': Paterson council holds raucous meeting that lasts more than nine hours, Paterson NJ police conducted illegal search in 2017, court says. Paterson Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer said the district was deeply saddened by Warrens death. PATERSON In the citys 19th homicide of the year, a Paterson man in his 40s was fatally shot in the 4th Ward late Saturday night, law enforcement sources said. 8:42 p.m.: Voting started on 10 appointments to Paterson's rent-leveling board, which has not functioned for the past two years. One person has been arrested, but the search is on for others wanted in connection to the shooting. The second robbery happened 18 minutes after the first, on Marshall Street in the citys 5thWard, police said. "Quite frankly I'm glad that it wasn't worse than it could have been. In February, Platkin announced an aggravated assault charge against a Paterson officer who he said shot a fleeing unarmed man. Paterson news:Cop accused of unprovoked attack released from jail The recent surge of gun violence pushed the number of shootings in 2021 to 58, incidents in which 10 people were killed and 83 . The shooting of the food deliveryman one of three cases of gun violence over the weekend happened during the third of the three robberies, which took place at 10:42 p.m. near the corner of East 23rdStreet and Fourth Avenue in the citys 3rdWard, authorities said. ALSO WATCH | Breakthroughs for Breast Cancer, * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts, Retaining wall collapses in the Bronx due to severe weather, Karl Lagerfeld legacy showcased in Met exhibit. Checking back in with NJ AG about Paterson police takeover. PATERSON In the city's 19th homicide of the year, a Paterson man in his 40s was fatally shot in the 4th Ward late Saturday night, law enforcement sources said . The Passaic County Prosecutors Office now must decide whether to appeal the courts illegal search ruling, pursue the charges without the evidence from the house, or drop the charges. Lora and another unidentified man can be seen chasing after Zhang in one of the videos. Paterson endured record numbers of homicides in each of the past two years 27 in both 2020 and 2021. 3 min read. Among the others are the 11-officer department in Lavallette, as well as three others in Union County. More:Suspect named in stabbing attack on imam during prayers at South Paterson Omar Mosque, Subscriber exclusive:Killing of Najee Seabrooks exacerbated tensions between cops and St. Joe's. State actions against local departments are less common because of local control is often stipulated in state constitutions. City law enforcement sources said the police installed a mobile surveillance camera at the corner where Warren was shot more than a month ago, followingseveral incidents involving gunfire in which there were no victims. NJ Man Arrested for Paterson Shooting . PATERSON Three food delivery drivers, including one injured in a shooting, were robbed in separate incidents in the city an hour apart on Friday night, and authorities are investigating whether the crimes are connected. Platkin said hes in for the long haul.. Joe Malinconico. Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Mike Baycora did not respond to a message seeking comments about the crime scene. This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Paterson NJ police conducted illegal search in 2017, court says, Advocacy group calls for DOJ to consider consent decree for Paterson Police Department, 'What a disaster! Hes got a little ways to go, but expecting full recovery is always awesome news, says New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan. Councilman Luis Velez went to Paterson police headquarters on Monday morning and filed terroristic threats and harassment charges against Councilman Michael Jackson over their off-camera argument in the back of the meeting room. The shooting came a little more than 27 hours after a Paterson man was fatally shot at around 1 a.m. Saturday on Belle Avenue. Initial reports from the attorney general's office said the gun Zhang was carrying was not a real firearm, but rather a starter's pistol like the ones used to begin track and field events. Warren died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, after being transferred there from St. Josephs University Medical Center in Paterson, officials said. All rights reserved. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. Isa Abbassi, a 25-year veteran of the New York Police Department currently serving as the chief of strategic initiatives there, will take charge of Patersons police department in May, Platkin said. The victim, a 40-year-old Paterson man, suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the Prosecutors Office said. According to a news release accompanying the video, Zhang's family was contacted before the footage was released. "His efforts to apply a tourniquet immediately after he was shot to himself, as well as the troopers who threw him in a troop car and got him here within minutes - really a phenomenal effort, the colonel says. He was fatally shot by Paterson police after a four-hour standoff in a Mill Street apartment on Friday, March 3. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Five people were wounded in a shooting incident in the area of Madison and Essex streets in Paterson early Sunday a day after two other shooting incidents in the city left one man dead and two wounded. Mayor Andre Sayegh recently cited the rise in Paterson shootings in the past two years part of a national trend as his reason for firing Police Chief Ibrahim Mike Baycora. The court set aside Goodwins 2019 convictions for resisting arrest along with weapons and narcotics crimes. NYPD Detective Troy Patterson has died after being shot and spending 33 years in a coma. PATERSON, NJ - Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Major Frederick P. Fife announced an ongoing investigation into a non-fatal shooting. Online breaking news - Scott Fallon, Katie Sobko, Gene Myers and Steve Janoski for coverage of the Qualco Inc. fire in Passaic The shooting victim was a 30-year-old Paterson man, officials said. By Tracey Tully. New Jersey's attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. ': Paterson council holds raucous meeting that lasts more than nine hours. They said there were about 10. Paterson set a record for homicides for the second-straight year with the shooting Thursday night of a woman in the 4th Ward, officials