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Fire Damages Godwin Ave. Building
April 15, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A vacant building at 180 Godwin Ave. was damaged by fire Monday morning. The single-alarm blaze in the two-and-a-ha...
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Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Incident Saturday
April 15, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A city resident was arrested Saturday night after a 55-year-old male was stabbed during a street fight on Summer and Va...
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Two Vehicles Reported Stolen in South Orange Recovered in Newark
April 14, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –Two cars stolen in South Orange have been recovered in Newark, according to South Orange police. A Ward Pl...
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Shooting Victim Stable After Park Ave. Altercation
April 13, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the shooting of a 26-year-old male at around 1:35 a.m. Saturday near Park Avenue and East 23rd...
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Convenience Store Robbed on Paterson Ave.
April 12, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A robbery attempt at a Paterson Avenue convenience store yielded only the theft of some cigarettes Thursday night. ...
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2 Firefighters, 1 Resident Injured in Michigan Ave. Fire Tuesday
April 9, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A fire that broke out at 328 Michigan Ave. Tuesday afternoon has been brought under control after two city firefighters...
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Shootings on Rosa Parks Blvd. Tuesday Morning
April 9, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Two male victims were injured in the same shooting incident early Tuesday morning near Rosa Parks Blvd. At approxim...
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Man Robbed, Assaulted Sunday Night
April 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the robbery and assault of a man Sunday night near Ellison Street and Magee's Alley. A...
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South Orange Detectives Track iPhone, Arrest Suspect
April 6, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – (A weekly roundup of SOPD activity) Detectives arrested a Newark resident on April 5 who had a stolen ph...
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Paterson Police Arrest Sexual Assault Suspect
April 5, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police on Thursday arrested Steven Brown of 138 North 5th St. and charged him with the sexual assault of a chi...
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Traffic Advisory
April 5, 2013MADISON, NJ - The Madison Police Department reports there will be road construction on Samson Avenue between Kings Road and Woodland R...
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Westfield Police Chief Puts to Rest Rumors About Bomb Threat at Edison School
April 5, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ — Rumors swirled Apr. 4 after students at Westfield’s Edison Intermediate School were temporarily evacuated ...
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Man Assulted, Robbed on Fair Street Thursday Night
April 5, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the assault and robbery of a 24-year-old man in the 200 block of Fair Street Thursday night. ...
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Man Robbed, Beaten On 11th Ave., E. 16th St. Thursday
April 5, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A 25-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint and then pistol-whipped Thursday night near 11th Avenue and East 16th Street. ...
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Man Shot On Lyon and Van Blarcom St. Friday Morning
April 5, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning on Lyon Street and Van Blarcom Street. At around 2 a.m., p...
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Woman Wounded in Paterson Ave. Shooting
April 4, 2013PATERSON, NJ - An 18-year-old city woman suffered a leg wound in an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday morning in the Totowa section ...
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Student Mugged Near Passaic County College
April 3, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the mugging of a Passaic County Community College student Tuesday morning near the school. ...
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Home Burglarized on E. 22nd St. With 79-year-old Resident Present
April 3, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating a home invasion that occured Tuesday afternoon while the occupant, a 79-year-old man, was in h...
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Man Robbed at Gunpoint on River St.
April 3, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A 23-year-old man was mugged at gunpoint by three suspects Tuesday evening on River Street. Three suspects--two His...
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Missing Teen Elizabeth Chesner Found By Franklin Borough Police and Returned Home
April 2, 2013FRANKLIN BOROUGH, NJ – Franklin Borough Police Chief Eugene McInerney and Detective Nevin Mattessich found Elizabeth Chesner, a ...
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Shots Fired At Woman on Lawrence Place
April 2, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police are investigating a report of gunshots being fired in the vicinity of Lawrence Place and Rosa Parks Blv...
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Shooting Suspect Arrested, Charged with Attempted Murder
April 1, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police Monday arrested Tyree Singletary, a 21 year-old city resident, in connection with a March 26...
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Shooting Suspect Arrested Monday
April 1, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police Monday arrested Tyree Singletary, a 21 year-old city resident, in connection with a March 26 shooting n...
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Underage Drinking Concerns Addressed at Sparta Town Hall Meeting
April 1, 2013SPARTA, NJ - Sparta town and high school officials, as well as counselors, parents, students, and other members of the community, met ...
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Man robbed at gunpoint on E. 18th St.
March 30, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A man was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning in the 400 block of East 18th Street. According to Sgt. Ivette ...