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Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson
Authorities ID Woman, 25, Gunned Down In Paterson Authorities identified a woman shot several times and killed on a Paterson street as a 25-year-old city resident. Jasmin Wel was found struck by gunfire on outside 661 East 24th Street, just off Broadway, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, responders said. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified. No other details were released. Wel, who studied business mar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic
Questions Emerge After Trio Is Charged With Stabbing In Passaic Two Passaic residents and one from Wayne were charged with stabbing one of two city men during what authorities said was a planned attack. Being held in the Passaic County Jail pending initial court appearances this Wednesday in Superior Court in Paterson are Sergio Xochiulacuamatzi, 26, Christian Martinez, 21, both from Passaic, and Richard Arriaga, 25, of Wayne. All are accused of stabbing a 29-year-old Passaic man on Van Buren Street off Lexington Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Two Stabbed In Passaic Two Stabbed In Passaic
Two Stabbed In Passaic Two men were stabbed in an overnight fight in the city of Passaic, authorities confirmed. Police found one victim, 29, at the scene of the call on Van Buren Street off Lexington Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. The other victim, 28, arrived at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Passaic via private vehicle a short time later and was transferred to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. Both victims were expected to survive their injuries, Valdes and Guzman said. The prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years
Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years A 30-year-old Passaic man was convicted of sexually abusing a young child over the course of three years, authorities announced Wednesday. Gabriel Sunuc was found guilty by a jury in Paterson of several aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault charges, as well as a trio of child endangerment counts, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. It all began when the child, then 14, called 911 in August 2018 to report the abuse, Valdes said. Alerted by Passaic police, detectives from her office interviewed multiple witnesses, including the child, the prosecutor said. “The child rep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian ‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian
‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian A grand jury voted to support charges filed by authorities against a Moonachie motorist in the hit-and-run death of a Paterson man on Route 3 in Clifton earlier this year. Investigators were drawing closer to cracking the case when Bryan Meza-Roca, 26, surrendered to face charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and endangering an injured victim, authorities said. Meza-Roca was driving a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe that they said struck Mustafa Hemaid, 33, on the busy eastbound highway outside Clifton Commons and kept going before dawn on June 13. Hemaid’s remains weren't discovered until d…

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Paterson, NJ
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Secret Service Helps Capture 3 Charged In Execution Of Paterson Man Near School At Dismissal Secret Service Helps Capture 3 Charged In Execution Of Paterson Man Near School At Dismissal
Secret Service Helps Capture 3 Charged In Execution Of Paterson Man Near School At Dismissal UPDATE: Federal agents helped capture three Paterson men charged in the death of 27-year-old city man who was gunned down up the street from a public school at dismissal time, authorities announced. Jaylen Jacobs, 19, fired several times, fatally wounding Khalid Lisbon shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue, a few doors down from Bragg Funeral Home on Rosa Parks Boulevard and a block from Sen. Frank Lautenberg School No. 6, they said. Lisbon was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead about two hours later, Passaic County Pros…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Man, 20, Charged With Shooting City Boy, 16 Paterson Man, 20, Charged With Shooting City Boy, 16
Paterson Man, 20, Charged With Shooting City Boy, 16 Authorities charged a 20-year-old Paterson man with shooting a 16-year-old city boy over the Labor Day weekend. Jamar Ray, who has a recent history of drug-related arrests in Paterson, was charged with attempted murder and illegal weapons possession. The boy was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the shooting behind a corner storefront at shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, authorities said. The victim had been “with a group in the area of Mercer Street and Warren Street when one of the individuals began shooting, striking [him] several times,” P…

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Paterson, NJ
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GOTCHA! Sixth Suspect In Ambush Execution Of Newark Man In Paterson Captured In Delaware GOTCHA! Sixth Suspect In Ambush Execution Of Newark Man In Paterson Captured In Delaware
Gotcha! Sixth Suspect In Ambush Execution Of Newark Man In Paterson Captured In Delaware A Paterson fugitive captured by U.S. Marshals in Delaware became the sixth person charged with murder in the execution of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in the Silk City earlier this year. Authorities identified Jaquan A. Thomas, 31, as one of the planners of the May 1 shooting death of Jose Figueroa. He waived extradition after federal marshals tracked him down in Delaware, then was brought to the Passaic County Jail. Thomas joined two women, a man and two boys who’ve remained held in connection with the cold-blooded killing in the area of Totowa and Redwood Avenues. Autho…

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Paterson, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 A 24-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed before dawn Sunday on Route 46 in Totowa. Officers responding to a 3:47 a.m. call found Ahmed Idid of the Rego Park section of Queens in the left lane next to the median outside a shopping center on the westbound highway across from 46 Lounge on the eastbound side, responders said. He'd been struck by a 2018 Jeep Wrangler driven by a 31-year old Morristown resident who immediately pulled over, they said. Idid was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:11 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Vene…

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Paterson, NJ
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Hit-Run Victim, 66, Seriously Injured, Commercial Van Driver Jailed In Paterson Hit-Run Victim, 66, Seriously Injured, Commercial Van Driver Jailed In Paterson
Hit-Run Victim, 66, Seriously Injured, Commercial Van Driver Jailed In Paterson The driver of a commercial van was jailed after authorities said he struck a 66-year-old pedestrian in Paterson and sped off. A 2021 Dodge Ram ProMaster driven by Yonatan Sanchez, 26, of Paterson struck the victim near the corner of Bridge and Godwin streets shortly before 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Friday. The victim, also from Paterson, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, “where he was receiving treatment for serious bodily injuries,” they said. Sanchez was charged with leaving the scene of…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Man, 27, Shot, Killed Near School At Dismissal Paterson Man, 27, Shot, Killed Near School At Dismissal
Paterson Man, 27, Shot, Killed Near School At Dismissal A 27-year-old Paterson man was gunned down up the street from a Paterson public school at dismissal time Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Police and EMTs rendered aid to Khalid Lisbon, who'd been struck several times shortly before 3 p.m. in the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue, a few doors down from Bragg Funeral Home on Rosa Parks Boulevard and a block from Sen. Frank Lautenberg School No. 6. Seven shell casings were recovered at the scene, responders said. Lisbon was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead about t…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Passerby Had Just Been Released After 15 Years In Prison Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Passerby Had Just Been Released After 15 Years In Prison
Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Passerby Had Just Been Released After 15 Years In Prison Sicorey Rouse had only just been released after serving time for shooting a man in the head when authorities said he and a companion opened fire on a crowd in Paterson, wounding a passerby. Overall, the 40-year-old Rouse of Paterson has spent 15 years behind bars. Now he’s back in custody, charged with attempted murder and a bunch of weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Rouse's first state prison stint – for burglary and drug and weapons possession – lasted six years before he was paroled in June 2009. Two months later, he  pedaled …

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