The city has set an overtime budget of $2 million for the police department for fiscal year 2016 despite having spent $2.6 million in fiscal year 2015.
Paterson to send group of young people to Camp Hope in West Milford
Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and police director Jerry Speziale announced the creation of a Public Safety Camp which will allow more than five dozen city young people between the ages of 7-14 to go to Camp Hope in West Milford for a week.
Experts reveal crime audit for six Paterson corridors
An audit of six city corridors in crime stricken neighborhoods using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) reveals much that can be changed to deter crime.
Paterson fire truck damaged going uphill on Dixon Avenue
A city fire truck purchased last year sustained damages as it was going up a hill on Dixon Avenue on Saturday.
Shady Street building owner pays almost $98,000 to city for fire watch
A city property owner whose tenant filled the rented building on Shady Street with hundreds of thousands of tires has paid the city $97,920 for 102 days of fire watch, according to city fire officials.
Shootings in business curfew areas drop by 71-percent, police
The city’s police department reckons non-fatal shootings have declined in business curfew areas by 71-percent from September through December 2014 compared to the same period the year prior.
Paterson police recognized with NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation
The city’s police department became the largest municipal law enforcement agency in the Garden State to be accredited by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, said police director Jerry Speziale.