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A man who was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when he was arrested by Elmwood Park police was wanted for an accidental shooting in Paterson earlier this year.
Brandon Diaz, 21, of Paterson was sitting in a parked car with the 21-year-old victim near the corner of 20th Avenue and Jackson Street when a gun he was holding went off, authorities said Wednesday.
The victim arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said.
Investigators identified Diaz as the shooter and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
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A Paterson man was charged with sexually abusing three different children going back more than a decade, authorities said.
One victim, now an adult, reported being abused at 11 years old by Richard Solis, 46, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Wednesday.
Another, now 15, reported being sexually assaulted by Solis while only 5, the prosecutor said.
Solis also is accused of sexually abusing a 3 year old, she said.
An investigation began following a May 22 tip to her Special Victims Unit by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency of a 15-year-old child reporting a sex assault from 10 years ago, Valdes said.