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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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DRIVE-BY: Three Shot, One Dead, Outside Paterson High-Rise Complex DRIVE-BY: Three Shot, One Dead, Outside Paterson High-Rise Complex
Drive-by: Three Shot, One Dead, Outside Paterson High-Rise Complex One of three men wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a Paterson high-rise complex Thursday night died of his injuries, authorities said Friday morning. A city police shot spotter reported 18 rounds fired from a silver Honda with tinted windows outside the Riverview Terrace complex on Presidential Boulevard around 7 p.m. Shadire Scott, 19, of Paterson was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center two hours later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Also struck were 38-year-old Santos Lantigua of Jersey C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hillside Man, 34, Killed In Newark; City's Fifth Fatal Shooting In A Week Hillside Man, 34, Killed In Newark; City's Fifth Fatal Shooting In A Week
Hillside Man, 34, Killed In Newark; City's Fifth Fatal Shooting In A Week The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after a man was shot and killed in Newark Friday night.  Paul L. Boykins, 34, was struck by gunfire around 10 p.m. near 50 N. 5th Street. He was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  Boykins is the fifth person killed in Newark since Aug. 3. Prior to the recent spate of deadly violence, Newark had gone several weeks without a homicide in a year when violent crime generally is on a downward trend.  The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Newark Woman, 18, Fatally Shot; Fourth Killing In City Since Saturday Newark Woman, 18, Fatally Shot; Fourth Killing In City Since Saturday
Newark Woman, 18, Fatally Shot; Fourth Killing In City Since Saturday An 18-year-old from Newark died in a shooting that left two other people wounded, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Nakiyyah Miller was shot in the 100 block of Brunswick Street around 3 a.m. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital about an hour later.  The two other victims are a 16-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, both from Newark. No arrests had been made as of midday Friday.  Miller is the latest victim of deadly violence in the city in recent days. On Saturday, an East Orange man was killed on North 9th Street.  Early Monday, a Randolph ma…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer
SEE Anything? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 in an effort to solve the death of a 28-year-old man in an Elizabeth bar fight. Oscar Melara was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center after a 2 a.m. fight at Ben's Bar on Meadow Street, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.  Melara was pronounced dead at the hospital. The prosecutor's office, Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office are investigating. Anyone with information about Melara’s death is being urged to contact Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting
Arrest Made In Downtown Newark Shooting A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal targeted shooting Tuesday morning that occurred in the heart of Newark's downtown, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday.  Terrence J. Wilson, 26, of Newark was gunned down just before 10 a.m. at 171 Market Street.  Jahid Nelson, 21, also of Newark, was arrested at the Garden State Motor Lodge in Union and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses.  The brazenness of the shooting shocked many in a city long known for high rates of violent crime, occurring as it did at Broad …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Innocent Person Mistakenly Killed In Essex County Gangland Hit: Feds Innocent Person Mistakenly Killed In Essex County Gangland Hit: Feds
Innocent Person Mistakenly Killed In Essex County Gangland Hit: Feds Five men who were part of a drug-dealing ring with ties to a notorious street gang have been charged with a series of crimes, including killing a witness as well as someone mistaken for that witness, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. A 38-year-old Montclair man, Michael Healy, was identified as the head of a crew that transported cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs from California in private jets, in vehicles with secret compartments and through the mail to stash houses in New Jersey. Healy, who became a member of the Bloods street gang during a nine-year prison sentence in …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More
Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park police subdued and arrested a man who responders said went on a violent spree late Tuesday afternoon – punching an elderly man in the face, kicking in apartment doors and vandalizing an auto. It began on Anderson Avenue near Morningside Avenue when, one responder said, the assailant “went nuts in his apartment building” just before 5 p.m. “He kicked in some doors, then went out onto Anderson Avenue, walked up to an elderly man smoking a cigarette and punched him in the face,” the responder said. Good Samaritans who rushed to the victim’s aid were assaulted, as well, before t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two Killed In Separate Newark Shootings This Weekend Two Killed In Separate Newark Shootings This Weekend
Two Killed In Separate Newark Shootings This Weekend Two Newark men were fatally shot hours apart in the city over the weekend, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Sunday.  Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of South 9th Street around 11 p.m. Saturday. A man, later identified as 39-year-old Rahman K. Branch, was found at the location suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to University Hospital in Newark where he was pronounced dead about a half-hour later.  Less than three hours later, around 2:30 a.m., police responded to another report of shots fi…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
REWARD OFFERED: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids REWARD OFFERED: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids
Reward Offered: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids A reward was offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot a woman in the foot and sent a bullet flying through the wall of an Englewood home where several children were sleeping Thursday night. The shots were fired just before 10 p.m. on Mattlage Place, sending the 39-year-old victim to the hospital and a bullet through the wall. Police went door to door on Thursday, seeking witnesses and urging anyone who sees something to say something. Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead asked that anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help find who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Know Him? Investigators Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Newark Homicide Know Him? Investigators Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Newark Homicide
Know Him? Investigators Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Newark Homicide The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is asking the public's help identifying and locating a male sought in connection with a slaying in Newark March 17.  Deante Barr, 18, was shot and killed around 10 p.m. in the 900 block of South Orange Avenue. Barr was inside a Chinese restaurant when he was struck by gunfire that pierced the restaurant's window, according to published reports. Authorities were unsure if Barr was the intended target.  Anyone with information that can help identify the person in the photo is asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Tips Line …

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America Safewise put several Bergen, Morris and Passaic County communities on the map as the safest places to live in America using newly-released crime data. The website considered crime rates and what people in these areas fear the most to compile its list of 100 cities, which saw 504 total offenses in 2017, the report says. New Jersey claimed 30 percent of "America’s 100 safest cities" list while Connecticut took second place with 14, and two of those are in the top three. Assault was the most common violent crime, but more people fear robbery, according to the State of Safety. The sa…

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by Cecilia Levine