A 17-year-old girl was grazed on her head by a stray bullet in Paterson that pierced the wall of her family’s Main Street apartment late Thursday, authorities said. Patrol officers were called to the area of Main and Weiss streets for reports of gunfire around 9 p.m., according to Detective Lt. Patrick Murray. Officers found… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Weapons Offenses
Police arrest city teen driving with fake plates; 118 bags of heroin recovered, gun seized
Paterson police arrested a 15-year-old and a 20-year-old on 13th Avenue and East 33rd Street on Monday evening charged both with weapon and drug possession, said police director Jerry Speazile. The vehicle s operator, a 15-year-old city resident, was driving through 12th Avenue and East 22nd Street with fake license plates, said the director. Police… Continue Reading
Pair charged in Woodland Park, Little Falls robberies, report says
Allegedly two men from Woodland Park and Totowa were arrested on Tuesday for a string of robberies. Edward Doherty, 19, and Yivank Rios-Roasario, 18, of Woodland Park and Totowa respectively, allegedly robbed the Gas Star gas station in Woodland Park Monday night, with one hinting he had a gun and the other holding a baseball… Continue Reading
Unpaid taxi fare leads cops to Lyndhurst drug stash, police say
In Lyndhurst police are searching for a man who skipped out on a $110 taxi fare led police to discover a large stash of drugs at a township apartment early Monday, authorities said. Officers responded around 1:20 a.m. to a report from the cabbie, who told police his passenger fled without paying after a trip… Continue Reading
Paterson police investigating Ward 5 shooting
Reportedly on NJ.com, Paterson police from the Cease Fire Unit are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old man who was shot in the third floor of a Ward 5 apartment Thursday night. According to Lt. Patrick Murray, the 10 p.m. shooting at the apartment on East 19th Street that left the victim with a wound… Continue Reading
