UPDATE: Man Charged In Paterson Stabbing Surrenders To City PD UPDATE: Man Charged In Paterson Stabbing Surrenders To City PD
Update: Man Charged In Paterson Stabbing Surrenders To City PD A man wanted for stabbing a fellow Paterson resident earlier this month surrendered to city police, authorities said. Stanley Londono, 40, was charged with attempted murder, among other counts, in connection with the Jan. 9 stabbing of a 39-year-old city man on Sherman Avenue near Henry Street shortly after 7 p.m., they said. The victim survived his wounds. Londono, meanwhile, turned himself in on Monday, Jan. 22, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-in-Charge Isa Abbassi said in confirming the noontime surrender. They didn’t address the suspe…
Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School
Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Two Paterson boys – one 15, the other 16 – are charged with shooting a 14-year-old outside a city grade school last fall. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being wounded near the Halpine Street entrance to School #12 on Oct. 25. A lengthy investigation led to delinquency complaints signed this past week against both youngsters, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. The complaints allege what would be the adult equivalent of attempted murder and weapons offen…
Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools
Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools Flooding from the weekend storm has closed all schools in Paterson until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The district held an early dismissal for students and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. As a result of the state of emergency being declared in Paterson, several roads and bridges will remain closed overnight... Posted by Paterson Police Department on Monday, December 18, 2023 Administration notified students and staff through robocalls and email that school buildings and district offices will be closed on Tuesd…
UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran
Update: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouts several times as he chases a fleeing man down a city street. Suddenly, two shots ring out and Khalif Cooper falls face down in the street. Officer Jerry Moravek, who fired the shots, handcuffs Cooper, 28, who is heard on a bodycam video telling him, "I don't got no gun." A grand jury agreed. Moravek was indicted in Trenton on criminal charges this week for shooting the unarmed Cooper, who was left paralyzed, in June 2022, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced on Thursday, Dec. 7. “Deadly force against a fleeing suspect must be u…
ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups
Armed Robbery Rampage: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups A third man who authorities said was involved in a terrifying string of armed robberies in Passaic County has been identified. Kareem Powell, 30, of Willingboro, was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in connection with the August 2022 holdups, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday. He joins Carlos Diaz and Edward Porter, both 30 of Paterson, who’ve been in federal custody since last December. A new indictment names Powell while boosting the charges against the other two. The masked trio menaced customers with semiautomatic handguns -- ordering them to lie …
Paterson Detectives Capture Accused Killer, 28 Paterson Detectives Capture Accused Killer, 28
Paterson Detectives Capture Accused Killer, 28 Police detectives from Paterson put down another homicide with the arrest of a 28-year-old city man accused of gunning down another last month. John McFadden was arrested Friday and charged with murder and weapons offenses for the shooting death of Eric Boone, 34, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1. No fewer than seven shots were fired at the busy intersection of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street that morning. Police found Boone on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint sta…
Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year
Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year A teenage woman who was wounded along with a young companion in a shooting in Paterson last month has become the city’s 16th homicide victim this year, authorities said. Her killer remained unidentified, they said. Zahriya Moore, 19, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge. Her companion, William Clyburn, 18, of Paterson flagged down a police car after the 2:43 p.m. shooting in the area of East Holsman and North Bridge Street, responders said. Clyburn had a …
GOTCHA! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By GOTCHA! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By
Gotcha! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By UPDATE: The cold-blooded drive-by killing of a 26-year-old Paterson man nine months ago was cracked with the arrest of a city resident, authorities announced Tuesday. The victim, Marvin Lavezarri, was with two other people in a car parked near the corner of Berkshire and Chamberlain avenues shortly before 9 p.m. Jan. 23 when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman opened fire, they said. Lavezarri was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a…
Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized
Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized UPDATE: A Paterson police detective's car was rammed by a stolen vehicle tied to the broad-daylight shooting of two teenagers earlier this month, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Investigators from the city's Street Crimes Unit spotted the vehicle shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, said Isa Abbassi, the state-appointed temporary officer in charge of the Paterson Police Department. It matched the description of one connected to the shooting of an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman -- both from the city -- at the intersection of East Holsman Street and North Bridge Street in the…
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Paterson Shooting One Dead, One Hospitalized In Paterson Shooting
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Paterson Shooting A man who was shot in the chest died and another shot in the face was hospitalized before dawn Sunday in Paterson. The 32-year-old victim shot in the face was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after gunfire erupted at the Food Fair on Market Street around 3 a.m. Oct. 22. He was reported in stable condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint release. The second victim was brought by private vehicle to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, they said. He became the city…
GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run Death Of Paterson Girl, 17 GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run Death Of Paterson Girl, 17
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run Death Of Paterson Girl, 17 The search for a hit-and-run driver who killed a 17-year-old Paterson girl ended with the arrest of a 52-year-old city resident, authorities said. Authorities said Barrington Hewitt, 52, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit the girl and a 16-year-old boy in the area of 17th Avenue and East 33rd Street around 3 a.m. Sept. 13, authorities said. A second 16-year-old boy who was with them reported no injuries, they said. All three were rushed in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where the girl was pronounced dead. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes an…
Teen Couple Shot In Paterson Teen Couple Shot In Paterson
Teen Couple Shot In Paterson One of two victims in a mid-afternoon shooting on Paterson’s north side flagged down a police car, responders said. The 18-year-old city man, who had a bullet wound in his leg, was with a 19-year-old city woman when both were shot in a depressed neighborhood near the corner of Holsman and North Bridge Streets shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. Both victims were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a brief joint statement. They didn’t s…