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Man Wounded in Shooting Saturday Morning
May 11, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A passenger in a vehicle was shot in the shoulder during a dispute Saturday morning at the intersection of 10th Avenue ...
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Fire Company Honored on Anniversary
May 10, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ - Sixty years ago the first firemen in Hopatcong Fire Co. #4 didn’t have trucks or equipment, so they rode their b...
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Maplewood, Meet Your New Fire Chief
May 10, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - If a building catches fire, ones first reaction is to run out as quickly as possible. In every town, there ...
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Police Investigate 2 Daytime Home Break-ins
May 10, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating a pair of home invasions that occured during the daytime hours in the city this week with occu...
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Machine Injures Factory Worker
May 9, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A factory worker was injured Thursday morning when his hand was partially crushed by a machine. Police and fire dep...
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Livingston Township Investigates Unannounced SWAT Team Exercise; Charges Filed Against Township Manager
May 9, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ - Two complaints were filed last month with the Livingston Police Department against Township Manager Michelle Meade re...
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NJ Attorney General OK with Police Appointment of Mea Jr.
May 8, 2013BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The appointment of Frank Mea Jr. to a position with the Berkeley Heights police force pending his complet...
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Paterson Youth Critical After Fall From Building
May 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A teenager who fell from a seven-story building Tuesday night is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Medical Cent...
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Council Affirms Confidence In Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad
May 8, 2013SUSSEX, NJ - During a lively meeting of Sussex Borough council Tuesday night, members discussed possible collaboration of their volunt...
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Car Thefts Nearly Double in April
May 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Motor vehicle thefts in the city nearly doubled in April from the total reported in Paterson in April 2012. Accordi...
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Ridgewood Restaurant Damaged by Fire
May 7, 2013HOPATCONG, NJ – For the second time, firefighters were called to the property of the Ridgewood Restaurant. This time it was ...
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Man Carjacked Monday Morning
May 6, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A man about to enter his1998 Monte Carlo was carjacked early Monday morning by a group of suspects. According to Lt...
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Westfield PD Unveils Mobile Command Center at Spring Fling Street Fair
May 5, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Police gave tours of its new mobile command center to the public today at the Spring Fling Street ...
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Gillette's Carrie Ruffner, Missing Since May 1st, Found Alive in Millington
May 4, 2013GILLETTE, NJ - Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp has announced that Carrie Ruffner, 34, of Gillette, New Jersey has bee...
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Man Stabbed at Early-Morning Party
May 4, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the stabbing of a city resident at a house party Saturday morning. According to Det. Steve...
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Abandoned Downtown Retail Store Front Catches Fire
May 2, 2013PATERSON, NJ – A fire on Thursday afternoon in Downtown Paterson is under investigation, as the Paterson Fire Department and Pol...
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Sparta Holds First Crisis Management/Public Safety Committee Meeting
May 1, 2013SPARTA, NJ - “I think that we’re all very familiar with the Sandy wrath that came through recently which shed a little bit...
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3-Alarm Fire Displaces 11
April 30, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A three-alarm fire Tuesday morning on Rosa Parks Blvd. is under investigation after displacing 11 and taking more than ...
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Neighbor Intervenes to Break Up Assault
April 29, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A city resident entering his own home was assaulted at his front door Sunday night before a neighbor intervened to send...
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Sunday Morning Shooting Wounds Man Critically
April 28, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A shooting early Sunday morning on Sussex Street left a 22-year-old man in critical condition and injured a young woman...
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Paterson High School Students Meet with Local Law Enforcement to Consider Career Options
April 28, 2013PATERSON, NJ - On Friday, Paterson’s East Side High School forum initiated by Principal Dr. Karen Johnson, School of Government ...
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Woman Jumped, Robbed by Four Men Thursday Morning
April 26, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the attack in broad daylight of a woman who was robbed by four males Thursday morning. Acc...
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Two Men Shot in 4th Ward Wednesday Afternoon
April 24, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the shooting of two men Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of 10th Avenue and East 28th S...
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Westfield Police Increase Training for “Active Shooter Scenarios” in Schools
April 24, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ — In the wake of the recent school shooting in Newtown, CT, Westfield Police Chief David Wayman told TAP that last...
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Isaih Lowery Arrested After Strong-Arm Robbery Tuesday
April 24, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Isaih Lowery, who has been wanted by Paterson police for a string of strong-arm robberies on the north side ...