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MAN, 63, CRITICALLY HURT IN ROBBERY

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By MICHAEL O. ALLEN | Friday, November 8, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | 6 Star | NEWS | Page C08

A 63-year-old city man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was beaten and robbed in the basement of his Windsor Road home Thursday morning, officials said.

The robbery occurred about 12:45 a.m. when the victim returned home from his liquor store in New York City, police Capt. C. Kenneth Tinsley said. Police declined to identify the victim.

The victim’s wife had heard a noise downstairs and thought it was her husband coming home from work; she went downstairs when she heard a second noise and didn’t hear him call out to her, Tinsley said.

“She went to the basement and saw her husband bleeding, and his hands were handcuffed. He was incoherent and was bleeding from the nose,” Tinsley said. The victim had been struck on the head with a blunt object.

“We don’t have any information as to how many suspects we are dealing with right now,” Tinsley said.

Tinsley added that police have not been able to talk to the victim, who was being treated at Englewood Hospital on Thursday.

Police were investigating whether the victim was followed home from New York City, Tinsley said, adding that two gold rings and a brown briefcase were stolen. It was unclear what was in the briefcase, or whether anything else in the house was stolen, he said.

November 8, 1991

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RISE IN WEAPONS USE ALARMS BERGENFIELD

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, November 8, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | 6 Star | NEWS | Page C01

Police and town officials in Bergenfield are concerned about a spate of recent incidents involving groups of teenagers and young adults armed with weapons such as a rifle, knives, baseball bats, and lead pipes.

In the third such incident in recent days, six teenagers from Hackensack who were armed with a baseball bat and lead pipes were arrested early Thursday as they searched for a youth with whom they had fought, police said.

On Monday, police arrested four men and eight juveniles from Englewood who were armed with a .22-caliber rifle, knives, and baseball bats as they drove into Bergenfield to retaliate against borough youths for a fight the previous Monday.

And in the most serious incident, a 20-year-old borough man was hospitalized last Friday after he was beaten and stabbed twice, Police Capt. George Grube said. Six of the eight young people arrested were from Bergenfield.

The incidents appear to be symptoms of a nascent rivalry between Bergenfield youths and some from out of town, similar to the long-standing rivalry among Hackensack, Teaneck, and Englewood youths that often flares into violence, Grube said.

“It’s amazing that we haven’t had any innocent people get hurt,” he said. “But how long can you go on if things continue like this? We’ve been having this problem for about a year and a half. It’s just that it’s escalated now. There’s more weapons. We are finding groups of kids coming from out of town armed.”

Councilman Vernon Cox said: “It’s obvious this is going to have to be something that is not just a Bergenfield solution, but a regional solution. We are going to have to look for cooperation from our adjoining communities that the other kids with the weapons are coming from.”

Anna L. Ramirez, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a council seat in Tuesday’s election, said that she had not heard of the recent arrests and that a better effort should be made to inform residents of what is happening.

“I don’t think enough of it is being told to residents of Bergenfield for them to want to do anything about it,” she said.

Ramirez said she hopes the new administration coming into office will have a better plan on how to keep youths out of trouble.

Grube said his main concern is for the safety of Bergenfield residents, and he promised that troublemakers coming into Bergenfield would find police waiting for them.

“We have to send a message out that if they are going to come in here with bats and knives and guns that we are going to take steps to put them away,” he said. “We are dealing with individuals that I believe understand only one thing, and that is enforcement. That is what we are going to do.”

November 8, 1991

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EIGHT FACE CHARGES IN ASSAULT ON MAN

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, November 7, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | 6 Star | NEWS | Page B03

Seven men and a woman were charged Wednesday with aggravated assault in connection with a beating and stabbing last week that sent a 20-year-old borough man to a hospital, police said.

The victim, whose name is being withheld because police fear further attacks on him, was stabbed in his lower back and in his side, had two front teeth kicked out, and was beaten about his left eye, which was swollen shut, Police Capt. George Grube said.

