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KILLING FIELDS: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting KILLING FIELDS: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting
Killing Fields: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting Paterson was already reeling from three fatal shootings in a single day when a 23-year-old Riverdale man was killed and a 19-year-old Elmwood Park man was critically wounded Tuesday in a hail of gunfire at one of the city's deadliest street corners. Gunfire erupted at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Oct. 3. In addition to the dead and critically injured victims, a 57-year-old Paterson man took a bullet in the leg. He and the Elmwood Park teenager were being treated at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where the third victim was pronounced dead. This…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Member Of Paterson '230 Boys' Admits Selling Heroin-Laced Fentanyl That Killed User Member Of Paterson '230 Boys' Admits Selling Heroin-Laced Fentanyl That Killed User
Member Of Paterson '230 Boys' Admits Selling Heroin-Laced Fentanyl That Killed User A reputed member of a notorious Paterson street gang admitted in federal court in Newark on Wednesday that he sold fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a user. Authorities didn't identify the victim who they said died after ingesting drugs sold by Wyzier Peterson, 25. Peterson was among 17 reputed 230 Boys members charged in a coordinated heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case assembled in September 2019 by a strike force comprised of agents from the DEA, ATF and state, county and local law enforcement. One of them, Keith Brinkley, shot a Belleville man in Paterson and then fled to Geo…

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'230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl '230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl
'230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl An all-out law enforcement offensive produced more federal prison sentences Monday against members of a violent gang from Paterson who admitted slinging deadly fentanyl and heroin on the streets of the Silk City. 230 Boys members Dwayne “D Black” Northern, 35, and Isaiah Hargrove, 21, must serve just about all of their plea-bargained sentences because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Northern got four years and three months, followed by three years of supervised release, during a video-conferenced sentencing by U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark. Hargrove, 21…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting
US Marshals Capture Reputed ‘Glock Boys’ Member Accused In Paterson Gang War Shooting U.S. Marshals captured a reputed member of Paterson’s 1st Ward “Glock Boys” wanted for shooting a man last November as part of ongoing gang warfare in the Silk City. Paterson police took custody of Rashad A. McCaskill, 35, from federal authorities on Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Federal marshals arrested him on Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District on Jan. 8, they said. McCaskill had a prior record of gang-related violence, including a 2016 bust for having a loaded, stolen .45-caliber handgun, along with illegal hollow-point bullets and several heroin folds for sale. One…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought UPDATE: A 25-year-old Paterson man was killed and four other young men wounded overnight Thursday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Authorities were looking for a four-door black truck that sped down Jefferson Street following the shooting at the corner of North Main Street just after midnight. Witnesses said an automatic rifle was used. All five victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The 25-year-old victim “succumbed to his wounds and died at the hospital,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man
Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man A reputed Paterson gang member who fled to Georgia amid a massive federal investigation of fatal drug trafficking shot and wounded a Belleville man in the city before he left, authorities revealed Wednesday. Keith Brinkley, a 29-year-old reputed member of the 230 Boyz, already was facing heroin-trafficking charges when he skipped town after shooting the 31-year-old victim in the area of Pearl and Carroll streets on Sept. 24, authorities said. Federal agents took Brinkley into custody in Georgia at the end of October, and he was brought to New Jersey this week, records show. While the U.S. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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THUG LIFE: Paterson Police Bust 'Glock Boys,' Seize Guns, Drugs THUG LIFE: Paterson Police Bust 'Glock Boys,' Seize Guns, Drugs
Thug Life: Paterson Police Bust 'Glock Boys,' Seize Guns, Drugs PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police seized more than 2,100 heroin folds and two loaded handguns while arresting 10 reputed members of a violent drug gang that authorities said have been involved in several killings, as well as a shootout with police. A Friday raid at an Arch Street stash house near Presidential Park produced the contraband and led to arrests of members of the 1st Ward gang, which has been in gun wars with its rivals, mostly from the Fourth Ward, authorities said. Detectives and uniformed police also found pot and cocaine along with the heroin and weapons -- a Glock .9mm and a…

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by Jerry DeMarco