city street but missed, said authorities who arrested him a short time later. Jared Stack, 19, remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail, charged with aggravated assault, possession of stolen property and weapons offenses. Stack squeezed off the shots at the corner of Paulison Avenue and Broadway around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. City police arrested Stack on Lincoln Street a short time later. They also recovered …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge
Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge A Passaic man kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Bloomfield teen, authorities charged. Eloy Tomay Coyotl, 32, “pulled the victim into his car, drove through Bloomfield and into Passaic, then digitally penetrated [her] while in his vehicle,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint statement. Coyotl was arrested after detectives spoke with the 17-year-old victim and witnesses, they said. A Superior Court judge in Paterson ordered that he remain held pending trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years
Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years A Passaic man who admitted sexually assaulting two young children could be back on the street after serving less than seven years in state prison. Ediberto Ordaz, 56, was arrested this past January following an investigation by conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s Office Special Victims Unit and Passaic police. He quickly took a deal from prosecutors rather than go to trial, pleading guilty in April to sexually assaulting both children -- one of whom Valdes said was between 7 and 11 years old at the time and the other, who was 12 -- at a home in Passaic between Septem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Killed In Passaic Route 21 Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Passaic Route 21 Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Passaic Route 21 Crash A 33-year-old motorcyclist from Roseland was struck and killed over the weekend on Route 21 in Passaic, authorities confirmed Monday. Marco Centanni was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the highway’s southbound side near River Street following the 8 p.m. crash on Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. His Suzuki GSX R-750 had been struck by a 2017 Honda Accord driven by a Bayonne woman who “remained on the scene and presented a valid license,” they said. An investigation was continuing. Anyone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time
Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time A Passaic ex-con was charged with a weekend shooting in the city. Giovanni Massallo, 30, has served a majority of his adult life in state prison following separate convictions for crimes that include robbery, records show. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from having a gun. Massallo was arrested Sunday night, hours after authorities said he fired shots in the area of Aspen Place and State Street. Responding officers reported not finding any victims, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. No area hospitals reported any shooting …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wallington Man, 20, Charged With Shooting Clifton Woman, 20, In Passaic Wallington Man, 20, Charged With Shooting Clifton Woman, 20, In Passaic
Wallington Man, 20, Charged With Shooting Clifton Woman, 20, In Passaic A 20-year-old Wallington man was charged with shooting a Clifton woman outside a Passaic supermarket, authorities said Monday. Jamil Tuncer remained held in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest Saturday pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The victim, also 20, was shot near the corner of Fourth and Essex streets shortly before 7 p.m. May 1. She was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center before being released. Tuncer was arrested following an inv…

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Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70 Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70
Passaic Woman Charged With DWI Hit-Run Of Pedestrian, 70 A Passaic driver was drunk when she sped off after hitting a 70-year-old pedestrian last month, authorities said. Luisa Eusebio-Urena, 37, surrendered at city police headquarters in connection with the April 11 crash, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman announced Thursday. The victim had been crossing Main Avenue near Pennington Avenue when he was struck and seriously injured around 5 a.m. that day, they said. He was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Police charged Eusebio-Urena with DWI assault by auto, leaving the scene of a cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Search Ends When Passaic River 'Jumper' Shows Up Onshore Search Ends When Passaic River 'Jumper' Shows Up Onshore
Search Ends When Passaic River 'Jumper' Shows Up Onshore It was a case of all’s well that ends well – except for the amount of resources that were needed – when a report that a man had jumped into the Passaic River proved unfounded Thursday. Passaic police said they found the city man whom responders initially thought had jumped from the Union Avenue Bridge in Rutherford. By that point, requests had gone out for rescue boats and dive teams from Oradell, East Rutherford and North Arlington to converge on the southwest corner of the bridge. An ambulance also was sent to the nearby boat ramp. Responders would never think not to bring every resourc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run
Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run A 27-year-old Passaic driver sped off after his car struck and severely injured another city resident last fall, said authorities who also charged a Prospect Park woman with trying to cover up his involvement. Matthew Cancel was behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz that struck the 64-year-old victim at Market and Hudson streets on Oct. 25, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said in a joint announcement. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for serious bodily injuries, they said. Detectives tied Cancel …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man Shot In Neck At Housing Project Passaic Man Shot In Neck At Housing Project
Passaic Man Shot In Neck At Housing Project A 26-year-old Passaic man was shot in the neck overnight at a city public housing development, authorities confirmed. “Evidence of a crime scene was located outside and inside the building” at Speer Village on Aspen Place and State Street just off Route 21 shortly after 1 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment of the non-fatal wound, Valdes and Guzman said in a brief joint release. They didn’t say whether anyone in particular was suspected or had …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man Molested Three Underage Victims Over Course Of Decade, Authorities Charge Passaic Man Molested Three Underage Victims Over Course Of Decade, Authorities Charge
Passaic Man Molested Three Underage Victims Over Course Of Decade, Authorities Charge Three people reported being molested by a Passaic man while they were children, authorities said Wednesday. Ricardo Palma, 31, was arrested Tuesday detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Passaic police. A separate incident at a residence in Passaic last October drew the attention of both agencies, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Wednesday. They “identified and interviewed” three alleged victims who “reported being touched sexually” by Palma while in his care from April 2008 through September 2019, be…

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by Jerry DeMarco