He underwent surgery after the attack and was in good condition Wednesday, a spokeswoman at the hospital said.

Grube said witnesses told police a dispute over a woman at a party in Bergenfield sparked the attack, which occurred about 11:40 p.m. Friday outside an apartment building on Georgian Court.

A crowd of about 100 people, whom Teaneck and Bergenfield police later dispersed, was outside during the attack.

“Everybody jumped in like it was a picnic on this guy,” kicking him, punching him, and beating him with a baseball bat, Grube said. “They are lucky he didn’t die.”

Police talked to the victim for the first time Tuesday, then arrested most of the suspects later in the day. Tyrone Mack, 21, of 50 Georgian Court, the man whom police accuse of stabbing the victim, was arrested about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. He was being held in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Arrested Tuesday on aggravated assault and weapons charges were Mauricio Zapata, 18, of 17G Georgian Court, and Claudia Jimenez, 19, of 129 Thompson St., Dumont.

Arrested Tuesday on aggravated assault charges were Silvio Zapata, 21, of 176 Lexington Ave., Dumont; Nicky Garcia Jr., 19, of 17D Georgian Court; Douglas Matter, 19, of 11 Frederick Place; Marco Fernandez, 18, of 160 S. Prospect Ave., and John Ortiz, 18, of 33 Bridge St.

November 7, 1991

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ARREST OF 12 AVERTS FIGHT, POLICE SAY

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 6, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | 6 Star | NEWS | Page B02

Four men and eight youths from Englewood were arrested Monday night as they headed into Bergenfield to retaliate against borough youths for a fight last week, police said.

Working on an anonymous tip, police were waiting for the suspects when they arrived on Howard Drive about 9:45 p.m., said Bergenfield Police Capt. George Grube.

The suspects, traveling in two cars when Bergenfield police Officers Mark Richards and Russell Stuebe stopped them, had a loaded .22-caliber rifle, three knives, and four baseball bats, Grube said.

“They were looking for some of the guys who were involved in an incident last Monday,” he said. “Fortunately, we got to them before somebody really did get hurt.”

A Bergenfield youth apparently punched a youth from Englewood last week, Grube said. He did not know what sparked the fight.

The suspects were charged with illegal possession of weapons, and Grube said police were considering other charges.

Seven youths were released to their parents, and one was being held in detention.

Louis Aguilar, 20, of 208 Waldo Place, was released on $5,000 bail.

Darrius Griffin, 21, and Edward Russell, 20, both of 245 Central Ave., and Maximo Colon, 18, of 32 Brookway Ave., were being held in the Bergen County Jail on $5,000 bail each.

November 6, 1991

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LEGISLATORS ASSAIL INSURANCE CHIEF

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, November 3, 1991

Publication: The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A07

State Insurance Commissioner Samuel F. Fortunato has come under fire by Assembly Democrats for saying that he opposes lifting surcharges on drivers who, except for minor infractions, have clean records.

Fortunato told The Record’s editorial board Wednesday that it would be unwise and wasteful to change the state-run Market Transition Facility, or MTF, so motorists with minor infractions would be spared the surcharges.

A group of Assembly Democrats, including Speaker Joseph V. Doria Jr. of Bayonne, said during a news conference Friday at Borough Hall that they disagree with Fortunato.

“We in the Legislature create the laws, and we don’t feel the commissioner should arbitrarily make decisions that contravene the intent of legislations,” Doria said. “Commissioners of departments are not above the Legislature. The surcharge system that currently exists in the MTF, the bureaucrats have created it. They created it without the approval of the Legislature.”

Assemblyman Louis J. Gill of Passaic, who is co-sponsoring a bill to prohibit the MTF from imposing surcharges greater than those in the private insurance market, said he would push to make the bill law in the Assembly’s next session.

Assemblyman William J. Pascrell Jr. of Paterson said Fortunato had better rethink his position or face losing his job.

