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14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson 14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson
14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson A 14-year-old was wounded in the first of two shootings in Paterson just hours apart, authorities said. Police found the shot teen near the corner of Halpine and North 2nd streets shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement on Sunday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, they said. It was less than four hours later when a 25-year-old man was found shot in the chest at the corner of Belmont Avenue and North 8th Street less than a dozen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later UPDATE: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later
Update: Two Women Wounded In Paterson Triple Shooting, Fourth Victim Shot Hours Later A triple shooting in Paterson involving two female victims – one from out of state -- was followed a few hours later by gunfire that wounded a city teenager, authorities said. Police responding to shots fired at New Plaza FoodMarket at the corner of 10th Avenue and East 26th Street shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, found two women – one, 37, from Pittsburgh, PA, and the other, 36, from the city, they said. A short time later, a 44-year-old Paterson man arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle seeking treatment for a gunshot wound, Passaic County Prosecut…

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Passaic: Reckless Haledon Driver Who Fled In Aborted Paterson Pursuit Surrenders Passaic: Reckless Haledon Driver Who Fled In Aborted Paterson Pursuit Surrenders
Passaic: Reckless Haledon Driver Who Fled In Aborted Paterson Pursuit Surrenders A reckless driver who sped from a Passaic County sheriff's officer who was prevented from chasing her surrendered several days later to face charges, authorities said. The officer witnessed Vanessa S. Englishman, 22, of Haledon blowing a red light at Belmont Avenue at West Broadway, nearly hitting a truck whose driver was trying to make a turn, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Englishman's 2013 Hyundai Elantra "continued through the intersection at a high rate of speed, posing an imminent threat to the safety of pedestrians and motorists," Berdnik said. The officer activated hi…

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Robbery Goes Sideways: Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Shot Dead By Pal, Police Say Robbery Goes Sideways: Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Shot Dead By Pal, Police Say
Robbery Goes Sideways: Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Shot Dead By Pal, Police Say A botched robbery in Paterson cost a repeat offender from Union County his life, although New Jersey’s bail reform law also had something to do with it. It was a week ago that Kyle Newton, 28, was arrested in Lyndhurst while he and another man were scoping out vehicles to steal, authorities said. Newton (inset in photo above), of Hillside, had a history of arrests in multiple counties over the past few years. Just as in the those cases, he was released from custody after last Monday’s arrest in Lyndhurst because of New Jersey’s bail reform law, records show. He ended up dead less tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco