Law & Justice

PATERSON, NJ – Two Paterson men were arrested between May 12 and May 17 in connection to the homicide which occurred on May 3 in the area of Fair and Auburn Streets in the City of Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced.

According to a statement, on May 3 at approximately 9:16 p.m. members of the Paterson Police Department ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 30-year-old Newark man has been arrested in relation to a shooting that took place January 8, 2021, in the area of Putnam Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced.

Terrell Johson is charged with Attempted Murder, Robbery, Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, and Possession of ...

PATERSON, NJ — A Bronx, NY man was convicted on federal charges related to a crime spree in June 2014 during which he allegedly set fire to his business partner’s used car dealership in Paterson.

Besides torching the dealership, 41-year-old Luis Figueroa was also convicted of kidnapping, criminal sexual abuse and possession of a firearm, assaulting an employee of the United States, ...

NEWARK, NJ – A 27-year-old Paterson man was among four suspects charged Thursday in connection with their roles in a scheme to steal catalytic converters from vehicles in New Jersey and transport the stolen goods to New York, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Juan Jose Flores Nolasco, as well as Carlos Gonzalez Sabino, 27, and Marcos Rivas Cruz, 21, both of the Bronx, New ...

TRENTON, NJ  – Paterson Assemblyman Benji Wimberly has joined two of his colleagues to introduce Assembly Resolution 137 in support of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, signed by President Biden on March 29.

A statement reflected that anti-lynching legislation was first introduced in 1900 by North Carolina Congressman George H. White in the wake of the Wilmington massacre that ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The man who was sentenced to life for the 1973 murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster in one of the highest-profile trials in the city’s history will soon be released from prison.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered parole for Sundiata Acoli from a Maryland prison by a 3-2 vote, it announced May 10.

At issue was whether the 85-year-old Acoli, who is ...

PATERSON, NJ – The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force recently concluded Operation Helping Hand, consisting of eight one-day street operations which took place between February and April 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced.

A total of 82 individuals, residents of Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties in New Jersey, Rockland ...

PATERSON, NJ – Six Paterson men said to be involved in the operation of a “chop shop” which reportedly possessed stolen cars and stripped them for parts have been charged for their crimes, according to Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Two Newark residents were also charged.

In a statement Platkin announced that the indictment is the result of a joint ...

CLIFTON, NJ - A 25-year-old Clifton man was arrested on Thursday and charged with several crimes related to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

According to Passaic County Sheriff Richard H Berdnik, detectives from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crime Against Children Task Force, received information about the suspect distributing several videos and ...

PATERSON, NJ – The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a two-day cooperative mobile deployment that led to the arrest of 17 fugitives in Passaic County last month. Of the 17 arrested, five were identified as street gang members. This deployment is part of a comprehensive initiative to reduce violent crime statewide, officials said. 

The targets for the operation were ...