PATERSON, NJ- A Wayne man will be back in court on August 29 to face charges related to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident that took place on July 28.

According to  a statement by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald, Jospeh Zonhobl, 57, was arrested on Tuesday.

The accident, which occurred at approximately 6:37 p.m., left ...

TOTOWA, NJ - The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Passaic County Sheriff's Department and the Department of Senior Services will present a free five week Senior Police Academy this fall. The academy will be held Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 8:45 a.m. to 12 noon at the Department of Senior Services, 930 Riverview Dr., Totowa.

Topics will include fraud, scams and identity ...

PATERSON, NJ- Two Prospect Park men were due in court on Saturday to face charges related to the murder of Jorge Alfaro Alcalde, 26, also of Prospect Park, in Paterson’s Westside Park in April. Alcalde’s body was found floating in the Passaic River on May 1.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald the two charged are Luis ...

PATERSON, NJ- Still sporting a cut lip and three loose teeth, Paterson resident Lomor Uddin stood before the Paterson City Council on Wednesday and recounted a recent attack he suffered on Union Avenue in the city’s 1st Ward on August 3. The incident, which he referred to as “the knockout game” left him unconscious for 15 minutes.

“I turned up Redwood Avenue and walked ...

PATERSON, NJ- A 17-year old Paterson male has been arrested and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of a food delivery man in the early hours of Thursday.

According to a statement by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald, the juvenile faces several charges including murder, robbery, and unlawful possession ...

PATERSON, NJ- An investigation into illegal drug sales launched as a result of information from area residents led to five arrests on Wednesday. In addition to the arrests 24 grams of cocaine and nearly 6 pounds of marijuana were recovered along with various amounts of cannabis oil, THC edibles,a bag of Psilocybin mushrooms and drug paraphernalia.

According to a statement by Police Director ...

PATERSON, NJ- A bar and liquor store at the center of a recent effort to enact a business curfew in the city’s 2nd Ward has been ordered closed for 200 days following the Paterson Alcohol Beverage Control Board’s findings on 17 counts including selling packaged goods after hours, selling packaged goods to minors, and, according to 5th Ward Councilman Luis Velez, being a “safe ...

NEWARK, NJ- More than eight months after Congressman Bill Pascrell was the lead signatory to a letter urging the Trump administration to release nearly $6 million in crime fighting funds to the State of New Jersey the veteran Paterson lawmaker has again chastised President Donald Trump for choosing to “play politics with law enforcement.”

On Monday Pascrell joined with two of his ...

PATERSON, NJ- A Bloomfield man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with an incident in which a memorial plaque erected to commemorate the 1991 line of duty death of Paterson Firefighter John Nicosia was defaced. 

The plaque is located at 186 East Main Street, the site of the former Meyer Brothers Department Store, which was gutted by the blaze.

According to ...

PATERSON, NJ- A Paterson man was due in court on Wednesday to face several charges related to a shooting that took place on June 24 in the area of 21st Avenue and Plum Street.

According to a statement by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald, Johnny Milete, 28, was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the incident that left one man with non-fatal ...