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Paterson Boy, 14, Caught Packing Stolen Gun, 266 Heroin Folds, Crack Paterson Boy, 14, Caught Packing Stolen Gun, 266 Heroin Folds, Crack
Paterson Boy, 14, Caught Packing Stolen Gun, 266 Heroin Folds, Crack A 14-year-old boy was carrying a stolen gun, 266 heroin folds and four bags of crack when Paterson detectives nabbed him at one of the city's deadliest drug corners, authorities said. Narcotics Division detectives were watching a group loitering at an open-air drug market at Governor and Carroll streets -- an area known for frequent violence -- when they spotted the silver handgun in the boy's waistband, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The teen began to tip away as investigators approached him, but he didn't get far, Speziale said. They found him carrying the heroin, crack and …

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One Person -- Not Four -- Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Corner, Authorities Say One Person -- Not Four -- Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Corner, Authorities Say
One Person -- Not Four -- Wounded In Shooting At Notorious Paterson Corner, Authorities Say Authorities in Paterson corrected erroneous reports floating around that four people had been shot one night last week. It was only one, they said. The 23-year-old victim was wounded at one of the city's most notorious corners -- Governor and Carroll streets, outside the Carroll Street Apartments -- shortly after 5 p.m. last Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. She arrived at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in a private vehicle and was expected to survive her injuries, the city police Cease Fire …

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by Jerry DeMarco