CRIME & SAFETY
Rockland Man Dies From Drugs Bought In Bergen From Paterson Dealer: Authorities
Detectives determined that Tristan Colquhoun, 30, sold Matthew Andreas, 39, of Suffern the fatal dose, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Andreas was pronounced dead shortly after Suffern police responding to an overdose call found him unresponsive in the upstairs bedroom of a local residence shortly after 3:30 p.m. Feb. 16, the prosecutor said.
2 firefighters injured, family pet killed in N.J. house fire
Two firefighters were hurt and a family’s pet was killed when a house caught fire Saturday night in Passaic County, authorities said. Flames were reported coming from a home on Lenox Road in Wayne about 10 p.m. and firefighters entered with a hose through the front door. The first-responders...
Paterson Man Arrested in Connection to Kidnapping and Armed Robbery Incidents
PATERSON, NJ - Diquan A. West, a 28-year-old resident of Paterson, has been apprehended by the Paterson Police Department following an investigation into two incidents of kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred on April 20 and April 23, within the city limits, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi announced. West faces an array of charges, including two counts of Kidnapping in the First Degree, two counts of Armed Robbery in the First Degree, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in the First Degree, and several other weapon-related offenses. Additionally, he is charged...
Briarcliff Manor couple charged in death of husband's elderly mother
A Briarcliff Manor man allegedly drove the emaciated body of his mother to a hospital in Columbia County last year to mislead investigators as to where she died, according to an indictment charging him and his wife in the death of the elderly woman. Michael Weiss and Kazuko Idemitsu-Weiss pleaded...
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