September 14 Morning News
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THAT MAJOR FLOODING IN PATERSON SUNDAY MORNING HAS CAUSED MAYOR ANDRE SAYEGH TO RENEW CALL FOR FEDERAL HELP. WATERS KNEE-HIGH ON 21ST AND SUMMER STREET LEFT CARS SUBMERGED, AS CREWS WORKED TO PULL A CAR OUT OF THE FLOODS ON 25TH STREET AND 11TH AVENUE. ACCORDING TO MAYOR SAYEGH 15 RESCUES WERE MADE BY THE PATERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR SAYEGH SAID THE CITY NEEDS SUPPORT FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SAYEGH STATES SEWER REPAIRS ON RIVER STREET HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND THAT INVESTMENT NEEDS TO BE MADE ACROSS PATERSON.
NORTHJERSEY.COM REPORTED THAT A FUEL TANK OWNED BY A DATA CENTER COMPANY LEAKED THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL INTO THE ANDERSON CREEK NEAR HACKENSACK RIVER. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH. ACCORDING TO THE NJDEP PRESS, “EQUINIX”, A DATA CENTER COMPANY, IS THE ONE THAT OWNED THE LEAKED TANK. ACCORDING TO NJDEP PRESS SECRETARY LARRY HAJINA, THE SPILL HAS BEEN CONTAINED TO THE CREEK, WHERE CLEANUP CREWS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO VACUUM OUT THE CONTAMINATION.
NJ.COM REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE DEAD IN PATERSON FRIDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO PATERSON MAYOR ANDRE SAYEGH, THE SHOOTING OCCURRED AROUND 7 AM AT EAST 16TH STREET AND 12TH AVENUE. THE UNIDENTIFIED MALE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD MOMENTS AFTER THE SHOOTING. POLICE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING WERE TOLD BY WITNESSES THAT THEY SAW TWO MEN FLEEING IN A DARK SUV AFTER THE SHOTS WERE FIRED. THERE ARE NO DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUSPECTS. SHELL CASINGS WERE RECOVERED AT THE SCENE, AND BULLETS WERE FOUND TO HAVE STRUCK A BUILDING TWO BLOCKS AWAY ON 18TH STREET. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
NJ.COM REPORTED THAT A PATERSON POLICE OFFICER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE SUNDAY DURING A PARADE. ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, THE OFFICER WAS STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE WHILE WORKING AS SECURITY DURING THE ANNUAL DOMINICAN PARADE. THE DRIVER HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, BUT NO OFFICIAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. THE OFFICER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.