Wayne Police Nab Paterson Man Wanted For Attempted Murder

WAYNE, N.J. -- A pair of Wayne patrol officers captured a Paterson man wanted on attempted murder charges after they checked out a suspicious car outside a Route 46 motel, authorities said.

Steven Morales, Daniel Azar
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Wayne PD*

Jerry DeMarco

06/30/2016 10:08 a.m.

Officers Robert Fernandez and Skylar Cauceglia were conducting safety and security patrols of the commercial district Tuesday afternoon when they saw three men "slouched down" in a BMW parked behind the Kings Motor Inn, Capt. Laurence Martin said Thursday.

Steven Morales, 25, was taken into custody on the outstanding warrant out of Paterson, and a second occupant -- identified as 20-year-old Daniel Azar of Belleville -- was arrested on a Belleville traffic warrant, Martin said.

The third person was released without charges, he said.

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