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Will Paterson Boy Accused Of Shooting Morris Man Dead, Wounding Two Others Be Charged As Adult?
Authorities haven't yet said whether they'll try to prosecute a 16-year-old Paterson boy as an adult for gunning down a Morris County man while wounding the murder victim's companion and a bus passenger who was struck by a stray bullet earlier this month.
Jerrell Wright, 23, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's University Medical Center shortly after he was shot in a car in the area of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard on Oct. 3.
His passenger, Shaheem Clark, 19, from Elmwood Park, was wounded but survived the shooting, as did Charles Obee, 57, of Paterson who was riding a bus when a bu…
Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun
Drug buyers flocked from inside and out of Paterson to a squat apartment house in the Silk City as detectives watched.
After picking off several buyers, police moved in, seizing three dealers – one of them only 16 years old.
They collected 811 heroin folds, 26 crack vials and a high-powered handgun, among other contraband, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Responding to neighborhood complaints, detectives quickly discovered that Mike Jones, 29, Pedro Santiago, 44, and the 16-year-old boy said ran a brisk open-air business from the brick walkup near Straight Street, the dire…
Police: Fair Lawn Boy, 13, Had Xanax, Pot For Sale, TCH Vapes, Clean Urine To Beat Drug Test
A 13-year-old Fair Lawn boy was caught with Xanax and pot for sale, as well as liquid THC vape pens, edible marijuana and clean urine from someone else aimed at overcoming a drug test, authorities said.
Detectives Anthony Lugo and Brian Rypkema got cooperation from the boy’s parents after a drug dealing investigation led them to the Lenox Drive teen, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.
The detectives issued juvenile complaints to the boy, charging him with drug offenses, to be heard behind closed doors in the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack, Metzler said.
The teen was allowed to remain i…
