0:00. A New Jersey state trooper is recovering after being shot early Thursday morning in Paterson. Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Mike Baycora did not respond to a message seeking comments about the crime scene. I feel like if this if this individual is coming here to act inappropriately, illegally, then he has to be stopped," Sayegh said. 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. Therefore, the court said, Englishs presence in the yard was illegal and anything he saw while there could not be used as evidence. Last year, as of Oct. 1, Paterson had 23 homicides and 97 shooting incidents. During a phone interview later Monday, Platkin said it wasnt a single case that led to his offices takeover of the Paterson Police Department. Earlier this morning, I exercised my authority as attorney general and superseded the Paterson Police Department.. The second robbery happened 18 minutes after the first, on Marshall Street in the citys 5thWard, police said. Another car speeding and then more gunshots, says Alicia Allen. Zhang was pronounced dead at the scene. 1-minute read. 1:45. Both men are Passaic residents, authorities said. 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. 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. I was trying to prevent this type of incident.. The Passaic County Prosecutors Office said police responding to the shooting did not find the victims at the scene of the incident. A woman heard in the audio accompanying one of the videos can be heard saying, "That's a big gun.". The four videos, taken from both city surveillance cameras and private security cameras, show 33-year-old Hui Zhang first getting into an accident. 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. Paterson News . March 27, 2023, 11:08 AM. Last month, the New Jersey attorney general's office took over the Paterson Police Department after several controversial incidents . Authorities identified the victim as 27-year-old Yeshawn Staggers. Paterson 4/3/23 10:25am. Paterson news: Will the feds close a VA health clinic in Paterson? Lora and another unidentified man can be seen chasing after Zhang in one of the videos. The first delivery driver was robbed at 9:52 p.m. on Wayne Avenue in Patersons 2ndWard, police said. AbbottKoloffis an investigative reporter for NorthJersey.com. He also had filed a civil lawsuit in December 2017, two months after his arrest, alleging the search was illegal. 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. She said Seabrooks had been texting with colleagues, asking to see them, but that police blocked the co-workers from entering the apartment. The officer tried to intervene before firing his service weapon killing the suspect. 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. I requested the police department put extra attention there because of all the illegal activity, said Velez, who is running for mayor. Joe Malinconico is editor of Paterson Press. 8:42 p.m.: Voting started on 10 appointments to Paterson's rent-leveling board, which has not functioned for the past two years. All rights reserved. The commotion attracted the attention of Paterson Police Officer Victor Lora. Bryan Anselm for The New York Times. Online breaking news - Scott Fallon, Katie Sobko, Gene Myers and Steve Janoski for coverage of the Qualco Inc. fire in Passaic All Rights Reserved. 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 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.. Median prices for single-family homes have reached $500,000 and above in nine counties in North and Central Jersey. NYPD Detective Troy Patterson has died after being shot and spending 33 years in a coma. She says she saw what seemed to be a parade of state troopers arrive after the shooting. Pascrell vows a fight, Crime: Surveillance footage shows fatal shot from car on Pearl Street; Paterson man charged. Speziale declined to reveal thelocations. As noted, the detectives justified their search of 56 Manchester Ave. based on Detective English's observation of defendant holding a handgun on the porch and retreating into the house when he heard Detective English call out about a man with a gun, said the court ruling. His injuries are not fatal, police said. Get PATERSON local news you can trust in your inbox for FREE X 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. Callahan says that the state police detective, who has not been publicly identified, is doing well. 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. The Paterson officer was in the area of Van Houten Street . 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. 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. 26-year-old man shot in Paterson's Presidential Boulevard area. So far this year there have been 11 homicides in the city, including 10 fatal shootings. In the meantime, a New Jersey State Police officer will serve as the departments interim head. Seabrooks was remembered for his work with the Healing . **CAUTION: Images may be disturbing to some viewers**, Eric Scottis the senior political director and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. Its been a series of misconduct a complete breakdown of trust, he said. The shooting victim was a 30-year-old Paterson man, officials said. Those votes went on for about 50 minutes. Additional details about the crime, including the victims names, were not available early Sunday morning. March 27, 2023. 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. A 19-year-old Paterson man was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer on Aug. 28, 2022, after an encounter with police following a car stop involving his brother. He allegedly saw Goodwin run through the living room and exit through the door, into the apartment buildings common hallway, the court ruling said. There have been 47 shootingincidents in the city this year, and 50 people non-fatally wounded. They spotted a man they believed was homeless coming from the rear of the house at 58 Manchester and stopped to question him, the appellate court decision said. Detective Troy Patterson . 0:27. The Record/NorthJersey.com First Place. 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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. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew Platkin. I have spoken to Nashauns mother to express my condolences to her and his sister, and we have crisis team counsellors available for students who are mourning his loss, said Shafer. 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. A city man was shot multiple times in a shooting on Oak Street late Friday night, according to authorities. Police shot Seabrooks when he emerged from the bathroom with a knife, according to the attorney generals office. Lora was in plainclothes at the time, and as a result was not wearing the standard issue body cameras that uniformed officers wear. 