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Paterson detectives caught a Nutley driver carrying a gun and cocaine during a traffic stop, authorities said.Detectives Suquan Gary, Brian Culmone, and Luis Roca stopped a white Jeep Cherokee on Rosa Parks Boulevard and Harrison Street ar…

Read / Add Comments A Paterson man who bolted when he was approached by city police detectives became the fourth suspect in four nights caught with a gun, authorities said. Detectives Brian Culmone and Mohammed Bashir approached a group of men who didnt live in a Market Street home near Pennington Street as they drank on the porch shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the men -- identified as Dariel Mercedes -- took off down Market Str...

Read / Add Comments Three guns in three days were seized in separate incidents by Paterson detectives, including one carried by a 15-year-old armed robber, authorities said. Investigators watched several deals at Broadway and Summer Street, an area notorious for drugs and shootings, before moving in on Jamir King, 22, as he got into an SUV, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Tremaine Jones, 30, stuffed some crack vials into a bag as they approached and then to...

1 Read / Add Comments Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot.  It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street s...