Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin
Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin A 35-year-old Paterson man became the third member of a notorious city gang to plead guilty the past month in federal court to selling heroin. Like others before him, Dwayne “Black” Northern – also known as “D Black” – struck a deal with the government rather than face trial. Northern was among 17 reputed 230 Boys members who were charged in a coordinated heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case assembled last September by a strike force comprised of agents from the DEA, ATF and state, county and local law enforcement. Northern pleaded guilty earlier this week to conspiring to have an…
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By A 12-year-old Jersey City girl was wounded in a drive-by shooting earlier this month when three members of a group of allied Jersey City gangs opened fire on a rival gang in retaliation for a previous attack, federal authorities said Wednesday. Marc “Bando” Taylor, Jashawn “Trilly” Tate and Damari “Juggy” Blackwell, all 18 years old, were scheduled for first appearances via videoconference Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Taylor, Tate and Blackwell are associated with violent street gangs tied to three neighborhoods -- t…
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Members of a notorious Trenton gang who controlled a neighborhood drug trade executed a city man, tried to kill a police officer and shot at several other people over a period of several months, state authorities charged. Reputed gangleader Charles Willis, 27, and nine members of his “Get Money Boys” gang are charged with various counts that include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They were among 16 reputed members and associates of “Get Money Boys,” or “GMB,” who Grewal said sold heroin and cocaine in and around the Oakland Street Apar…
Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars
Teens, Woman Shot At Notorious Paterson Corner Marked By Gang Wars UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy was among three victims wounded in a weekend shooting outside a Paterson liquor store that gave one of the Silk City’s most notorious drug-dealing street gangs its name. Gunfire erupted at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue outside 230 Liquors shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday. Taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening were two victims – one 15, the other 18, authorities said. A 31-year-old woman was shot in the leg was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said. Police wer…
Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says
Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Passaic police investigating a stabbing robbery outside a local club busted seven purported gang members, seizing several weapons, authorities said. The group chased two men after an incident outside the Third Street club on Feb. 22, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One was stabbed in the abdomen and robbed before going to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, the mayor said. The other victim escaped, he said. Passaic detectives identified seven people, then conducted a raid on Friday, Lora said. Arrested were ex-con Antonio Gomez-Mendez, 25, of Market Street, w…
Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead
Reputed Gang Leader Convicted Of Ordering Hit On Paterson Girl, 14, Shot Dead A 25-year-old reputed Paterson gang leader convicted in a shooting that took the life of a popular 14-year-old city girl was shot and killed overnight Tuesday, authorities confirmed. Shakeem “230 Starter” Ricks was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with several bullet wounds after the 1:33 a.m. shooting in the 200 block of 12th Avenue, they said. He died soon after, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a release shortly before noon Tuesday. They didn’t say whether anyone was taken into custody or whether t…
Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison
Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight reputed members of the the violent, drug-dealing Paterson East Side “So Icy Boys” set were sentenced to prison terms stemming from a multi-agency law enforcement sweep. The heaviest sentence was given to Shadeik Stratford, 19, who got 10 years in exchange for a guilty plea to attempted murder for shooing a fellow gang member in October 2018.  Stratford must serve 8½ years of that term before he'll be eligible for parole. Behind him is Fabian Frater, 29, of Paterson, who got nine years in state prison, more than 7½ years of which he must serve before becoming eligible for parole.…
Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through
Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through A 24-year-old ex-con shot in the back in a Cliffside Park alleyway while being chased by a gang Thursday night had the bullet go right through his shoulder, authorities said. Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives joined borough police in searching for the seven or so gang members who chased the victim east on Walker Street and then through the Third Street alley to Second Street, where they said he was shot just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The small-caliber slug came out through his shoulder, they said. The victim -- who was expected to be released Friday from Hackensack University Medical …
Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man
Gang Member Sentenced In Killing Of 'Beloved' Plainfield Man A 26-year-old Plainfield man who killed a bystander when he opened fire on a crowd of neighbors outside enjoying a pleasant spring night three years ago has been sentenced to 48 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Shaquille Spruiel killed Willie Lee Major, 37, at the Liberty Village housing complex May 25, 2016. Major had not been specifically targeted by Spruiel, authorities said.  An investigation revealed the shooting was the latest incident in an ongoing feud between rival street gangs in Plainfield's West End. The shooting was in retaliation for a sti…
MS-13 Gangster Pleads Guilty To Fatally Stabbing, Beating Plainfield Man MS-13 Gangster Pleads Guilty To Fatally Stabbing, Beating Plainfield Man
MS-13 Gangster Pleads Guilty To Fatally Stabbing, Beating Plainfield Man A member of a violent street gang who had been on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list admitted Monday to the brutal slaying of another man in his Plainfield home eight years ago. Walter “Cholo” Yovany-Gomez, 35, spent years on the run after the slaying, much of that time in Maryland and Virginia, before he was caught in August 2017 in Woodbridge, Va. Just a few months earlier, Yovany-Gomez had been placed on the most wanted list. In May 2011, Yovanny-Gomez and other members of the notorious MS-13 street gang plotted to kill Julio Matute for socializing with members of a rival gang.  Yovan…
Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized
Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized Two victims were hospitalized and six suspects were in custody following a shooting Tuesday afternoon just steps from a Passaic elementary school where classes were in session, authorities said. Mayor Hector Lora said authorities believe rival gang members were involved in the 2 p.m. shooting on Monroe Street near Memorial Elementary School 11. There was no immediate word on the victims' conditions. School was in session at the time. Teachers and students reported hearing gunshots outside before the buildindg was locked down. Those taken into custody included both adults and juveniles, Lo…
'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust 'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust
'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust Innocent children and gang members alike have been killed by shots randomly fired in anger by “So Icy Boys,” a violent Bloods set that has controlled the heroin trade on Paterson’s east side for years. Last week, nine reputed members of the gang were charged with racketeering, and 10 more people with buying heroin, cocaine, or Ketamine from them, during a joint investigation that became known as “Operation Icebox.” Two gang members were killed during the five-month probe – one of them at 10th Avenue and 28th Street, the network’s drug-trafficking hub, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir…