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Fugitive Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Passaic Girl Captured In Puerto Rico
A fugitive accused of sexually assaulting a Passaic girl when she was between 5 and 7 years old was captured in Puerto Rico and returned to face prosecution in Passaic County, authorities said Friday. Miguel Medina, 53, of Bloomfield, was originally charged with aggravated sexual assault and several counts of child endangerment last October. When he knew authorities were on to him, he fled the state, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. “Medina sexually assaulted and showed pornography to a female child when she was between the ages of five and seven years old from 2005 through 2…
Paterson, NJ
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Prospect Park PD: Driver Who Dropped Heroin Folds Had Hundreds More
PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – A driver who dropped a bundle of heroin folds when he was stopped by Prospect Park police had a lot more where that came from, authorities said. Officer Craig Bonagura stopped the 2001 Dodge Caravan with tinted windows at Hopper Street and Fairview Avenue late Monday after the driver – identified as 26-year-old Iben Cox of Paterson – failed to signal a turn, Detective Walter Richmond said. Cox quickly got out of the car, prompting Bonagura to order him to show his hands, Richmond said. Cox then turned, accidentally dropping a brick of 50 heroin envelopes from his wais…
Paterson, NJ
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Prospect Park PD: Teens Arrange Separate 'Sale' Meetings, Swipe 3 Dirtbikes
PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – Aided by cellphone video, Prospect Park police tracked down two teens who they said arranged meetings to buy dirt bikes from three different owners – then stole them. Ameir Logan, 18, was working on one of the stolen bikes in front of his Paterson home when Detective Walter Richmond and Officer Arthur Canestrino rolled up on him, authorities said. The first victim, from Englewood, told police he arranged to meet what he thought was a buyer in Prospect Park after placing a 2017 Yamaha 85 bike for sale on LetGo.com. The “buyer” took the bike for what the victim said he …
