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Gunfire Kills One, Wounds Three On Newark Street Gunfire Kills One, Wounds Three On Newark Street
Gunfire Kills One, Wounds Three On Newark Street One person was killed and three others were injured Monday night in a pair of shootings on the same Newark street, authorities said. Gunfire broke out just after 5 p.m. on South 8th Street, off 12th Avenue, a neighborhood of mostly two-family homes. The three hospitalized didn’t have life-threatening wounds, police said. There was no immediate word on a possible motive or whether authorities had anyone in custody. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating, assisted by Newark police. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TENSE STANDOFF: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say TENSE STANDOFF: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say
Tense Standoff: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say A violent ex-con pulled down his pants and insisted that police shoot him in a tense confrontation that began with him choking a woman and ended with officers tasing him at a Lyndhurst hotel, authorities said. Lyndhurst Police Sgt. Paul Haggerty and Officer Steven Batista responded to a 911 call just after 12:30 a.m. Monday at the Quality Inn on Polito Avenue, where a 42-year-old Belleville woman told them that Anthony Pate had attacked her, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. The woman, who had neck bruises, warned them that he was drunk, Auteri said. Pate, 43, of Belleville already had a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three 14-Year-Old Boys Grazed By Gunfire In Violent Paterson Neighborhood Three 14-Year-Old Boys Grazed By Gunfire In Violent Paterson Neighborhood
Three 14-Year-Old Boys Grazed By Gunfire In Violent Paterson Neighborhood Three 14-year-old Paterson boys shot in one of the city’s most violent, drug-infested areas sustained only superficial wounds, authorities said. The boy were struck in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Summer Street shortly before 8:45 p.m. Monday, they said. All three were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and released following treatment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. They didn’t confirm reports that they incident might be tied to a fatal Sept. 22 shooting near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark
Separate Weekend Shootings Outside Clubs Leave Two Dead In Newark Authorities are investigating a pair of shootings over the weekend that occurred near two different nightspots in Newark.  Early Sunday morning, a shooting left one dead outside Rio Lounge at Market and Somme streets in the Ironbound.  That night, around 11 p.m., a second deadly shooting occurred near Three Levels Lounge and Sports Bar on Mulberry Street, across from the Prudential Center.  When events are held at the popular venue there is typically a heavy police presence, but nothing was scheduled at Prudential Sunday night.  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office sai…

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by Paul Milo
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SEE ANYTHING? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl SEE ANYTHING? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl
SEE Anything? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl Two men were struck with bats in an overnight brawl involving several people Friday outside a Passaic nightclub. City police were seeking witnesses. Several units responded to a call of a large crowd fighting at the Fiesta nightclub and restaurant on President Street shortly before 1 a.m., Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. The assailants had fled, leaving two victims with facial injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Anyone who might have seen what happened, or has area surveillance video that could help Passaic police detectives find those responsible is asked to contact th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Investigating Fatal Shooting In Jersey City Authorities Investigating Fatal Shooting In Jersey City
Authorities Investigating Fatal Shooting In Jersey City A 35-year-old Jersey City man was shot and killed Tuesday night, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police responding to a report of gunfire near 169 Fulton Ave. found Jason Dunbar around 11:45 p.m. He had been shot multiple times.  He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.  The prosecutor's office and Jersey City police are investigating. Anyone with information about Dunbar's death is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous …

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by Paul Milo
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Rapes, Beatings, Brandings: Paterson Sex-Trafficking Ring 'Defied Humanity,' FBI Chief Says Rapes, Beatings, Brandings: Paterson Sex-Trafficking Ring 'Defied Humanity,' FBI Chief Says
Rapes, Beatings, Brandings: Paterson Sex-Trafficking Ring 'Defied Humanity,' FBI Chief Says A Paterson convict ran a sex-trafficking ring from a New York prison, having the women he controlled raped, beaten and branded with his name, with help from his ex-wife and another accomplice, federal authorities said Thursday. Jean "Poison" Noriega, 48, used “violence, threats of violence, threats of drug withdrawal, and other means, to compel the victims to engage in commercial sex for his profit, including after his incarceration in New York in 2017,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Noriega had help controlling the drug-dependent victims from Enna Gonzalez, 53, and John "Peachy,” Oyo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs
Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs In a neighborhood plagued by violence, Englewood police chased down a man who they said peppered a house with paintballs from what looked like a genuine weapon. Responding Officer Adolfo Gutierrez spotted 18-year-old Sammuel Castillo running from the Mattlage Place home near Shepard Avenue after the shots were fired from a car that had pulled up there shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Castillo was carrying what looked like a long gun -- actually a paintball gun, Halstead said. He tossed it alongside a house before being taken into custody, the depu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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20th Shooting Victim This Year In Paterson Becomes First To Die, Authorities Seek Witnesses 20th Shooting Victim This Year In Paterson Becomes First To Die, Authorities Seek Witnesses
20th Shooting Victim This Year In Paterson Becomes First To Die, Authorities Seek Witnesses The first person killed by gunfire in Paterson this year fell on the city's west side Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Another person, 21, was struck in the leg and wounded but expected to survive the 3:30 p.m. shooting on Temple Street above Circle Avenue. The other victim, 24, was struck several times and died less than a half-hour later, responders said. Forty-five or so minutes after that, two other Paterson men -- one 30, the other 32 -- were shot near the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Governor Street. Both victims in that shooting were taken to St. Joseph's…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Four Shot In Violent Paterson Drug Neighborhood Four Shot In Violent Paterson Drug Neighborhood
Four Shot In Violent Paterson Drug Neighborhood Four men were shot Monday night in a Paterson neighborhood notorious for violence and drug dealing. All were expected to survive their injuries, authorities said. City police responding to a mini market at 12th Avenue and 23rd Street found the quartet. Two are from Paterson – one 23 and the other 27 -- while the others, 20 and 18, are from Garfield, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint statement. All were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. Valdes asked that anyone who might have seen som…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers
Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers Two masked robbers fled empty-handed after one of them stabbed a would-be victim on a Clifton street Wednesday night, authorities said. Two men told police they were walking near Kulick Street and Central Avenue when the robbers, wearing facial coverings, approached them around 8:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The would-be robbers demanded their valuables, but the pair refused, he said. One of the assailants then stabbed one of the men in the abdomen, the lieutenant said. Both then fled, he said. They were described as Hispanic, in their late teens or early 20s. The victim …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Stabbed In Overnight Paterson Fight Three Stabbed In Overnight Paterson Fight
Three Stabbed In Overnight Paterson Fight Two stabbing victims showed up at the hospital on their own and a third was found by police after an overnight brawl in Paterson, authorities said. None of their injuries were life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Police responding to the 2:50 a.m. call on East 25th Street found a 40-year-old stabbing victim, they said, adding that he was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. They discovered soon after that two other men – one 30, from Woodland Park and the other 25, from Paterson – had sho…

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by Jerry DeMarco