Isa Abbassi News Today

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — To understand the combustible circumstances that set the stage for New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s unprecedented supersession – or outright takeover of the Paterson Police Department, you only have to look back a few years to a series of high-profile cases involving controversial police-involved deaths of civilians, a mysterious disappearance, and […]

State and federal authorities captured a 23-year-old fugitive from East Orange who was wanted for shooting a woman on New Year’s Day in Paterson.It was just before 5 a.m. this past Jan. 1 that the 25-year-old victim from Prospect Park arri…

A 31-year-old man was killed overnight in what was reported as a fight in a Paterson basement apartment.Police dispatched to apartments near the corner of Straight Street and 16th Avenue found the unresponsive city victim shortly before 2…

Three officers with the Paterson Police Department have been charged with misconduct, in connection with their response to a woman's physical assault in December 2022.

In the arithmetic of law enforcement personnel, the Paterson Police Department is trailing Newark, Jersey City and Trenton.

As the curtain rises on the second year of state control, challenges loom. How long will NJ sustain extra funding for the Paterson police department?

Authorities on Wednesday captured one of a group of men who they said purposely shot and killed a 22-year-old Paterson woman last fall.Ex-con Christopher Thomas, 26, of Hackensack was charged with murder and weapons offenses, as well as wi…

Authorities: A 46-year-old Paterson man has been arrested for fatally shooting a 33-year-old Union City man in the Silk City on Friday night.

An AI analysis of Paterson NJ police body-camera videos said it found “major improvement in professionalism” in cops’ encounters with civilians.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office appointed an activist to act as a community liaison between Paterson residents and the Police Department.