How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures
How Police Are Getting Guns Off Paterson Streets: Four Separate Seizures A pair of Paterson detectives working a new weapons-suppression detail subdued an ex-con who was carrying a semi-automatic pistol, adding to a growing total of guns they've removed from the Silk City streets, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir were in an unmarked car on East 18th Street approaching Park Avenue when they came upon an idling Dodge Caravan around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Discovering that the license plates belonged to another vehicle, the detectives got out to investigate, he said. They found the driver…
No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic
No Parole For 10 Years For Confessed Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Clifton, Passaic The family of an 8-year-old child who was sexually assaulted by a Passaic man in two different homes participated in his sentencing Friday via Zoom, authorities said. Eloy Hernandez-Garcia, 59, was arrested last October following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. Rather than go to trial, Hernandez-Garcia took a deal from prosecutors, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual sexual assault on a child at homes in both Passaic and Clifton, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced Hernande…
Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark
Police: Warren County Teens Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle On Route 46, Crashing In Newark Two teen boys from a Warren County group home stole a vehicle on Route 46, fled from police, crashed in Newark and attempted to flee once again, authorities said. The teens stole the vehicle from a residence on Route 46 in Independence Township after walking away from their nearby group home on Jan. 25, local police said. The teens refused to stop for police, initiating a chase that ended with a crash in Newark, authorities said. They once again tried to flee but were quickly apprehended, police said. Both teens were charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking.
Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Raping Clifton Child For Years While A Juvenile Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Raping Clifton Child For Years While A Juvenile
Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Raping Clifton Child For Years While A Juvenile A Clifton resident was raped between the ages of 6 and 11 by a now-21-year-old Paterson man who was a juvenile at the time, authorities said. The victim, now 14, reported the alleged incidents to local police, who contacted the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on March 7, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Tom Rinaldi said late Monday. An investigation followed that included interviews with, among others, the youngster, who reported “multiple sexual assaults by the suspect in residences in both Clifton and Paterson,” they said. It wasn’t explained …
Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds
Detective Chase Down Paterson Teen Carrying Loaded Handgun, 170 Heroin Folds Paterson detectives responding to a report of an armed assault chased down a teen who was carrying a loaded handgun and a 170 heroin folds, authorities said. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Yamil Pimienta, responding to a report of a group assaulting two victims, approached a group of of four on the corner of Jefferson and North 5th Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they got out of their car, the detectives saw one hand a plastic bag to another and tell him to run. The boy, 17, tossed the bag as he ran through rear yards on North 4th Street before Detectives Musta…
4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River 4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River
4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River Police nabbed four juveniles after they bailed out of a stolen car that landed in the Passaic River in Clifton. Miraculously, none of them were seriously injured, authorities said. Undercover Passaic police officers tried to pull the sedan over on northbound Route 21 Wednesday night when the driver hit the gas, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. The vehicle -- reported stolen Sunday from Market Street -- sped off as the officers pulled back out of concern for conditions on the snow-slicked road, Lora said. Soon after, it careened off the highway and landed in the drink just north of Ackerman…
UPDATE: Wood-Ridge Police ID Boy, 17, As Hit-Run Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser UPDATE: Wood-Ridge Police ID Boy, 17, As Hit-Run Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser
Update: Wood-Ridge Police ID Boy, 17, As Hit-Run Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser A 17-year-old Wood-Ridge boy was behind the wheel of a speeding sedan that side-swiped a borough police cruiser and kept going, authorities said Saturday. The boy came to police headquarters accompanied by his mother Friday night after learning that authorities had identified him through surveillance video and interviews, Detective Sgt. Matt Mueller said. Police were writing several summons stemming from Thursday's incident while considering possible eluding charges, he said.  The teen wrote in an email to Daily Voice that he was the driver and that he "did nothing near speeding …
Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car
Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Two teens — one armed with a loaded handgun —attempted to run away when they were stopped by police in Lehigh Valley in a stolen vehicle, authorities said. The teens — whose names were withheld — were pulled over in a stolen vehicle near 4th St. and Wabash St. in Allentown around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 20, police said. The teens then ran away but were quickly apprehended, police said. One of the teens was found armed with a handgun, police said. Additional details were not immediately available.
15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days 15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days
15-Year-Old Paterson Armed Robber Caught With Loaded Gun, Among 3 Weapons Seized In Three Days Three guns in three days were seized in separate incidents by Paterson detectives, including one carried by a 15-year-old armed robber, authorities said. Investigators watched several deals at Broadway and Summer Street, an area notorious for drugs and shootings, before moving in on Jamir King, 22, as he got into an SUV, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Tremaine Jones, 30, stuffed some crack vials into a bag as they approached and then took off on foot, Speziale said. Detective Suquan Garry chased down Jones while Detectives William Hermann and Brian Culmone grabbed …
Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say
Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say Three teens were in police custody with another suspect at large after going on a car burglary spree then leading a police pursuit across Hudson County in a sedan stolen out of Philadelphia, authorities said. A Secaucus, NJ resident called police to report four individuals burglarized his family's car on Pandolfi Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The four suspects fled in a black Toyota Corolla, later found to be stolen out of Philadelphia on Jan. 13, Miller said. A responding police officer saw the stolen vehicle leaving near Centre Avenue, then…
Shooter Who Wounded Two Men Outside Passaic Takeout Restaurant Was Boy, 15, Authorities Say Shooter Who Wounded Two Men Outside Passaic Takeout Restaurant Was Boy, 15, Authorities Say
Shooter Who Wounded Two Men Outside Passaic Takeout Restaurant Was Boy, 15, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy fired gunshots from across the street into a crowd on a Passaic street, injuring two men, this past New Year’s Eve, authorities said following his capture. One of the victims, a 21-year-old city man, was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center following the afternoon shooting on Monroe Street near Myrtle Avenue. The second victim, 24, arrived at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic via private vehicle and was transferred to St. Joe's in stable condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement…
Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say
Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say A driver who falsely claimed to be a Paterson public school counselor was caught carrying a loaded gun and a machete after parking illegally, city authorities said. Detectives noticed the improperly parked Chevy Impala with an expired license plate number outside a soul food restaurant at 10th Avenue and 23rd Street shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Its headlights and tail lights were on and the windows were heavily tinted, making it difficult to determine whether anyone was inside, he said. The driver, 30-year-old Malik Colon, lowered the driver’s side wi…