Law & Justice

NEWARK, NJ – A Paterson man was due in federal court Thursday to face charges of producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

According to court documents, Jose Minaya, 24, used a web-based application in July 2019 to engage an 11-year-old child in a sexually explicit conversation online. Minaya ultimately instructed the child to take ...

PATERSON, NJ - A motor vehicle stop by members of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office in the early hours of Saturday led to the arrest of a 22-year-old Paterson man previously identified as the suspect in an Easter Sunday shooting.

According to a statement by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, ...

PATERSON, NJ - An anonymous tip to a member of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office led the arrest of an alleged drug dealer in the early hours of Monday, according to Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik.

In a statement Berdnik announced that PCSO Officer Angelo Calabro received the tip at approximately 1:50 a.m. directing him to the area of Summer Street and Hamilton ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- A 47-year-old Paterson man is facing charges for vehicular homicide after he allegedly ran over a Hackensack man last night near the Bergen County Justice Center before driving off.

After 8 p.m. Friday, the Hackensack Police Department received word of a pedestrian who had been struck in front of 60 Court Street, an office building that neighbors the Bergen County ...

PATERSON, NJ - A pair of Paterson brothers face up to 20 years in prison for the most serious charge of Attempted Murder in connection with a shooting law enforcement officials say they were involved in Thursday in the area of Hamilton Avenue.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, Johan Lake-Rodriguez, 28, fired multiple gunshots at ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 19-year-old Paterson man faces decades in prison following his arrest in connection with a January 11 shooting.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, Leighmeir Singletary, was arrested Thursday following a joint investigation by the two agencies.

As previously reported, members of the Paterson Police Department ...

WAYNE, NJ - While the COVID-19 public heath crisis has shut down much of our day-to-day lives it hasn't brought a halt  to child abuse, Erica Fischer-Kaslander, Executive Director of Passaic County CASA, lamented. "In fact," she said, "studies show that instances of abuse and neglect rise when there’s increased financial stress on a family and when victims are ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- As health care workers combat the spread of COVID-19, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) is leading New Jersey's leading the fight against disinformation, rumors, and scams to take advantage of the public during the pandemic.  On Thursday, NJOHSP highlighted a state website -- "COVID-19 Rumor Control and ...

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ – As COVID-19 continues to spread across New Jersey, law enforcement officers from throughout Passaic County are undergoing testing, officials said. In Passaic County – which now has more than 5,000 confirmed coronavirus cases – officers are on the frontline of the pandemic and run the risk daily of exposure. 

John Welsh, president of PBA Local 197 ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 37-year-old Paterson man is under arrest in connection with a Friday afternoon shooting that sent a 33-year-old man to St. Joseph’s Health with a non-fatal gunshot wound.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, Wayne A. Smith has been charged with Attempted Murder, First Degree; Unlawful Possession of a ...