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Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack
Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack Paterson detectives busted a 16-year-old city boy Monday with dozens of heroin folds, several vials of crack and a loaded gun, authorities said. Investigators working the "hot spot" neighborhood on and around the corner of 10th Avenue and 26th Street watched as the teen adjusted and then removed the gun from his waistband, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Leaving the gun in a windbreaker, the boy crossed the street before the detectives moved in and grabbed him outside a local market, Speziale said. They found the teen carrying 38 heroin folds and six vials of crack, retrieved t…
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Newark police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say broke a store security guard's nose during a shoplifting incident last week. The guard was working at the Gap Outlet in the 100 block of Market Street on July 27 when a woman walked into the store around 1:15 p.m. and grabbed a bag with items from the storage area, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara When the guard went after the woman, the Black male suspect walked into the store and shoved him to the ground, authorities said. The suspects left the store, but the guard confronted…
WATCH: Newark Police Officer Uses CPR To Save Life Of Unconscious Man, 29 WATCH: Newark Police Officer Uses CPR To Save Life Of Unconscious Man, 29
Watch: Newark Police Officer Uses CPR To Save Life Of Unconscious Man, 29 The intense moment a Newark Police officer used CPR to save the life of an unconscious man over the weekend was caught on body camera footage. Newark Police Officer Claudia Martinez responded to the 500 block of Market Street and found the 29-year-old man unresponsive on the floor around 1:10 a.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Martinez — a licensed practical nurse — immediately began chest compressions after noticing that the man had no pulse and was not breathing. “There you go, there you go, it’s okay, it’s okay,” Martinez can be heard saying while continuing com…
Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries
Elizabeth Man Arrested In Essex County Burglaries An Elizabeth man wanted for a pair of burglaries in Essex County was arrested in a motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Sean Crotty, 37, was taken into custody May 28 -- six days after breaking into a pizzeria on Washington Street in Bloomfield, Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio said. Crotty had also been wanted on similar charges out of Livingston, DeMaio said. Livingston police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for details on that incident. Officers responded to the pizza shop at 48 Washington St. around 4:20 a.m. May 22. The front door was broken and so was the draw…
Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers
Paterson Detectives Crash Open-Air Drug Market, Bust Dealers, Buyers Paterson detectives nabbed two dealers and seven buyers while seizing nearly 300 heroin folds at an open-air drug market near the city public library, authorities said Wednesday. Responding to continued citizens’ complaints, Narcotics Division detectives hit a stretch of Summer Street between Hamilton Avenue and Van Houten Street late Tuesday afternoon, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They arrested city residents Quadra Carmichael, 37, and Brian Thomas, 52, on a variety of charges that include possessing and selling heron near the library and School No. 6, Speziale said. Also t…
Four Guns Seized In Four Nights: Paterson Detectives On A Roll Four Guns Seized In Four Nights: Paterson Detectives On A Roll
Four Guns Seized In Four Nights: Paterson Detectives On A Roll A Paterson man who bolted when he was approached by city police detectives became the fourth suspect in four nights caught with a gun, authorities said. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir approached a group of men who didn't live in a Market Street home near Pennington Street as they drank on the porch shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the men -- identified as Dariel Mercedes -- took off down Market Street, ignoring the detectives' orders to stop, Speziale said. They chased Mercedes, who tripped and fell, sending a .45-caliber Rug…
NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint
NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint A pizza delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Essex County, authorities said. The Dominos driver was approached from behind by an unknown individual, who placed a hard object believed to be a handgun to his back and demanded the vehicle on Ella Street in Bloomfield on Sept. 25, Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. The suspect fled on Ella Street and went east on Bloomfield Avenue.  The car was recovered the following day around 1:20 a.m., in Newark. The incident remains under investigation.
6th Newark Police Officer Who Died Of COVID-19 Was 'Good Man, Friend To All' 6th Newark Police Officer Who Died Of COVID-19 Was 'Good Man, Friend To All'
6th Newark Police Officer Who Died Of Covid-19 Was 'Good Man, Friend To All' The Newark Police Department is mourning the loss of its sixth member due to COVID-19. Det. Marcus Thomas died of virus complications Monday. “Sadly, the City of Newark has lost a truly good man who was a friend and a brother to all,” Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said.  “Detective Thomas dedicated his life to public service and to honorably serving with an impeccable character of personal and professional dignity. Our deepest condolences are offered to Detective Thomas’ family. We share in your grief and mourning.” Thomas, 50, joined the division in 1993 and was assigned to various dep…
Paterson Detectives Seize 91 Heroin Folds, 17 Vials Of Crack, Bust Two Paterson Detectives Seize 91 Heroin Folds, 17 Vials Of Crack, Bust Two
Paterson Detectives Seize 91 Heroin Folds, 17 Vials Of Crack, Bust Two Paterson detectives responding to neighborhood complaints busted two 18-year-old dealers with 91 heroin folds, 17 vials of crack and two ounces of pot, authorities said. Narcotics investigators watched a drug deal go down in broad daylight on Sherman Avenue near Union Avenue before moving in on the seller, Ismael Leon, and his lookout, Anthony Hernandez, neither of whom lives on the block, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. In addition to the drugs, they seized $275 in suspected proceeds, Speziale said. They charged Leon and Hernandez with various drug counts and released them pen…
Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop
Authorities: Paterson PD Clips Latin King Who Offered More Than Shave, Haircut At Barbershop Drug detectives raided the Paterson barbershop and Little Falls home of a high-ranking Latin King, seizing more than 10 pounds of pot, a stolen handgun and nearly $21,500 in drug cash, authorities said. Investigators had been watching the “Smooth Kreationz” barbershop owned by ex-con Jecksan “King Smooth” Cancel, 41, after receiving a tip that he’d been selling pot from the Ellison Street business, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday. Working with Little Falls police, they raided four locations – including Cancel’s second-floor Lower Notch Road apartment -- seizing the marijua…
Authorities: Police Raid Paterson Strip Club-Turned-Prostitution Hub Authorities: Police Raid Paterson Strip Club-Turned-Prostitution Hub
Authorities: Police Raid Paterson Strip Club-Turned-Prostitution Hub Dancers at a Paterson strip club openly solicited customers for sex, then kicked up a portion of the proceeds to management, said authorities who raided the place after undercover officers posed as patrons. Citizen complaints led to the quality-of-life undercover probe of the Moonlight Lounge on Market Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers, in turn, were “solicited for sexual acts in exchange for currency on the [ABC-]licensed premises,” he said. Members of the city ABC/Vice Unit, assisted by drug and patrol officers, raided the business just after 11 p.m. Frid…
Several Displaced In 4-Alarm Newark Fire Saturday Several Displaced In 4-Alarm Newark Fire Saturday
Several Displaced In 4-Alarm Newark Fire Saturday No one was injured in a fire on South 10th Street in Newark Saturday, but the blaze displaced eight people, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.  The fire, which went to four alarms. was contained to a vacant building, authorities said. 
Newark Man Charged A Fifth Time For Domestic Violence With Same Victim Newark Man Charged A Fifth Time For Domestic Violence With Same Victim
Newark Man Charged A Fifth Time For Domestic Violence With Same Victim A 21-year-old Newark man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and then threatened her with a gun, the fifth time the man has been charged with domestic violence involving the woman, police said.  Rahmon N. Johnson is accused of assaulting the woman in the South Ward Monday and then pointing the gun at her.  On Tuesday, Johnson was arrested in the 200-block of Clinton Avenue. He was found with a loaded .380 caliber handgun, according to police.  He has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and weapons offenses.  “…