HEROES: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze HEROES: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze
Heroes: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze Moving swiftly and with purpose, Paterson police and firefighters got 10 people to safety in a fast-moving fire that severely damaged three homes before dawn Friday. The three-alarm blaze broke on the second floor of a home in the middle of a row of squat houses on Lafayette Street out around 3 a.m. In less than 15 minutes, the flames quickly had spread to each of the two neighboring homes, as well. Police Sgt. Ryan Duffy and Officer Juan Capella got 10 people – one of whom is handicapped – out of one of the homes and into the rear yard, where the fire had them boxed in, Public Safety Dire…
Four Shot, Two Dead In Dawn-To-Dusk Paterson Shooting Spree Four Shot, Two Dead In Dawn-To-Dusk Paterson Shooting Spree
Four Shot, Two Dead In Dawn-To-Dusk Paterson Shooting Spree WILD WEST: Gunfire continued to escalate in the Silk City on Saturday, with four people struck and two killed, authorities said. Police responding to a 6:57 p.m. call found Jose Figureoa, 21, lying in the street with several bullet wounds near the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. It’s the same corner where, hours earlier, a bullet fired into a residence wounded another man. SEE: Shot Fired Outside Paterson Apartment Wounds Tenant Figueroa was taken to St. Joe’s, where he was…
Shot Fired Outside Paterson Apartment Wounds Tenant Shot Fired Outside Paterson Apartment Wounds Tenant
Shot Fired Outside Paterson Apartment Wounds Tenant A Paterson man escaped a worse fate when he was grazed by a gunshot fired from outside his apartment Saturday afternoon, authorities said. City fire EMS personnel treated the 44-year-old victim at the scene following the noontime shooting near the corner of Redwood and Totowa avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint released. He refused further treatment, they said. “Based on the initial investigation it appears the victim was located inside the residence and was struck by a projectile that entered the residence,” …
MEET JOHN DOE: Dead Man With 9 Bullet Holes, No ID Dumped At Paterson Hospital MEET JOHN DOE: Dead Man With 9 Bullet Holes, No ID Dumped At Paterson Hospital
Meet John DOE: Dead Man With 9 Bullet Holes, No ID Dumped At Paterson Hospital An unidentified man with nine gunshot wounds was pronounced dead after someone dropped him off before dawn Saturday at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, authorities said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora didn’t say whether the “individuals” who brought him to the hospital in a private vehicle around 5 a.m. stuck around or had been identified in any way. They did say in a brief release that the victim was “immediately rushed into the emergency room for treatment where it was determined that he had suffered 9 gunshot wounds”…
WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson
Wild Night: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson Three men and a woman were hospitalized in a trio of Paterson shootings in a span of barely six hours, authorities said. The first two men – one, 20, from the city and the other a 22-year-old Wallingon resident – arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Both had been struck in a drive-by shooting on East 27th Street between Park and 17th avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police responded to another shooting shortly before 10 p.m…
Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck
Hail Of Gunfire At Paterson Street Corner Leaves Victim Critical, Vehicles, Business Struck A 19-year-old man was critically wounded in a hail of gunfire at a Paterson street corner, responders said. The victim arrived at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center via private vehicle following the 9:35 p.m. shooting Sunday at Straight and Essex streets. Police reported recovering 18 shell casings and two live rounds. One of the bullets smashed through the window of a medical insurance company. Three parked vehicles also were struck.  Shooting Paterson NJ Police investigate a shooting scene at Straight St and Essex St. 1 victim walk-in to St Joseph’s Medical Center. 3 parked cars…
Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting
Three Wounded In Paterson Street Corner Shooting Three men were shot on a Paterson street corner Thursday night, authorities said. Responding officers found a 28-year-old victim at 17th Avenue and East 21st Street shortly before 8 p.m. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Within minutes, two others – one 29, the other 26 – arrived at St. Joe’s, they said. None of the injuries were initially considered life-threatening. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether police had arrested or identified any suspects in the…
20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck 20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck
20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck Easter Sunday had just begun when two 20-year-old men were shot in Paterson and a police sergeant responding to the call had his car struck, responders said. One of the victims, from Paterson, was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being struck several times by gunfire near the corner of Godwin Avenue and Summer Street just after midnight, they said. The other, from Haledon, was taken to the hospital via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Sunday morning. Neither sustained life-threateni…
Woman, 23, Wounded In Paterson Drive-By Woman, 23, Wounded In Paterson Drive-By
Woman, 23, Wounded In Paterson Drive-By A Paterson woman was wounded in a broad-daylight drive-by shooting, authorities said. The woman arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicles shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. She’d been walking in the area of 20th Avenue and State Street when someone in a passing car fired several shots, hitting her an unspecified number of times, they said. Her injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, Valdes and Baycora said. They didn’t say whether any suspects …
SEEN HER? Paterson Fugitive, 24, Wanted For Trying To Burn Down Ex's Apartment SEEN HER? Paterson Fugitive, 24, Wanted For Trying To Burn Down Ex's Apartment
Seen HER? Paterson Fugitive, 24, Wanted For Trying To Burn Down Ex's Apartment A Paterson woman has remained a fugitive since trying to burn down a former lover’s apartment, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 20 in a large factory building that was converted into 240 units at the corner of Madison and Essex streets in Paterson. A surveillance camera caught images of Ahkearah Muhammad, 24, video pouring lighter fluid outside her former beau’s door in a large city complex -- a bottle of which was later discovered at the scene, authorities said. Another resident quickly doused the blaze without anyone being injured, Passaic County Prose…
Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner
Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner Five people, including a 17-year-old boy, were shot on a Paterson street corner Sunday, a little over three hours after another victim also was wounded, authorities confirmed. One of the victims, a 24-year-old man, was in critical condition after he and another male victim, 28, arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, authorities said. All were struck by gunfire at the corner of 12th Avenue and Carroll Street shortly before 6:30 p.m., authorities said. The boy and two other men, one 25 and the other 29, were brought to the hospital in ambulances, they said, add…
DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted
DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted An unlicensed Paterson driver who was drunk when he bailed out and ran after a crash that killed an 18-year-old passenger was indicted on a host of charges, authorities said. Lawan A. Henry, 23, has remained held in the Passaic County Jail since his arrest following the 4 a.m. crash last Nov. 15. Henry was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS that slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets. In the sedan with Henry were three passengers, including Paterson resident Xavier Ortiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene a half-hour or so later. Two other…