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Paterson NJ, in a new report, NorthJersey.com claims that more people have been shot in Paterson this year than at any other time in the past decade, according to city statistics. The Ridgewood blog originally reported that Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh is blaming Governor Murphy’s early prisoner release program for the surge in gun crime.
Jessica Diaz , the Public Information Officer for the City of Paterson told the Ridgewood blog in an email that Mayor Sayegh stated this ( Governor Murphy’s early prisoner release program) may only be a possible contributing factor to the incidents and he is not blaming the Governor’s program for the uptick in gun crime.
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