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Paterson NJ, A Passaic County, New Jersey man arrested in connection with seven armed robberies of pharmacies made his initial appearance today in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Paterson NJ, in the city’s sixth homicide in October, a man was fatally shot at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning near the parking lot of the Food Fair supermarket on Market Street, near East 36th Street, authorities said. The outbreak of October killings all in separate shooting incidents, represents Paterson’s worst month for homicides in more than three years.
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Paterson NJ, a 911 telephone call received by the Paterson Police Department from an individual who witnessed a woman dumping a child strapped in a car seat into the Passaic River triggered a massive multi-agency search on Monday morning, 07/17. Water, air (drone), and land searches were conducted for over one (1) hour before they were terminated after the witness’ account was not able to be verified. The search included , Fair Lawn Police Department, Elmwood Park Police, Elmwood Park Fire Dept, NJ Paterson Police Department, Paterson Fire Department ,Fair Lawn Rescue Squad, Fair Lawn Fire Department, Fair Lawn Fire Company #4 ,Fair Lawn Fire Company #3, Fair Lawn Fire Company 2 ,and Passaic County Sheriff’s Office.
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Oakland NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man and a New York woman were charged for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy operating in and around Bergen County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Elmwood Park Nj, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, and Interim Director Derek Nececkas today announced charges against 14 individuals in the takedown of alleged chop shop operations linked to the theft of more than 35 vehicles throughout the state. The charges are the result of a five-month investigation conducted by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), with assistance from the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, the Paterson Police Department, and other federal, county, and local law enforcement agencies.
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Hackensack NJ, three individuals from Brooklyn, New York, were charged today in connection with a kidnapping for ransom that left a teenager with stab wounds after a dispute over a drug transaction, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Continue reading Three Brooklyn Residents Charged in Kidnapping Hackensack Teenager for Ransom
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that his Office is superseding the Paterson Police Department, and assuming control of all police functions, including internal affairs investigations, effective immediately. Isa Abbassi, a twenty-five-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its current Chief of Strategic Initiatives, will become the Officer-in-Charge of the Paterson Police Department in May, having been appointed to that position by Attorney General Platkin. In the interim, command of the department will be assumed by key members of the Attorney General’s staff and leaders from within the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).
Continue reading NJ Attorney General Seizes Control of the Paterson Police Department
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a Bergen County man has been sentenced to prison following his conviction on gun charges stemming from a gun trafficking investigation led by the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) and Paterson Police Department.
Continue reading Hasbrouck Heights Man Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence for Trafficking in “Ghost Guns”
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Lodi NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of GIOVANNI FELICIANO (DOB: 9/11/1999; single; unemployed) of 133 Shaw Street, Garfield, NJ and JEFERSSON GONZALEZ (DOB: 1/15/2001; single; unemployed) of 153 Lewis Street, Paterson, NJ on murder, weapons and drug-related charges; and ELVIS DEJESUS (DOB: 9/10/1997; single; unemployed) of 75 22nd Avenue, Paterson, NJ on weapons and drug-related charges.
Continue reading Three Men Charged in Lodi Murder Investigation
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Paterson NJ, a federal jury convicted a Paterson Police Department sergeant today of conspiring to violate civil rights and filing a false police report, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Continue reading Paterson Police Sergeant Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights
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Continue reading NJ State Police Teams Up With Other Law enforcement Agencies to Arrest 17 Fugitives
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Trenton NJ, the NJ Attorney General’s Office has been conducting three investigations of fatal police-involved shootings since the beginning of the year . These investigations are statewide Paterson,Keansburg and Millville and being conducted since the first of the year .These investigation is being conducted pursuant to Attorney General Directive 2019-4, which implements the statutory requirement that the Attorney General’s Office conduct the investigation of any death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody, and which establishes clear standards and procedures for conducting such investigations.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday July 12th at 05:48 AM a Southboro Lane resident reported to Glen Rock Police that their 2013 Honda Civic had been stolen from their driveway overnight. The vehicle had been left unlocked with the keys in it. The resident also reported that $9,000 worth of golf equipment and a laptop computer in the vehicle along with $218,000 worth of orthopedic instruments and implants associated with the resident’s employment, had been in the vehicle when it was taken.
Continue reading Stolen Unlocked Car in Glen Rock Located in Paterson
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes today announced that the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office (PCPO) has assumed responsibility for the internal affairs functions of the Paterson Police Department (PPD).
