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Paterson police officer fires at stolen vehicle, authorities say

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A police officer fired at a stolen vehicle early Thursday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities said the police officer tried to stop the vehicle on Market and East 22nd streets at around 2 a.m. The police vehicle pulled in front of the stolen car with its overhead lights activated, authorities said, but the driver of the stolen vehicle drove around.

The officer exited the police vehicle and was in the path of the stolen car. He then fired a single shot at the stolen car. The officer was treated for minor injuries at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and released.

Police lost the suspect vehicle and its occupants. It’s not known whether any of the occupants were injured. The suspect remains at large, authorities said.

The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the investigation into the police-involved shooting.

  • John

    Officers in Patersin should be given machine guns and mandated to shoot to kill. Then and only then will residents continue to respect its police again

    • Chas Stephen

      People who steal cars throughout NJ & the USA have caused many deaths & permanent disabilities as a result of them running from police, blowing through red lights, driving insanely, not to mention killing th4e owners of the cars who might get in the way of their new economics (i.e.: he who has the gun gets to own a car). And you're comlpaining about police firing at them? I must respectfully disagree. Totally justified. We should be buying the cop a beer….

  • Chas Stephen

    People who steal cars throughout NJ & the USA have caused many deaths & permanent disabilities as a result of them running from police, blowing through red lights, driving insanely, not to mention killing the owners of the cars who might get in the way of their new economics (i.e.: he who has the gun gets to own a car). Totally justified. We should be buying the cop a beer….

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