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. This is unfortunately the warped world we live in where people are shooting at cops, says Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh. Honor student:Stunned judge orders suspect in Robert Cuadra killing to remain jailed, Paterson shooting victim's mom:My son inspired me to overcome addiction. We must remain committed to making our state safer for all. 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. There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city, he said to brief cheers and calls of Thank you from the audience. Theres a man with a gun, English yelled, allegedly causing Goodwin to run back inside. Paterson Press. But 5thWard Councilman Luis Velez said the area where Warren was shot has become an increasing problem, including drug dealing. They also may contactthe Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120. Robert Cuadra, an honor student at Harp Academy who had already secured a full college scholarship, was fatally shot on Godwin Avenue in January when he got caught in the crossfire of a gunfight while bringing home groceries. 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 . Baycora claimed in a lawsuit against the city that the Sayegh administration didnt give him the resources he needed to address the problem. 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. By Tracey Tully. The victim, Nashaun Warren, a junior at Eastside's School of . This is brazen. NJ Attorney General Provides Update on Paterson Police Department. PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man is dead after being shot by a Paterson police officer in an alleged carjacking Monday afternoon. One of the detectives, Jason English, heard a noise and saw Goodwin come out of the rear of the house next door, 56 Manchester. The city has had about 77 shootings so far this year, a 20% decrease compared with this point in 2021, which was a record-setting year for killings, according to data compiled by Paterson Press. Seabrooks' death sparked outrage in Paterson and multiple demonstrations and vigils took place in the days after his death. Then you see an officer tackle the suspect. A second man, 19 years old, had been taken by a private vehicle to the hospital. 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 . The U.S. Department of Justice has the power to sue police departments where there has been an established pattern of illegal behavior, corruption or unconstitutional policing practices, and issue legally binding consent decrees to require changes in those practices. The second shooting over the weekend happened at 11:32 p.m. in Patersons downtown area, near Main and Ward streets, authorities said. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The victim reported the incident to the police from University Hospital in Newark. None of the victims were identified by authorities, who saidthree men two 19-year-olds and a 30-year-old were city residents. 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. 2-alarm fire burns through house in Paterson. PATERSON An 18-year-old student at Eastside High School who was injured in a shooting almost two weeks ago died from his wounds on Tuesday, becoming Paterson's seventh homicide victim of the year, authorities said. 3 min read. New Jerseys attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the states third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. His announcement didnt mention the shooting of 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks directly, but it reflected activists concerns about how the department was being run. The third shooting took place Saturday at 7:22 a.m. near Eastside High School at Park Avenue and Carroll Street, authorities said. A woman also was hit by gunfire and suffered nonfatal injuries in the incident, police said. A man wearing all black pressed a metal object against the food drivers shoulder and took his money, police said. Platkin said hes in for the long haul.. One person was shot and killed in Paterson's 1st Ward on Thursday night, authorities said. 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. Authorities found the victims at St. Josephs University Medical Center, the Prosecutors Office said, without explaining how they got there. Paterson Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer said the district was deeply saddened by Warrens death. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. on Van Houten Street, near the corner of Summer Street, a high-crime area, authorities said. "Our state troopers and local police dedicate their lives to the safeties of our communities and state," Murphy said at the time. All rights reserved. Governor . He is in stable condition and the leg is in good, stable condition, says Dr. Benjamin Rebein, of St. Joseph's Medical Center. Goodwin, now 36, had attempted during his trial to get the evidence from the warrantless search dismissed, but the Superior Court judge overseeing that proceeding ruled against him. 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 . It isnt clear how long the takeover will last. Will the feds close a VA health clinic in Paterson? The appellate court gave two reasons for finding the warrantless search illegal: First, the court said English had no probable cause for being in the backyard of 58 Manchester when he allegedly saw Goodwin with the gun on a porch at 56 Manchester. As a result, the court said, the prosecutors should not have been allowed to use as evidence the two guns and various drugs the detectives seized during the search in the trial against Michael Goodwin, the Paterson man they followed into the building. FILE - New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin speaks in Trenton, N.J., Feb. 3, 2020. Less than a minute passed from the time Zhang attempted to get into one of the cars near the accident, and when you can hear gunshots. Warren is the second high school student killed in Paterson this year. According to a news release accompanying the video, Zhang's family was contacted before the footage was released. But the tension increased when he told police he was armed with a pocket rocket gun and a knife. 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 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. 2023 www.northjersey.com. Authorities identified the victim as 27-year-old Yeshawn Staggers. Instead, the robber hit the victim with the gun and took his money, police said. 