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Crime & Courts
Dec 01, 2008
Police: Man's death 'suspicious'
The 45-year-old victim apparently had moved into his mother's Paterson apartment only days earlier.
Informant faces questions about past
CAMDEN — Besnik Bakalli came to the United States illegally, then returned to Albania, where he shot a man, then entered the United States again.
A place to bond
CLIFTON — Parishioners found comfort in each other, their faith, and their church Sunday as they packed into the sacred building where a gunman shot three of their loved ones a week ago.
Letters for Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
Letters on what the NJSIAA does, St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, food bank responsiveness, Verizon as New Jersey citizen and giving sympathy to infant killer.
POLICE NEWS
Slain man was helping brother
Paid informant in Fort Dix case faces questions about past
CAMDEN — Besnik Bakalli came to the United States illegally, then returned to Albania, where he shot a man, then entered the United States again.
Last player sentenced in taxpayer ripoff
A former housing honcho got 37 months in federal prison today, closing the book on a low-level bribery scandal that netted 13 other public employees.
$400K bail for shipping clerk accused of affair with minor
Because of the age difference, the 34-year-old married defendant faces severe charges.
Convicted rapist's life sentence upheld
Donald Boyd smirked as the judge gave him the same sentence that an appellate panel voided in August.
Drunk-driving crash seriously injures woman, authorities say
A motorist (above) was drunk when his car broadsided another vehicle on Route 46 early yesterday, authorities said this afternoon.
12-year-old's body found in apartment
Investigators are trying to determine how she died.
GPS sent SUV into pole, accused DUI driver tells PD
A Paterson man told police he was fumbling with his GPS when he lost control of his sport utility vehicle and it slammed into a utility pole.
Suit claims Kushner diverted millions to prop up paper, report says
REPORT: The developer used a record-setting commercial real estate deal to funnel more than $5 million into his son's newspaper, the suit alleges.
Nov 30, 2008
Police: DWI stop turned up weapons
Police found two handguns and a supply of illegal ammunition in a West Milford man's car.
Robert Zarinsky is dead; tied to unsolved slayings
TRENTON — Robert Zarinsky, the first person in New Jersey convicted of murder without a body as evidence and a suspect in several other unsolved murders in the state, has died in prison. He was 68.
Who'll patrol Palisades Parkway?
We're better equipped, Bergen County cops say
Justice Stevens shows no signs he's ready to quit
WASHINGTON — Only one Supreme Court justice was at Chicago's Wrigley Field to see Babe Ruth supposedly point to the spot where he would hit a home run in the 1932 World Series.
Slain man praised for his generosity
Dennis John Malloosseril's family gathered for his funeral after he was fatally shot last week.
Plea deal offered to 8-year-old
PHOENIX — Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their St. Johns home, court records show.
CRIME STORY: Serious trouble for Burress, Pierce
He will plead not guilty to charges, according to his lawyer.
Parishioners remember slain, injured members
Almost 300 members attended a three-hour Mass at St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church to remember Reshma James and Dennis John Malloosseril and to pray for Sylvi Perincheril.
Nov 29, 2008
Cops still seeking gunman as victim clings to life
PATERSON — Police on Friday evening were still looking for the person who shot a 21-year-old city resident early Friday morning.
POLICE NEWS
Man hurt in fall off church roof
Two men are wounded in Paterson street shooting
PATERSON — Two men were wounded in a shooting on Robert Street on Friday night.
Cousin: 'We could have saved her'
Reshma James briefly escaped the severe marital abuse that left her trapped in her husband's Sacramento, Calif., home for a year.
6 suspects tied to thefts from autos under arrest
CLIFTON — Police arrested two teams of alleged thieves they believe have burglarized cars parked outside a city gym.
EnCap talks boost hopes for cleanup
Rutherford Mayor John Hipp and a leading New Jersey environmentalist each expressed cautious optimism Friday over news that an EnCap bankruptcy settlement could be in the works.
Nov 28, 2008
Underaged drinkers busted at bar
The teens and young adults spent the early hours of Thanksgiving in police custody in Fair Lawn.
Shocked by Mumbai terror
There was concern for relatives first. Then, confusion, disgust and sadness.
21-year-old critical after being shot multiple times
A Paterson resident was listed in critical condition today following the incident earlier in the morning near Lafayette and Mercer streets.
Nov 27, 2008
Jury sees evidence in girl's killing
Police describe scene in Zarate's murder case
POLICE NEWS
Ramapo and Indian Hills high school students will be in class on Monday now that police have said a mysterious Facebook group poses no threat.
Nov 26, 2008
Cops: Teens behind burglaries
Witness making the call helps thwart one break-in.
Victims’ families find little relief in arrest
CLIFTON — Even though the man police accuse of shooting three people in a church was arrested in Georgia late Monday, it provided little solace to the members of the tight-knit community.
POLICE NEWS
Man falls prey to Internet scam
Police: Break-ins might be linked
A burglar robbed a home of $15,000 worth of goods and may have broken into homes in other towns.
Sarlo named Senate Judiciary chairman
Sen. Paul Sarlo, a professional engineer, has been named chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Role of the younger brother
At no time during the 27-minute confession shown in court Tuesday does Jonathan Zarate implicate his younger brother, James, in either the killing of Jennifer Parks or the subsequent cleanup of the scene. The details:
Whizzanator creators admit feeling like Number 2
PITTSBURGH — Two men whose company sold a device known as the Whizzinator that helped men cheat on drug tests have pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh.
Justice awaits accused killer
The man accused in a fatal shooting at a Clifton church will be back in New Jersey next week, the prosecutor said.
Ferriero cleared
No criminal charges will be brought against Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero on an allegation of sexual misconduct., authorities said today.
Nov 25, 2008
Fast facts
Jonathan Zarate is charged with murder, weapons possession, employing a juvenile to commit a crime and illegal disposal of human remains. He could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
United by faith, fate
Clifton parish was the glue, until a gunman intervened
Student held in assault on officer
A Clifton High School student is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted a school resource officer.
POLICE NEWS
State gives $4M for police vests
Train kills woman, 18, in Fair Lawn
FAIR LAWN — An 18-year-old borough woman was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train near the intersection of Kipp and 20th streets Monday night, authorities said.
Sect sees arranged marriages as vital
Their roots are some of the deepest in Christianity.
A dark past emerges
The man wanted for killing his wife and a another man in a Clifton church Sunday was still on the loose Monday as allegations of past abuses came to light.
William Paterson police probe assault claim
WAYNE — William Paterson University police are investigating whether a female student was grabbed from behind by a would-be attacker early Sunday on campus, spokesman Stuart Goldstein said.
Meadowlands panel's EnCap legal bill hits $2.1M
The state Meadowlands Commission on Monday appropriated $500,000 to its special counsel handling EnCap matters, hiking the 18-month total to $2.1 million. |
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