said. City of Paterson comes together for peace walk. His injuries are not fatal, police said. PATERSON - In the city's 19th homicide of the year, a Paterson man in his 40s was fatally shot in the 4th Ward late Saturday night, law enforcement sources said. They also may contactthe Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120. The officer tried to intervene before firing his service weapon killing the suspect. Man Fatally Shot After Exchanging Gunfire With Paterson Police, Mayor Says December 29, 2021 / 11:26 PM / CBS New York PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- There was a deadly police-involved shooting in . A woman also was hit by gunfire and suffered nonfatal injuries in the incident, police said. March 27, 2023. Platkin didnt specify what behavior led to the takeover, but his office has been involved in a handful of investigations in the city of more than 150,000 thats roughly 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of New York. In February and April 2023, Rivera robbed and attempted to rob two pharmacies in Paterson and Passaic, New Jersey. 0:27. Last year, as of Oct. 1, Paterson had 23 homicides and 97 shooting incidents. 1-minute read. The citys public safety director, Jerry Speziale, said the police department recently expanded the number of locations on its extra protection list, a programthat assigns additional officers to crime hotspots. He arrived at Saint Joseph's University Medical Center seeking treatment for multiple gunshot wounds. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Members of the NYPD are mourning the loss of one of their own. At some point, he was shot. Authorities have not revealed a possible motive in the shooting. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew Platkin. But Goodwin was pursuing that civil complaint without a lawyer and the case ended up being dismissed over his lack of responses while he was in prison to various correspondence from the court. All Rights Reserved. Seabrooks was remembered for his work with the Healing . Paterson Healing Collective, based at St. Joseph's, is one of NJ's leading hospital-based violence intervention programs. The Paterson officer was in the area of Van Houten Street between Auburn and Straight streets when he saw what he believed was a crime in process, according to police. Those votes went on for about 50 minutes. Robert Cuadra, an honor student at Harp Academy, Stunned judge orders suspect in Robert Cuadra killing to remain jailed, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Another car speeding and then more gunshots, says Alicia Allen. 2023 www.northjersey.com. Seabrooks, who was a crisis intervention worker and mentor with the nonprofit Paterson Healing Collective, had called 911 at least seven times and told dispatchers that people were threatening him and he needed immediate help. Paterson swears-in a new class of recruits of the police academy on Jan. 31, 2022. PATERSON The state appellate court last week decided city police detectives conducted an illegal search when, during an October 2017 patrol, they entered a Manchester Avenue house where one of them allegedly saw a man with a gun run aside. Video released by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General show the frantic minutes leading up to the shooting death of a Florida man by a Paterson police officer. The shooting came a little more than 27 hours after a Paterson man was fatally shot at around 1 a.m. Saturday on Belle Avenue. Detective Troy Patterson . Authorities identified the victim as 27-year-old Yeshawn Staggers. What happened in 2017. In Saturday's second shooting incident, which occurred around 3:45 a.m., police said they found a wounded 26-year-old man in the area of Fifth Avenue and East 11th Street, and that he was taken to the hospital. Pascrell vows a fight, Crime: Surveillance footage shows fatal shot from car on Pearl Street; Paterson man charged. Paterson 4/6/23 4:20am. March 27, 2023, 11:08 AM. I heard the gunshots, cars speeding. The man accused of shooting a New Jersey state trooper in Paterson earlier this month will remain in prison. This is not a step I take lightly. 2023 www.northjersey.com. He also had filed a civil lawsuit in December 2017, two months after his arrest, alleging the search was illegal. No portions of this website may be reproduced, retransmitted, copied, or republished without expressed written consent from Shore News Media & Marketing, LLC. You can reach him ateric.scott@townsquaremedia.com. Despite the reduction compared with last year, Patersons gun violence statistics remain about the same as in 2020 and higher than what they were in 2019 and 2018. Paterson police chief fired:Paterson mayor: Fired police chief had no plan, no vision, no strategy. Seabrooks' death sparked outrage in Paterson and multiple demonstrations and vigils took place in the days after his death. Local newspaper covering news, sports, police, fire, and government issues for Paterson, NJ, 07500. . Nine shell casings were recovered, and five bullet holes were found in two of the unmarked cars. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said police responded to a report of shots fired at . Last year, Paterson had its seventh homicide by March 18 and in 2020 that number was reached on June 7, according to records compiled by Paterson Press. He allegedly saw Goodwin run through the living room and exit through the door, into the apartment buildings common hallway, the court ruling said. 9:39 p.m.: The public . On Sunday, at approximately 11:45 p.m., a 26-year-old male Paterson resident sustained a gunshot wound near Presidential Boulevard and Temple Street. Members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to University Hospital in Newark at approximately 1:21 a.m. on Monday, in response to a report of a 26-year-old male resident of Paterson, who sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound. Further into the video, people can be seen gathering where the man fell. A New Jersey state trooper is recovering after being shot early Thursday morning in Paterson. One person was shot and killed in Paterson's 1st Ward on Thursday night, authorities said. Chowdhury said Monday that she appreciated Platkins decision, but she also called on him to fire the officers involved in the shooting. I requested the police department put extra attention there because of all the illegal activity, said Velez, who is running for mayor. Police said four menbetween the ages of 21 and 32 also were wounded inthat incident. The unidentified man is seen confronting Zhang behind a white van and appears to tackle him to the ground. They include a program that pairs a police officer with a mental health screener in an unmarked vehicle to respond to 911 calls about mental or behavioral health issues. