Paterson Crime

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Recent Crime News

• Police Blotter Clifton Journal June 1, 2012

  2 hrs ago | via Clifton Journal 

  Anderson Vasquez, 34, of Passaic , was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana and having outstanding warrants on May 28.

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• Glen Rock: Police Blotter, June 1

  4 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  EDITOR'S NOTE: The Glen Rock Gazette compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

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• Bear scrambles up tree in Clifton back yard before b...

  5 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  Before it found refuge in the tree, the bear, a 1 -year old, 198-pound male, zigged and zagged in and out of woods along Valley Road.

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  Related Topix: Clifton, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

• Paterson man arrested on heroin charges

  5 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  PATERSON - A city man who allegedly tossed envelopes of heroin as he ran from Passaic County sheriff's detectives was arrested Thursday on drug charges, authorities said.

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• Passaic County worker charged in alleged scheme to s...

  9 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  A Passaic County social worker was arrested Thursday and charged with engaging in a complicated scheme to pocket more than $17,000 in rental-assistance funds meant for the needy, authorities said.

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• Bronx high school teacher charged with sexual conduc...

  10 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  A teacher at a Bronx high school was arrested at his home in Eastchester, N.Y., and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, accused of engaging in sexual conduct with an underage female relative in Paterson , authorities said Wednesday.

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• Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against Wayne wo...

  11 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  State Superior Court Judge Raymond A. Reddin in Paterson rejected defense attorneys' arguments the grand jury that indicted 24-year-old Keri Barry on April 26 was tainted by a panelist who should have been excused.

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• Paterson mayor endorses Rep. Rothman in 9th District...

  11 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  Paterson Mayor Jeffery Jones endorsed Rep. Steve Rothman in his Democratic primary fight against Rep.

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• Packs of young men snatching gold chains in Paterson

  15 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  PATERSON - Police believe bands of teenagers or young adults have been on a spree of snatching gold chains and other jewelry from people in the past few days.

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• Nyc Da: Too soon to say how confident he is that NJ ...

  17 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  Manhattan's top prosecutor says it's "premature" to say how confident he is that a former stock clerk is indeed the killer of a boy who vanished in 1979.

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• Paterson chiropractor pleads guilty to filing false ...

  17 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  A chiropractor with offices in Paterson pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of filing false federal income tax returns that claimed zero income or losses from his businesses in 2003 when he actually made more than $295,000. Yanal Kazan, 60, of Kinnelon , admitted his guilt during a hearing before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark.

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• Elizabeth school board president indicted fraud case

  18 hrs ago | via NorthJersey.com 

  A state grand jury has indicted the Elizabeth school board president on charges of stealing from the free lunch program by filing false applications for her own children.

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  Related Topix: Education Etc., Teaneck, NJ, Rutgers University, Paterson, NJ

• In spite of unity deal, rival Republicans launch cha...

  Yesterday | via Clifton Journal 

  Dissident GOP candidates are waging primary election challenges to seize at least some control of the Passaic County Republican organization just weeks after party leaders publicly announced they had united.

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• Paterson man arrested for Chase Bank robbery in Lodi

  Yesterday | via NorthJersey.com 

  On May 23, the Lodi Police Department Detective Bureau along with the Passaic County Sheriff's Department Warrant Squad arrested Robert Gallasso, 20, of Paterson , for the Chase Bank robbery.

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• NYC Teacher Accused of Sexual Contact With Young Gir...

  Friday May 25 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes on Thursday announced the arrest of a New York City schoolteacher on charges he engaged in sexual conduct with a female relative in Paterson who was nine years old when the alleged incidents began.

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• Snubbing Pascrell, Jeffrey Jones Endorses Rothman in...

  Friday May 25 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  PATERSON, N.J. In a rebuke to Paterson's hometown favorite in the brutal 9th District Democratic congressional primary, Mayor Jeffrey Jones on Thursday endorsed Steve Rothman.

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• Paterson Chiropractor Pleads Guilty To Tax Charges

  Thursday May 24 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  NEWARK, N.J. A chiropractor who had offices in Paterson, N.J., admitted today to filing a false personal income tax return for 2003, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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• County Social Service Employee Arrested on Misconduc...

  Thursday May 24 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  PATERSON, NJ An employee of the Passaic County Board of Social Services took more than $17,000 in payments that clients made to the agency by having them submit blank money orders, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced on Thursday.

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• LoJack Helps Authorities Recover Stolen School Computer

  Thursday May 24 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  PATERSON, NJ Using LoJack tracking software installed in 15,000 Paterson Public Schools computers, authorities on Wednesday said they arrested a 37-year-old Paterson woman and charged her in connection with the theft of a Dell desktop.

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• Why Don't City Schools Use the Challenge Program?

  Thursday May 24 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  Dear Editor, Today I was thrown the smallest of bones.... During a phone conversation today with one of the people who does substance usage assessments for the Paterson Board of Education, the organization I work with was asked to provide treatment for a seventeen year old whose family had no private insurance, no Medicaid, and who couldn't pay for ... (more)

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