Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.

PATERSON — A 33-year-old Paterson man who was wounded in the head during a weekend shootout died on Tuesday, becoming the city’s ninth homicide victim of the year, according to law enforcement sources ...

Valentin Torres, 33, was arrested Wednesday. Officials said he brandished the gun while his friend assaulted a man in a bar.

The new contract is designed to stop officers from leaving Paterson for better-paying jobs in surrounding suburban towns.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked Friday night while walking near their home in New York City, according to a spokesperson for Paterson. When officers arrived at ...

Two teens have been arrested in connection with the attack on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson as the pair walked their dog in Manhattan on Friday night, authorities ...

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David Paterson and his stepson were accosted Friday night. The family, who are Paterson’s neighbors, spoke out Saturday about the terrifying ordeal after word of the assault on Paterson and ...

David Paterson and his stepson Anthony Sliwa. The New York City Police Department says a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy were arrested Saturday and charged with gang assault. Their names are ...

Former New York Gov. David Paterson on Saturday described the Upper East Side attack in which punches were thrown at him and his stepson. Paterson, 70, said at a news conference Saturday at the ...

David Paterson and his stepson were attacked Friday night on Manhattan’s Upper East Side near the former New York governor’s home. The two were assaulted by “some individuals that had a ...

David Paterson and his stepson, police said. Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked around 8:30 p.m. Friday while they were out for a walk on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.