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. Ballistics evidence shows that the same firearm was used in both robberies. Jocquise Timmons appeared before state Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed in Paterson on Tuesday and consented to detention, after a tense hearing two weeks earlier. He said his office quietly conducted a nationwide search and settled on Abbassi. Goodwin who has an extensive criminal record that included two attempted murder indictments in shootings before the case in question has spent 5 years in prison since he was arrested at the Manchester Avenue house. Police say that as many as three other people are wanted in connection to the investigation. 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. Police Search for Missing NJ Juvenile . 2008-2023 - Shore News Media & Marketing Ltd. Co. All rights reserved. We are losing Patersons young people far too often, especially when the loss of one is too many. A man is dead after being shot by a Paterson police officer in an alleged carjacking Monday afternoon.Toni Yates has the latest information. In its ruling, the New Jersey Superior Court's Appellate Division determined that the detectives should have gotten a warrant before searching the house because the officers did not know whether the man legally owned the gun and he had not given any indication that he was a threat to fire it at anyone. Gun. Paterson Healing Collective, based at St. Joseph's, is one of NJ's leading hospital-based violence intervention programs. PATERSON An 18-year-old student at Eastside High School who was injured in a shooting almost two weeks ago died from his wounds on Tuesday, becoming Paterson's seventh homicide . Associated Press writer Claudia Lauer contributed to this article. Zhang jumps out of his car and appears to be carrying a gun. Nine shell casings were recovered, and five bullet holes were found in two of the unmarked cars. 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. 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. The fatal shooting remains under investigation, and few details have been released, including why Zhang was in New Jersey. PATERSON, N.J.-- Family members and a number of violence prevention groups in Paterson gathered for a march Friday, calling for the officers who fatally shot an anti-violence activist after a . A New Jersey state trooper is recovering after being shot early Thursday morning in Paterson. In the weeks since his death, anti-violence advocates organized a vigil calling for a number of reforms, including the creation of a civilian review board. Starting Monday, everyone . "Ending the menace of gun violence doesn't just make our streets safer, it keeps them safer, too.". The shots that ended Zhang's life can be heard on one of the videos but are not seen. Sayegh said he wasnt blaming Baycora for the shootings themselves but for not having a plan to combat the violence. Paterson swears-in a new class of recruits of the police academy on Jan. 31, 2022. Patersons police department is the largest to be taken over by the state in recent years, but it isnt the only one. 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. English testified that he looked through a hole in the fence and spotted a silver handgun in Goodwins right hand, the court decision said. State actions against local departments are less common because of local control is often stipulated in state constitutions. The man accused of shooting a New Jersey state trooper in Paterson earlier this month will remain in prison. 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. All rights reserved. Three weeks after a deadly police shooting in Paterson, N.J., the state's attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, announced on . One person has been arrested, but the search is on for others wanted in connection to the shooting. 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. The shooting led to an outpouring of support from state officials for the injured trooper, including from Gov. The names of the officer and suspect are being withheld pending an official investigation. 9:39 p.m.: The public . 26-year-old man shot in Paterson's Presidential Boulevard area. 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. Paterson swears-in a new class of recruits for the police academy. All but two counties have seen houses go for more than the list price, on average, this year. Office of the Attorney General. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Members of the NYPD are mourning the loss of one of their own. The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice has called on the Justice Department to investigate the citys police department, and the ACLU of New Jersey said the shooting shows the need to invest in non-law enforcement responses to mental health calls. In February and April 2023, Rivera robbed and attempted to rob two pharmacies in Paterson and Passaic, New Jersey. 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. There were 14 homicides by this time last year. The numbers are down from last year at this time, when there had been 63 shootingincidents and 83 people non-fatally wounded. 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. April 24, 2023 on Police & Fire, Top Story by Jonathan Greene. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Goodwins lawyer in the successful appeal could not be reached for comment. By MIKE CATALINI March 27, 2023. Local newspaper covering news, sports, police, fire, and government issues for Paterson, NJ, 07500. . UPDATE: Investigation Underway Into Paterson Shooting . During these robberies, Rivera fired his gun and pointed it at numerous victims. A woman also was hit by gunfire and suffered . 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 . PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man is dead after being shot by a Paterson police officer in an alleged carjacking Monday afternoon. 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. Three of this year'sfatal shootings occurred in the 5th Ward including last month's shooting of a 15-year-old girl from North Haledon, which occurred in the same area as Sunday's incident. 0:55. On Monday, March 27, 2023, Platkin says his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson. Its something Ive been considering for a while. The bleeding he has was mostly of a muscular nature. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was a violence intervention specialist with the Paterson Healing Collective. English then hopped the fence, kicked in the back door of the house and found a gun on a kitchen counter. Paterson Press. ': Paterson council holds raucous meeting that lasts more than nine hours. Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. The surveillance video can be viewed below. 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. Video shows the suspect hiding from Paterson police officers after running away from the scene. 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