A 15-hour standoff between law enforcement and a knife-wielding suspect in Passaic county prompted the response of a SWAT team and the use of a chemical agent to force surrender, officials said.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget has an extra $10 million for the Paterson Police Department, which is run by the Attorney General's Office.

PATERSON — Authorities allegedly seized massive amounts of heroin, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in coordinated raids last month at apartments in the city’s 4 th and 5 th wards. Arrest ...

Their approach to people in mental health crises reveals a SWAT mentality that is bound to cause more bloodshed. In 2019, a 27-year-old man, Jameek Lowery, died in police custody after a mental ...

A Little Ferry woman who allegedly threatened to harm a PNC Bank employee — and claimed she was “with a terrorist” — barricaded herself inside her home, prompting a SWAT team response ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Imagine needing to be buzzed into your local pharmacy to pick up your prescription. That's the reality for costumers at Mort Jacobs Pharmacy in Paterson, after the ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Seven people were shot and two were killed after two separate shootings in Paterson, New Jersey. The most recent shooting occurred around 2:39 a.m. on Jersey Street.

Top Paterson police officials have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s attorney general, accusing him of overstepping his authority with the takeover of the police department in the state’s ...

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — There are many aspects to policing in Paterson, New Jersey. But this job, in New Jersey’s third largest city, does indeed come with certain hazards, and a level of ...

Paterson, NJ. Add Topic. NJ drops charges against bus company owners, including Paterson councilman's brother 2-minute read. Joe Malinconico. Paterson Press. Hear this story.

Investigators in Paterson, New Jersey are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire that sent a family to the hospital for smoke inhalation and claimed the lives of two dogs, the local mayor ...

According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Use of Force” database, Hernandez used force 15 times between October 2020 and December 2022. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Community ...