NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large
Nightclub Shooting: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large UPDATE: Four people were wounded -- one seriously -- when gunfire erupted at a Clifton nightclub before dawn Friday, authorities confirmed. The gunman remained at large following the 2:47 a.m. June 16 shooting inside the Made In Miami Bar & Bistro on Harding Avenue, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Responding officers found a 32-year-old Clifton woman with a non-fatal gunshot wound. She was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The woman was expected to survive, the same as three other victims who Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and…
Passaic Man, 43, Charged With Using Google, Whats App To Collect 450 Child Porn Videos Passaic Man, 43, Charged With Using Google, Whats App To Collect 450 Child Porn Videos
Passaic Man, 43, Charged With Using Google, Whats App To Collect 450 Child Porn Videos A 43-year-old Passaic man apparently thought he could traffic more than 450 child pornography videos on Google and WhatsApp without being caught, authorities said. Jorge Avilavelez was arrested earlier this week following an investigation by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crime Against Children Task Force in tandem with the county prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. He's remained held in the Bergen County Jail, charged with three various counts of child endangerment and two counts of obstruction. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik jointl…
Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors
Ex-Con Who Raped Clifton Child After Climbing Through Bedroom Window Cuts Deal With Prosecutors UPDATE: An ex-con from Belleville who climbed in through a Clifton child’s bedroom window before raping and choking the trapped youngster will be imprisoned for at least 13½ years before he’ll be eligible for parole, authorities announced. Andres Vasquez, 25, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 2 after cutting a deal with prosecutors and pleading guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment in the horrific attack. Vasquez said he “did not know the victim” when he climbed through the child’s window in the middle of the night on May 31, 2022, Passaic County Prosec…
BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge BAIL REFORM: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge
Bail Reform: Accused Felon Freed By Judge Guns Down Fellow Paterson Man, 22, Authorities Charge Erlyn Nunez had spent all of five days in jail after being busted on a gun charge when a judge freed him earlier this year under New Jersey's bail reform law. Less than a month later, authorities said, he shot and killed a 22-year-old fellow Paterson resident. Nunez was originally arrested on a weapons charge in Paterson on April 21. A judge ordered him released from the Bergen County Jail on April 26, records show. On May 21, Paterson police responded to a reported shooting in the area of East 13th and River streets. They found a mortally wounded man whom authorities have, for some u…
Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere
Pair Of Paterson Shooting Victims Show Up Elsewhere Two men survived separate weekend shootings 10 hours apart in Paterson -- neither of whom was found at their respective scenes, authorities said. A 20-year-old city resident turned up at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after he was shot in the area of 11th Avenue and East 23rd Street shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. Paterson police responded to another call of a gunshot victim shortly after 6 a.m. Friday. Clifton police alerted them to a 28-year-…
Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: Man, Woman Wounded Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: Man, Woman Wounded
Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: Man, Woman Wounded A woman took a bullet in the leg and a man one in the hand in a burst of gunfire Monday night on a Paterson street. Both victims were reported in stable condition at St. Joseph's University Medical Center following the shooting on West Broadway between Matlock Street and Totowa Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. May 22. Police found the 37-year-old Paterson woman at the scene, responders said. The 35-year-old East Orange victim was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said. A woman took a bullet in the leg and a man one in the hand in a burst of gunfire Monday night in Paterson…
Security Guard Involved In Daylight Gunfight Outside Paterson School, Suspect Seized Security Guard Involved In Daylight Gunfight Outside Paterson School, Suspect Seized
Security Guard Involved In Daylight Gunfight Outside Paterson School, Suspect Seized What authorities said was a mid-morning gunfight involving a Paterson school security guard led to the arrest of his alleged opponent. Robert Carroll, 59, was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with what was described as an exchange of gunfire near the corner of 10th and Madison avenues -- outside Paterson Public School No. 21 -- around 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. “There was a verbal altercation between an individual later identified as Robert Carroll and a school security guard where gunfire was exchanged,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Pate…
.44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor .44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor
.44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor UPDATE: A violent ex-con who’d fired several shots into the air from a .44 Magnum was brought down by a Passaic police officer last week after he pointed the powerful pistol at the officer's partner, authorities said. Jason Urban, 42, of Passaic was carrying the revolver made famous by Clint Eastwood’s character in the movie “Dirty Harry” when officers responding to a call of shots fired at Lackawanna Place and Passaic Avenue near the city train station found him shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, they said. Urban “fired several rounds from the handgun into the air,” Passaic County Prosecuto…
VERDICT: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge VERDICT: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge
Verdict: Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Paterson Girl, 5, Convicted Of Lesser Charge A Paterson man originally accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl in her home was convicted of a significantly lesser charge last week, authorities said. Eldrys Gonzalez-DeJesus, 44, faces five to 10 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Sept. 15 on the child endangerment conviction returned by jurors in Paterson on Friday, May 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. He'll remain held in the Bergen County Jail until then. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit began investigating after receiving a complaint in March 2022, Valdes said. They inte…
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…
Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal
Paterson Shop Owner Killed Man With Shotgun Blast During Dispute, Authorities Reveal UPDATE: An ex-con killed a fellow Paterson resident with a shotgun blast to the chest during a dispute at his city smoke shop last weekend, authorities revealed Thursday. Calvin King, 47, shot Kyheem Clark, 34, at the shop near the corner of East Main and Hillman streets shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, May 6, with a shotgun he wasn’t allowed to possess, they said. Clark was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. No motive was given when Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi of the NJ State Police identif…
UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor
Update: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State authorities signaled their faith Thursday that the wounding of an armed man by a Passaic police officer on Wednesday was what everyone involved agrees was a clean shoot. A mandatory review of the incident that is required of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has been left in the hands of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, the prosecutor herself said on May 11. Officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun in the area of Passaic Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the train station encountered the suspect shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, Passaic Mayor …