Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six
More than 2½ years after U.S. Marshals tracked him nearly 150 miles to a small northeast Maryland town, jurors convicted a Paterson man of murder for gunning down a father of six on a city street.
Charles M. Grant, 34, faces a possible life sentence for shooting 40-year-old Isaac “Blaze” Tucker in the face, chest and back, killing him, on East 16th Street, killing him, before dawn on Feb. 23, 2015.
Why Grant did it wasn’t established during the five-week trial in Paterson.
Jurors were convinced, however, that Grant shot Tucker at close range just after 2 a.m. after they’d walked a few bloc…
Old Tappan PD: Rockland Burglar Chased Down, Charged With Attempted Murder In Beating
Police from several northeast Bergen towns working together nabbed a Rockland man shortly after authorities said he broke into an Old Tappan home and beat a resident.
Garth C. Mackinnon, 26, of Piermont, threatened to kill the Orangeburg Road resident, who was found with head and neck injuries that required medical attention after chasing the intruder from his home, Police Chief Thomas M. Shine said.
Police responding to the burglary call just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday got help from their colleagues from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and River Vale in setti…
