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'Yo, Cops!': Paterson Detectives Find Teen With Loaded Gun, Heroin For Sale Despite Warning 'Yo, Cops!': Paterson Detectives Find Teen With Loaded Gun, Heroin For Sale Despite Warning
'Yo, Cops!': Paterson Detectives Find Teen With Loaded Gun, Heroin For Sale Despite Warning The shout of "yo, cops!" wasn't fast enough to prevent plainclothes Paterson detectives from nabbing a 18-year-old dealer carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Kenrick Flores heard the warning and threw down 30 bags of heroin as Detectives Mohammed Bashir and Yamil Pimienta approached a group gathered in front of a Slater Street home shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives grabbed Flores and pulled a loaded .45-caliber semi-automatic Expert Para pistol from the his waistband, Speziale said. They also recovered the discarded dope, he said…

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Stretch Limo Drive-By: Victim Critical After Paterson Liquor Store Shooting Stretch Limo Drive-By: Victim Critical After Paterson Liquor Store Shooting
Stretch Limo Drive-By: Victim Critical After Paterson Liquor Store Shooting An assailant fled in a white stretch limousine after shooting a victim in the back in a Paterson liquor store Wednesday afternoon, responders said. Police said they stopped the vehicle and took three suspects into custody minutes after the 1:30 p.m. shooting at Angel's Wine & Liquors at the corner of 6th Street and Clinton Avenue. The 35-year-old victim, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after police found him seriously wounded outside the store. He was in critical condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibra…

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GOTCHA! Gun-Toting Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Two In 2017 Nabbed By Paterson Police GOTCHA! Gun-Toting Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Two In 2017 Nabbed By Paterson Police
Gotcha! Gun-Toting Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Two In 2017 Nabbed By Paterson Police A fugitive wanted for shooting two men in Paterson four years ago was carrying a gun when city police captured him, authorities announced Monday. Dariel Garcia, 24, had eluded law enforcement since detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest for shooting two mean – one 31, the other 35 – at the corner of East 21st Street and 18th Avenue on April 8, 2017, they said. Both victims survived. Meanwhile, a manhunt continued and prosecutors obtained an indictment charging Garcia with attempted murder and weapons offenses. City police found him this weekend. Officers were approaching a group th…

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Police Sweep Of Paterson Open-Air Drug Market Nets Local Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers Police Sweep Of Paterson Open-Air Drug Market Nets Local Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers
Police Sweep Of Paterson Open-Air Drug Market Nets Local Dealers, Out-Of-Town Buyers Paterson police scooped up local dealers and out-of-town buyers alike in a quick-strike response to calls from citizens who feared for their safety amid open-air neighborhood drug dealing. Narcotics Division detectives emerged with 11 arrests and nearly 600 bags of heroin and crack Friday after targeting Hamilton Avenue between Summer and Lake streets, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They also seized $7,133 in drug proceeds, he said. Charged with selling or having drugs for sale, Speziale said, were Erick Speight, 22, and Clarence Cooper, 42, both of Paterson, and Anthony Yildi…

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Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting
Paterson Man, 21, Charged With Attempted Murder In Street Shooting Paterson detectives captured a city man wanted in connection with a shooting late last month that critically wounded another man, authorities said Saturday. Roshane James, 21, is charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in the 9 p.m. shooting at the corner of 9th and Madison avenues on Jan. 29. The 31-year-old victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in critical condition and survived his injuries, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. They stopped short of calling James the shooter, characterizing him in …

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Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies
Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies A 22-year-old driver was shot and killed in his Jeep and another man wounded on a Paterson street, authorities confirmed Friday. Stevens Origene was found behind the wheel of a Cherokee that had crashed into a Honda Accord parked on East 21st Street near 21st Avenue after it was peppered with gunfire just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds – including one in the chest -- and was pronounced dead less than an hour later. A short time later, an 18-year-old man showed up Hackensack University Medical Center via private vehicle, Pa…

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Victim In Paterson Triple Shooting, 38, Dies Victim In Paterson Triple Shooting, 38, Dies
Victim In Paterson Triple Shooting, 38, Dies UPDATE: Whoever gunned down a 38-year-old Paterson man in a shooting that also wounded two others late last week now faces murder charges. Charles Hughes, 38, died of his wounds on Valentine’s Day, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced Tuesday. Although a majority of shooting victims in the Silk City are in their teens and 20s, this one was different. Two other city men were struck by gunfire – one 52, the other 37 -- at the corner of Summer Street and Broadway shortly after 5 p.m. last Friday, authorities said. One victim had been…

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Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust
Three Shot After Paterson Police Nab Accused Heroin Dealer, 71, In Major Senior Housing Bust Three people were shot Wednesday afternoon in Paterson shortly after authorities announced the arrest of an accused 71-year-old heroin dealer following a drug raid at a city senior citizens complex. There was no immediate word on the conditions of the three victims, two of whom police found seriously wounded on Summer Street and a third on Lake Street. One victim had been shot in the chest, another in the abdomen and the third in the leg, responders said. The shootings followed announcements by city police about a series of major drug operations, including one that turned up 11,396 heroin …

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Vehicle Passenger Critically Wounded In Paterson 'Drive-Past' Shooting: Was He The Target? Vehicle Passenger Critically Wounded In Paterson 'Drive-Past' Shooting: Was He The Target?
Vehicle Passenger Critically Wounded In Paterson 'Drive-Past' Shooting: Was He The Target? Authorities didn’t say whether they believe a bullet that struck and critically injured a 38-year-old vehicle passenger in Paterson was intended for him or someone else. Police found the wounded city resident at the corner of Straight and Harrison streets – more than a half-mile from the scene of the shooting at North 1st and East Main streets – shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Friday. Both asked that anyone…

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Authorities Nab Accused Paterson Arsonist Authorities Nab Accused Paterson Arsonist
Authorities Nab Accused Paterson Arsonist A Paterson man was charged with starting a car fire late Monday. Detectives arrested Giancarick Carbonell, 32, after city firefighters doused the 10:15 p.m. blaze outside a Market Street business without damage to surrounding structures, authorities said. They charged him with aggravated arson and sent him to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance Tuesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson. Anyone with additional information or images of the incident is asked to contact the Passaic County prosecutor’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or Paterson police at (973) 321-11…

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Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs
Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs A group of young thugs had just put a fake gun to a robbery victim’s head when Paterson police tracked down and captured them, authorities said. Snow hadn’t begun falling yet when officers converged on Liberty Street near Wayne Avenue following a robbery around 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, the robbers pistol-whipped a victim, taking his wallet and cellphone, Speziale said. They were all wearing black, including their face masks. The circumstances were similar to a trio of street holdups that occurred early Friday between 6 a.m. or so and shortly be…

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Man Shot In Paterson Robbery Seeks Treatment At Jersey Shore Hospital Man Shot In Paterson Robbery Seeks Treatment At Jersey Shore Hospital
Man Shot In Paterson Robbery Seeks Treatment At Jersey Shore Hospital A Monmouth County man who was shot during a robbery in Paterson showed up at a hospital in Red Bank, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim from Sea Bright sought treatment at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center around 11 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a release Saturday. He’d been shot by a robber near the corner of Putnam Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, nearly 60 miles away, they said. The victim was transferred to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, Valdes and Baycora said.…

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