Paterson, NJ
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VIDEO: Passaic Police Chief Orders Probe After Officer Vows To Arrest Rabbi For Facebook Post VIDEO: Passaic Police Chief Orders Probe After Officer Vows To Arrest Rabbi For Facebook Post VIDEO: Passaic Police Chief Orders Probe After Officer Vows To Arrest Rabbi For Facebook Post
Video: Passaic Police Chief Orders Probe After Officer Vows To Arrest Rabbi For Facebook Post UPDATE: Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said Friday that two illegally parked private ambulances were towed early Thursday following warnings issued three days earlier -- and again that morning. Guzman also said that the owner’s 64-year-old mother was taken into custody for refusing several times to stop blocking the vehicles from being removed. At the same time, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said the chief is conducting an internal affairs investigation arising from a video clip posted on Daily Voice (above) in which an officer threatens to arrest the director of Hotzolah EMS Incorporated, Dov…

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by DAILY VOICE
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain
Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain A driver from Spain was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a 64-year-old woman in Passaic before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Mary Hernandez of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after the 6:05 a.m. crash in the 200 block of Gregory Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Manuel Henry Tolivia Gimeno, 48, of Valencia, Spain was driving the 2018 Toyota 4-Runner that struck Hernandez as she crossed the street, the release says. It doesn't address an earlier report on Daily …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl SEE ANYTHING? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl SEE ANYTHING? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl
SEE Anything? 2 Whacked With Baseball Bats In Passaic Nightclub Brawl Two men were struck with bats in an overnight brawl involving several people Friday outside a Passaic nightclub. City police were seeking witnesses. Several units responded to a call of a large crowd fighting at the Fiesta nightclub and restaurant on President Street shortly before 1 a.m., Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. The assailants had fled, leaving two victims with facial injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Anyone who might have seen what happened, or has area surveillance video that could help Passaic police detectives find those responsible is asked to contact th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say
Video: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say A softball game at a Passaic park escalated into arrests when people interfered with police who were trying to issue summonses to those drinking and smoking there, authorities said. One of those charged is a Brooklyn man who officers said threw water on them. Another who was taken into custody told a TV news reporter he believed police overreacted. No other accounts of the incident were reported by local news media in the wake of the melee. A review by Daily Voice of police reports and cellphone video shot during the incident tell this story: Responding to complaints, four members of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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‘Go Back To Mexico’: Boy, 13, Charged With Knocking Out Passaic Mom, Beating Son ‘Go Back To Mexico’: Boy, 13, Charged With Knocking Out Passaic Mom, Beating Son ‘Go Back To Mexico’: Boy, 13, Charged With Knocking Out Passaic Mom, Beating Son
‘Go Back To Mexico’: Boy, 13, Charged With Knocking Out Passaic Mom, Beating Son Authorities confirmed Tuesday that they’d seized a 13-year-old Passaic boy who they said knocked out a mother with a punch, leaving her with serious injuries, after bullying her son and telling him to “go back to Mexico.” The information was released following a news report in which Beronica Ruiz described being attacked after picking up her 12-year-old son from The Gifted and Talented Academy on Monroe Street in Passaic around 5 p.m. last Wednesday. The 7th-grader was also punched by the older boy in the Lexington Avenue attack, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering
Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering A 15-year-old student at School No. 10 in Passaic was detained Friday on a delinquency complaint accusing him of making a social media threat against a local high school. The unspecified threat, referencing an act that would be carried out on Friday at the Passaic Preparatory Academy and Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, was discovered Thursday afternoon. A similar threat was discovered just after 8:30 a.m. Friday, sending the facility into a shelter-in-place while authorities investigated, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Police Boost Security At High School After Unfounded Social Media Threat Passaic Police Boost Security At High School After Unfounded Social Media Threat Passaic Police Boost Security At High School After Unfounded Social Media Threat
Passaic Police Boost Security At High School After Unfounded Social Media Threat Authorities increased security at Passaic High School on Thursday following a social media threat. The unfounded post said: "I'm shooting up PHS @2:30 on the set." Passaic police were joined at the school by Passaic County sheriff's officers. A lockdown wasn't considered necessary and classes were conducted as usual, authorities said. They also emphasized that social media chatter Thursday afternoon about a shooting was erroneous. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was investigating along with city police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic PD: Clifton Man Exposed Himself To City Girls Passaic PD: Clifton Man Exposed Himself To City Girls Passaic PD: Clifton Man Exposed Himself To City Girls
Passaic PD: Clifton Man Exposed Himself To City Girls A Clifton man twice exposed himself to young girls while walking down a Passaic street, said police who identified him, tracked him down and arrested him. Passaic police arrested 49-year-old Kenny Gastone at his job in Nutley, charging him with several counts of lewdness, Police Chief Luis Guzman said. “There was no physical contact” with the youngsters, the chief said. Gastone was identified “through eyewitness accounts and strong investigative work,” Guzman said. He was sent to the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing on four counts each of child endangerment and lewdness.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation.  “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation.  “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver
Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic police quickly captured an ex-con recently released from prison moments after he robbed a bakery delivery driver at gunpoint before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. Thomas “Shaking” Brinson, 41, approached the 38-year-old driver for Hermanos Bakery on Aspen Place just after 2 a.m., pointed a handgun at him and demanded money, Police Chief Luis Guzman said. He took the Kearny man’s wallet, which held cash, credit cards, and identification, the chief said. Patrol officers descended on the area and grabbed the 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound Brinson, of Paterson, in front of 262 Passaic Stree…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting
Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Detectives nabbed a 29-year-old Passaic man who they said shot another man in the city before dawn Sunday. Robert Williams remained held Monday in the Passaic County Jail, pending a detention hearing Thursday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, records show. He’s charged with aggravated assault and a variety of weapons offenses, including having hollow-point bullets. Authorities said Williams shot a 23-year-old Plainfield man in the area of 180 Columbia Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment…

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by Jerry DeMarco