Officials on Tuesday evening approved $48,000 to settle five outstanding claims against the city: over one improper vehicle towing, one over a plow truck incident where a car was struck by a city public works vehicle, one over a resident claiming his property was damaged following a police raid, and two over accidents involving city…
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Accident involving city vehicles, property damage over police raid cost city $48,000
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$200,000 paid out in workers compensation claims by city
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Clifton man arrested for sexually assaulting disabled city woman
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Two wounded in shooting on Bridge Street
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City wants to impose business curfew for shops in hotspots
City Politics
Accident involving city vehicles, property damage over police raid cost city $48,000
$200,000 paid out in workers compensation claims by city
During a special meeting on Tuesday evening city official settled six workers compensation claims ranging from $16,000 to $50,000.
City wants to impose business curfew for shops in hotspots
Businesses operating in designated high crime areas must close shop at midnight, if a draft ordinance before the city council is successful. Council members on Tuesday evening discussed the ordinance that police brass say will allow for better policing of city streets.
Police News
Clifton man arrested for sexually assaulting disabled city woman
A Clifton man who sexually assaulted a mentally and physically disabled individual in the city on July 12 was brought into custody yesterday, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Two wounded in shooting on Bridge Street
A group of city men in bicycles near Bridge Street became the subject of a shooting during the evening hours of Tuesday when a shooter stepped out of a vehicle and wounded two men, according to the Paterson Police Department.
26 new police officers sworn in
More than two-dozen police officers were sworn in on Monday afternoon as the city seeks to strengthen its police force.