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said city police found a 25-year-old Haledon man wounded at the scene after responding to a report of shots being fired at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The victim, 30, was struck by gunfire on Oak and Chestnut streets at around 10:18 p.m. Fatal Police Shooting Prompts Demand for Inquiry of Troubled Department. 0:51. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Passaic County Prosecutors Office at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342. It isnt clear how long the takeover will last. During a phone interview later Monday, Platkin said it wasnt a single case that led to his offices takeover of the Paterson Police Department. Prosecutors asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact their tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO, tips@passaiccountynj.org or the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was a violence intervention specialist with the Paterson Healing Collective. April 20, 2023. His car slams into three other vehicles at a red light. Joe Malinconico of Paterson Press contributed to this article. Then you see an officer tackle the suspect. Zhang was pronounced dead at the scene. Nor have they disclosed many details of what took place. The shooting happened in the area of East 24th Street, but authorities released few details about . A city man was shot multiple times in a shooting on Oak Street late Friday night, according to authorities. The Paterson officer was in the area of Van Houten Street . First, the mere possession of a weapon on the porch of a home, without more, does not support the trial court's finding that defendant was engaged in illegal activity, the court continued. Officials say that the trooper underwent surgery and is in stable condition after being shot in the lower leg. Both men are Passaic residents, authorities said. PATERSON An 18-year-oldstudent at Eastside High School who wasinjured in a shooting almost two weeks ago died from his wounds on Tuesday, becoming Paterson's seventh homicide victim of the year, authorities said. The fatal shooting remains under investigation, and few details have been released, including why Zhang was in New Jersey. None of the victims were identified by authorities, who saidthree men two 19-year-olds and a 30-year-old were city residents. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. on Van Houten Street near the corner of Summer Street, a high-crime area, authorities said. Paterson Press. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Therefore, the court said, Englishs presence in the yard was illegal and anything he saw while there could not be used as evidence. 0:00. The victim reported the incident to the police from University Hospital in Newark. Joe Malinconico is editor of Paterson Press. In the meantime, a New Jersey State Police officer will serve as the departments interim head. Theres a man with a gun, English yelled, allegedly causing Goodwin to run back inside. The affidavit of probable cause said Timmons shot at several undercover state police vehicles as they followed a suspicious minivan after a call about an attempted robbery on East 26th Street. The numbers are down from last year at this time, when there had been 63 shootingincidents and 83 people non-fatally wounded. In 2020, Paterson had 20 homicides and 82 shootings through Oct. 1. Median prices for single-family homes have reached $500,000 and above in nine counties in North and Central Jersey. In the final video, he is seen sprawled on the ground. 2-alarm fire burns through house in Paterson. Platkin said the takeover amounted to a pledge to residents and officers that the state is committed to safety in the city. A man is dead after being shot by a Paterson police officer in an alleged carjacking Monday afternoon.Toni Yates has the latest information. Anyone with information may contact thePassaic County Prosecutors Office on its tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or by email at tips@passaiccountynj.org. The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. near 28th and Ninth streets. Earlier this morning, I exercised my authority as attorney general and superseded the Paterson Police Department.. Although the full extent of damage caused by Hurricane Ian in the Southwest is still being realized, Ian is already being called one of the costliest storms to ever hit the U.S. On the evening of Oct. 17, 2017, four Paterson narcotics detectives were patrolling the Manchester Avenue area. Paterson swears-in a new class of recruits for the police academy. Suspect named in stabbing attack on imam during prayers at South Paterson Omar Mosque, Killing of Najee Seabrooks exacerbated tensions between cops and St. Joe's, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Governor . Get PATERSON local news you can trust in your inbox for FREE X As at his first hearing, there were uniformed state troopers in attendance. Paterson news: Will the feds close a VA health clinic in Paterson? Tensions flared in the courtroom earlier this month after Timmons accused the law enforcement officers in the room of making threatening gestures at him. The only activity Detective English observed was not per se illegal, and thus could not establish probable cause., The appellate court cited a New Jersey Supreme Court decision that said possession of a gun is not always and everywhere criminal., The court said the decision to allow the guns and drugs found during the illegal search to be used as evidence in Goodwins trial was clearly capable of producing an unjust result.. As we pray for comfort and peace to come to Nashauns family and friends, let us also pray and work for an end to the gun violence that is taking the lives of young people,Shafer added. Three years ago, the city had 68 shootings and 13 homicides through Oct. 1, and in 2018 there were 50 shootings and six homicides in that time period. PATERSON, NJ - On Thursday, at approximately at 12:29 a.m., the Paterson Police Department received a report of a shooting near 9th Avenue and East 24th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia .