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Sheriff: Paterson Fugitive Who Owed $25,305 In Child Support Found With 72 Crack Bags
A Paterson man wanted for owing $25,305 in child support was carrying 72 baggies of crack when Passaic County sheriff’s officers found him, authorities said. Undercover members of the Fugitive Warrant Squad found 40-year-old Richard Mann in the area of Park Avenue and Summer Street and took him into custody on the outstanding warrant just after 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Mann “had a bulge near the zipper area of his pants,” Berdnik said. “When asked by detectives, he voluntarily pulled a clear plastic bag from his underwear, revealing 72 blue Zip-lock baggies [of] crack…
Police & Fire
Victim Shot In Back In Paterson Dies At Hospital
A man shot in the back in Paterson died at the hospital early Monday, authorities said. The 28-year-old homicide victim was shot several times in the area of 271 Summer Street, near Broadway, shortly before 10:30 p.m., responders said. He was rushed into surgery at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries at 5:15 a.m. Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. They didn’t say whether they had any suspects either in custody or at large. “This investigation is active and ongoing,” the prosecutor and chief said in…
Police & Fire
Hackensack Man, 20, Charged In Paterson Shooting
A 20-year-old Hackensack man was charged in one of a series of overnight shootings in Paterson. Police were investigating another shooting when they heard gunfire and found a 23-year-old male Paterson man who’d been struck in the area of Summer Street and Godwin Avenue. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that authorities said weren't considered life-threatening. The victim was one of six people wounded by gunfire in three shootings before dawn Saturday. Authorities didn't immediately say whether they consider any of the inc…
Police & Fire
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: Six Struck In Series Of Pre-Dawn Paterson Shootings
A series of shootings in Paterson in a little over an hour injured several people before dawn Saturday. Authorities wouldn’t initially say whether the shootings appeared related. UPDATE: A 20-year-old Hackensack man was charged in one of a series of overnight shootings in Paterson. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hackensack-man-20-charged-in-paterson-shooting/772406/ It began with two men and a woman shot around 3:50 a.m. in the area of Summer Street and Godwin Avenue. One man was shot in the abdomen and the other in the lower leg, responders said. A 26-yea…
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Hit-Run Driver Who Seriously Injured Boy, 15, On Bike Captured By Paterson Police
Paterson police captured a speeding, unlicensed BMW driver who hit a 15-year-old boy on a bicycle and then took off Sunday afternoon, leaving him in the middle of the street, authorities said. The sedan was "traveling at a high rate of speed" through the intersection of Summer and Oak streets when it struck the boy around 4:30 p.m., Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Vincent Gil, 24, got out of the Beamer and offered to help the boy but got back in and took off after a witness called police to report the crash, Speziale said. Responding officers found the boy lying on his back in the mid…
Police & Fire
Paterson Shooting Suspect Crashes, Nabbed By Pursuing Police
A shooting suspect tried to elude Paterson police but crashed his car while fleeing, bailed out and was corralled less than a block away, authorities said. Joshua Washington, 25, had been identified as having shot a 22-year-old Prospect Park victim on Sept. 1 in the area of Highland and Sparrow Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Police spotted Washington behind the wheel of a vehicle in the area of Lafayette and Summer Street and tried to stop him on Wednesday, authorities said. He “initially pulled over, …
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Paterson Detectives Chase Down Ex-Con, Seize 6,250 Bags Of Heroin, Drug Cash
Paterson detectives seized 6,250 bags of heroin and $1,600 in drug proceeds after chasing down an ex-con who fled during an attempted traffic stop, authorities said. The driver, identified as 24-year-old Cequan Wharton of Paterson, bolted through several Lake Street backyards before a trio of city detectives nabbed him emerging onto Summer Street following the Sunday night stop. A passenger who also fled the attempted stop remained at large, authorities said. Detectives from the department’s Special Investigations Division saw both suspects make several drugs sales on Rosa Parks Boulevard …
Police & Fire
Gunfire From Deadly Labor Day Weekend Ends With 2 More Victims Struck
Two more people were struck by gunfire Monday night, as a deadly Labor Day weekend in Paterson came to a close. Paterson police who heard the shots found two wounded city men -- one 18, the other 26 -- at Van Houten and Summer streets just before 9 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. It was the 44rd shooting in the city this year, compared with 58 at this same time in 2017, records show. This comes after two occupants of a BMW were shot dead, while a third was left in critical condition and a fourth was wound…
Police & Fire
Jurors Convict Paterson Gunman Of Five Attempted Murder Counts
Jurors on Wednesday convicted a Paterson man of five counts of attempted murder for firing into a group of people last summer, wounding one of them. Home surveillance video captured Luis Rivera, 29, running up and unloading on the group gathered outside 481 Summer Street last July 21. One person survived three gunshots. No one else was hit, authorities said. Jurors in Paterson deliberated a day before returning guilty verdicts on the attempted murder counts, as well as two counts each of aggravated assault counts and illegal weapons possession. Superior Court Judge Adam E. Jacobs schedule…
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Two Critical After Paterson Fast-Food Restaurant Shooting
PATERSON, N.J. -- Two Paterson men were both reported in critical condition after being shot overnight Friday outside a city fast food restaurant. Both were struck in the parking lot of the Banana King restaurant at 21st Avenue and Summer Street just after 4 a.m., authorities said. The victims -- one 25, the other 27 -- were at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Vadles asked that anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help solve the case contact her…
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Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself
PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con found bleeding from a gunshot wound on a Paterson street actually shot himself, authorities said. Whether it was deliberate or accidental wasn’t immediately determined. Arrie Moore, 46, was arrested early Wednesday and charged with several weapons possession counts, along with hindering his own apprehension for lying about the shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Police found Moore on the sidewalk on Summer Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, they said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Reg…
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