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3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom 3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom
3rd Suspect Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man Gunned Down In Front Of His Mom A third arrest was made nearly two weeks ago in the cold-blooded ambush killing a 22-year-old Paterson man in front of his mother last Fourth of July weekend, authorities announced Monday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora didn’t explain why they waited nearly two weeks to announce the arrest of Dashawn A. Rhoden, 22, in the shooting death of Juan Garcia, 28 last July 3. They'd done the same earlier Monday when they announced the capture of a suspect in another murder case,  Garcia was gunned down in front of his mother in a targeted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Dad Charged With Child Sex Abuse Paterson Dad Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Paterson Dad Charged With Child Sex Abuse A married father from Paterson sexually abused a child over the past five years, authorities charged. Giovani Aguilar, 35, was arrested after Special Victims Unit detectives interviewed the victim and others, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The victim, now 13, “disclosed being sexual assaulted by [Aguilar] since the age of 8” at a residence in Paterson, she said. Aguilar – who recently worked for a company that makes ultrasound accessories -- remained held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with the aggravated sexual assault of a pre-teen, sexual assault and child endang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument
Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Man, Threatening Woman During Argument An ex-con from Paterson pulled a gun and shot another city man -- while threatening to kill a local woman -- during an argument, authorities charged. Paterson police captured Calvin Holmes, 34, in the area of North York Street and Sparrow Street on New Year’s Eve, several hours after the 3:15 p.m. shooting at Rosa Parks Boulevard and 12th Avenue. They charged him with attempted murder, making terroristic threats and several weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The victim was taken to nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with injuries that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Confirmed Dead As Smoky Fire Consumes Passaic Restaurant One Confirmed Dead As Smoky Fire Consumes Passaic Restaurant
One Confirmed Dead As Smoky Fire Consumes Passaic Restaurant A woman was confirmed dead in a fire Wednesday afternoon that devoured a Dominican restaurant in Passaic. She was 58 years old and lived in a two-bedroom rear apartment of Santo Domingo Invita on Passaic Street where the fire originated, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames blew through the roof of the 1½ -story brick building after the fire ignited shortly before 3:30 p.m. Firefighters had the main body of the blaze knocked down in under an hour but continued battling flame pockets. It was then that they discovered the victim's remains amid the debris. "The medical examiner responded t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson
Two Jersey City Men Shot In Paterson Two Jersey City men who were shot in Paterson before dawn Saturday got to the hospital separately, authorities said. City police responding to a report of shots fired at the corner of Market and Cianci streets shortly after 2 a.m. found a crime scene and no victims, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. A short time later, a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Valdes and Baycora said. He was followed by a 28-year-old victim, they said. A parked vehicle was also s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon Man Arrested For Child Abuse, Neglect: Prosecutor Haledon Man Arrested For Child Abuse, Neglect: Prosecutor
Haledon Man Arrested For Child Abuse, Neglect: Prosecutor A Haledon man has been arrested for psychologically and physically abusing a 15-year-old child, authorities said. Yousef Abdo, 40, was arrested on Dec. 8 after an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit determined he had committed numerous acts of abuse and neglect against the teen at a home in Haledon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Their relationship was unclear. Abdo is charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and fourth-degree Child Abuse and Neglect. He faces up to eleven years in New Jersey State Pris…

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by Joe Gomez
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Passaic Judge Orders Man Detained For Sexually Assaulting 2 Prepubescent Children: Prosecutor Passaic Judge Orders Man Detained For Sexually Assaulting 2 Prepubescent Children: Prosecutor
Passaic Judge Orders Man Detained For Sexually Assaulting 2 Prepubescent Children: Prosecutor A Passaic County judge ordered a Paterson man detained for assaulting two prepubescent children, authorities said. Oscar Q. Palacios, 46, repeatedly sexually assaulted two minors he was caring for while their mom was at work, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said. The now-adult victims told their stories to Hawthorne police on Oct. 19, the prosecutor and police chief said. Palacios was arrested without incident on Nov. 23, after an investigation. Pretrial detention was ordered by Judge Scott T. Rumana on Dec. 3, 2021. Palacios wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of a resident in a late-night Paterson house fire that responders said could have been much worse. Firefighters moved quickly to keep the four-alarm Lafayette Street blaze from spreading, snuffing the threat such a fire posed to the neighborhood of tightly bunched wood-frame houses barely two blocks from the Passaic River. Paterson's bravest responded to a call of a fire with people possibly trapped at 103 Lafayette Street shortly after 11 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief William Henderson said. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor,…

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NJ Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say NJ Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say
NJ Girl, 13, Kidnapped, Raped By Long Island Man, 24, She Met Online, Authorities Say A 13-year-old Paterson girl was picked up by a 24-year-old Long Island man she met online and taken to a remote area where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Floiran Langumas-Montero of Farmingdale traveled to New Jersey around midnight Oct. 29 for "the purpose of picking up and taking” the girl to an unidentified location in Prospect Park, where he “engaged in sexual intercourse” with her, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari said in a joint release Friday. Langumas-Montero had “met and communicated with [her] online for several …

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Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson
Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities identified a woman shot several times and killed on a Paterson street as a 25-year-old city resident. Jasmin Wel was found struck by gunfire on outside 661 East 24th Street, just off Broadway, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, responders said. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified. No other details were released. Wel, who studied business mar…

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SEEN HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party SEEN HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party
Seen HIM? Dangerous Fugitive ID’d As Shooter Of Child, 4, Four Others At Passaic Party A Passaic man who was released following a New Year’s Day shooting earlier this year is being sought by authorities for another shooting last month that wounded a 4-year-old child and four other victims at a backyard party. It’s unclear under what circumstances Ernest Fuentes, 20, was freed after city detectives arrested him on Jan. 5 and sent to the Passaic County Jail in connection with a shooting four days earlier at Third and Mercer streets. No injuries were reported in that incident. Fast forward to Tuesday, when Fuentes was identified as one of two gunman who opened fire at a backyar…

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Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic
Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Two Passaic residents and one from Wayne were charged with stabbing one of two city men during what authorities said was a planned attack. Being held in the Passaic County Jail pending initial court appearances this Wednesday in Superior Court in Paterson are Sergio Xochiulacuamatzi, 26, Christian Martinez, 21, both from Passaic, and Richard Arriaga, 25, of Wayne. All are accused of stabbing a 29-year-old Passaic man on Van Buren Street off Lexington Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint releas…

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