Paterson, NJ
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Saddle Brook Man, 23, Says He Was Carjacked In Passaic, Details Scarce Saddle Brook Man, 23, Says He Was Carjacked In Passaic, Details Scarce
Saddle Brook Man, 23, Says He Was Carjacked In Passaic, Details Scarce A 23-year-old Saddle Brook man told police he was carjacked at gunpoint in Passaic late Thursday. The victim said he was assaulted by more than one person as he got out of the car near the corner of River Drive and Westervelt Place shortly after 11 p.m. The robbers took his keys and fled with the vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a brief release Friday. They didn’t identify the type of vehicle, direction of flight, how many suspects were believed involved or what any of them looked like, saying: "More information will be re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Man, 21, Critically Wounded In Broad Daylight Shooting Near Passaic School Man, 21, Critically Wounded In Broad Daylight Shooting Near Passaic School
Man, 21, Critically Wounded In Broad Daylight Shooting Near Passaic School A 21-year-old Passaic man was critically injured in a street corner shooting that also wounded another city man. The more seriously injured victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after Thursday's 2:41 p.m. shooting at the intersection of Monroe Street and Myrtle Avenue near No. 11 School. He was in critical condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. The second victim, 24, arrived at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic via private vehicle and was transferred to St. Joe's in stable condition, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Man Charged With Murdering Dad, 82 Passaic Man Charged With Murdering Dad, 82
Passaic Man Charged With Murdering Dad, 82 A Passaic man was charged with killing his 82-year-old father during a struggle in their home. Police and fireman went to the Terhune Avenue home on a welfare check shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a “concerned party” had been unable to contact Vincent Sullivan or his father, Gerard, for several days. They initially received no response at the home, then eventually contacted the younger Sullivan, 49, who “allowed first responders to enter the home,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. They discovered a lifeless Gerard Sullivan on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Passaic Man Stabbed, Killed In Fight Outside City Nightclub Passaic Man Stabbed, Killed In Fight Outside City Nightclub
Passaic Man Stabbed, Killed In Fight Outside City Nightclub Detectives were reviewing surveillance video after a Passaic man was stabbed and killed during a pre-dawn fight Sunday outside a city nightclub, authorities said. JuanManuel Marquez, 36, was “bleeding and unresponsive” when taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the stabbing outside the Fiesta Lounge at the corner of Parker and President streets around 2:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. He pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour later, they said. Valdes and Guzman didn’t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves
Police: Saddle Brook Detective Outwits Walmart Electronics Thieves Saddle Brook police tracked down two men who they said loaded a pair of shopping carts with home theater equipment and assorted household items and tossed them into the back of a U-Haul parked right outside a Walmart fire exit. Brendan Hunt, 43, of Garfield and Gerard Hill, 53, of Passaic left the truck there for a quick getaway from the Route 46 store around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. John Zotollo said. They got onto westbound Route 46 and apparently seemed free and clear. Saddle Brook Detective Robert Littlejohn changed all that when he went to a Passaic spot where thieves often…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank
Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank Two masked gunmen robbed a Passaic bank Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. No one was injured in the robbery shortly after 1 p.m. at the PNC Bank branch at the corner of Broadway and Van Houten Avenue, they said. Students and staff at the nearby Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, Vincent Capuana School No. 15 and the School No. 15 annex were temporarily sheltered in place.  City police were working with the FBI, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. There was no idea yet how much was taken, police said. Investigators were trying to obtain descriptions to share publicly. Anyone who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton Driver, 19, Nearly Hits Police Car, Runs Lights In Passaic PD Chase, Authorities Say Clifton Driver, 19, Nearly Hits Police Car, Runs Lights In Passaic PD Chase, Authorities Say
Clifton Driver, 19, Nearly Hits Police Car, Runs Lights In Passaic PD Chase, Authorities Say A Clifton driver ran several red lights and nearly hit a police car during a pre-dawn pursuit, authorities said. A Passaic police officer found no record after doing a license plate check on a Honda Civic whose driver made an improper left turn from Main Avenue onto Washington Avenue shortly before 1 a.m., Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. The officer tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver – identified as 21-year-old Andrea Korsen – kept going, Schaer said. Korsen stopped for the light at Main Avenue and Monroe Street, then continued on, nearly hitting the patrol car, as the officer unsuccess…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Drunken Passaic Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run BMW SEE ANYTHING? Drunken Passaic Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run BMW
SEE Anything? Drunken Passaic Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run BMW The driver of a BMW that struck a drunken pedestrian crossing a Passaic street Tuesday night kept going, said authorities who were searching for the vehicle. The 29-year-old Passaic victim was struck at Myrtle Avenue and Sherman Street around 8:45 p.m., Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. The black, four-door sedan took off, a witness told police. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with a cut on his ear, the captain said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash, or has information that could help find the driver, is asked to contact Passaic police: (973) 365-3900.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
At Least Three Vehicle Thefts In Two Days; Clifton Police Nab Accused Thief At Least Three Vehicle Thefts In Two Days; Clifton Police Nab Accused Thief
At Least Three Vehicle Thefts In Two Days; Clifton Police Nab Accused Thief Clifton police nabbed a repeat offender in a minivan that he stole barely 24 hours after swiping two other vehicles, authorities said Friday. Officer Edward Welsh and Diorys Turbides stopped the Dodge minivan in the area of Lafayette Avenue and Oak Streeet in Passaic, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The driver, 28-year-old Rafael Mora-Reynoso resisted at first but was quickly taken into custody, he said. He was charged with stealing the minivan from the 200 block of Clifton Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 and with taking a 2003 Hyundai from Walgreens on Main Avenue the day before – whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco