Law & Justice

PATERSON, NJ - A 41-year-old Paterson man was arrested Tuesday and charged with one county of Witness Tampering, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes has announced.

According to Valdes the charges against Ramon Cabrera stem from an extensive investigation conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit following the complaint of a child victim that they were ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Clifton man faces up to 10 years in jail when he is sentenced on May 28 after pleading guilty Monday to two counts of Terroristic Threats, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Monday.

As previously reported, Stefan Keco, 29, used text messages on two separate occasions on February 26, 2020, to threaten Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 21-year-old Paterson man was arrested Monday in connection to the homicide that took place on outside 225 Summer Street on April 25

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, Kamar Isom, is charged with Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Certain Persons not to ...

TRENTON, NJ - A Paterson woman is among four suspects that have been arrested and charged in connection with 16 residential burglaries that occurred in Morris, Bergen, Essex, Somerset, Passaic, and Union Counties from October 2020 through March 2021. 

Kay Brown, 23, has been charged with Conspiracy, three counts of Burglary, and Theft.

According to Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal the ...

PATERSON, NJ - The takedown of 22 suspects in a major drug operation on Thursday was just one more example of the large scale effort Mayor Andre Sayegh said Paterson residents, too many of whom are “living in fear,” will continue to see making their city safer.

At a press conference Friday Sayegh went on to describe that the operation, which included federal, state, county, and ...

NEWARK, NJ – Federal law enforcement officials have announced charges against 22 people believed to be involved in the distribution of drugs including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base in Paterson. 

In separate statements Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig described that 12 of the suspects are members and associates of “Harlem World/12th Avenue” while the other 10 ...

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Paterson residents, and one former resident pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and related crimes, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Tuesday.

According to Honig Miguel Ortiz, 22, Victor Emilio Mejia Adames, 21, and Tiffany Diaz Fermin, 24, all of Paterson, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. district Judge Kevin McNulty, to ...

PATERSON, NJ – The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office (PCPO) has assumed responsibility for the internal affairs functions of the Paterson Police Department (PPD), Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced Tuesday.

The action means that the PCPO will have full oversight over PPD’s Internal Affairs Division, which is ...

NEWARK, NJ – Two Paterson Police Officers are facing civil rights and obstruction of justice charges for allegedly assaulting a victim in Paterson and then lying about it, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Tuesday.

Paterson Police Officers Kevin Patino, 29, and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo, 28, are both charged by complaint with depriving a victim of his Constitutional right to ...

PATERSON, NJ - While a recent two-day operation spearheaded by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office led to the arrest of thirteen individuals on drugs related charges, the real story is that each accepted the opportunity to turn their lives around and help break the cycle of addiction by connecting each with vital treatment, recovery and support services.  

Calling it an ...