“If he is not prepared to act before the next Assembly gets in session, I would be prepared to ask for his resignation, because this is an act of defiance of the Legislature,” Pascrell said.

Jim Berzok, an Insurance Department spokesman, said on Friday that Fortunato was merely expressing a personal opinion on the surcharge system during the editorial board meeting. Berzok said the commissioner will abide by whatever is decreed by the Legislature or Governor Florio.

“He is certainly willing to entertain any alternative plan,” Berzok said.

November 3, 1991

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FIRED WORKER CHARGED WITH ATTACKING BOSS

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By MICHAEL O. ALLEN | Saturday, November 2, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | Two Star B | NEWS | Page A02

A 31-year-old man who police said attacked his supervisor when she fired him for showing up drunk for work at the Dwight-Englewood School was being held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday.

Raymond Todd Walker of Morris Avenue, Englewood, was charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct, said Englewood police Capt. C. Kenneth Tinsley. Bail was set at $9,000.

The supervisor, whom police declined to identify, noticed that Walker was drunk when he arrived at work shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, authorities said. She told him his employment at the school was terminated. Tinsley said the supervisor told police Walker became irate, showering her with obscenities.

She said Walker then grabbed her by the arms, choked her, threw her over a desk, and banged her head over a partition. She was treated at Englewood Hospital for minor injuries and was released.

Police arrested Walker near the school on Palisade Avenue a few minutes after the incident. School officials could not be reached for comment.

November 2, 1991

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FOUR SUSPECTS IN DRUG RING ARRESTED SOLD AGENTS COCAINE NEAR SCHOOL

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, November 1, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | 6 Star | NEWS | Page B04

Four alleged drug dealers were being held in the Bergen County Jail Thursday on $150,000 bail each, and county law enforcement officials say the arrests indicate they are beginning to crack key drug rings.

Facing charges of drug possession and distribution are Ernesto Villar, 34, and Eleanora Barclift, 28, both of Elizabeth, and Ivette Quinones, 34, and Luis Aiacena, 32, both of Newark, said Bergen County First Assistant Prosecutor Paul B. Brickfield.

Undercover agents bought cocaine from the suspects on Sept. 13, then arranged Wednesday’s “buy-and-bust” in Elmwood Park, he said.

About 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Elmwood Park and state police, plus the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force, arrested the four after they sold 10 ounces of cocaine to an officer on Route 46 west, near the Gantner Avenue School, Brickfield said.

Villar drove a truck into a police car while trying to escape, Brickfield said. He said Investigator James Giblin, whose foot was broken, required surgery Thursday. Two other officers were treated for minor injuries.

Barclift was charged with two counts of selling cocaine to an undercover agent 10 ounces Wednesday and a quarter-ounce on Sept. 13. Villar faces similar charges, plus three counts of aggravated assault against a police officer.

Aiacena and Quinones, who face similar drug charges, were each also charged with one count of receiving stolen property the car they drove to the site, police said.

“Ten ounces is a significant amount of cocaine,” Brickfield said. He said the task force is targeting the larger dealers.

November 1, 1991

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AIDS ACTIVISTS IN SIT-IN AT FIRM WANT NEW DRUG MADE AVAILABLE

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 30, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A03

A small group of activists, charging that a Japanese pharmaceutical company is slow to develop an experimental drug for treatment of a cancer associated with AIDS, staged a sit-in at the firm’s U.S. headquarters in Fort Lee on Tuesday.

Bob LaChance of Treatment Action Guerrillas said Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. determined in laboratory tests on animals about two years ago that a compound developed from a bacteria could halt the growth of blood vessels, and could be effective in treating Kaposi’s sarcoma and some forms of breast cancer. Kaposi’s sarcoma, a cancer that strikes one in 10 AIDS patients, is a proliferation of blood vessels.

Several companies, including Daiichi, are developing experimental drugs to halt the development of these blood vessels. Daiichi’s high molecular weight sugar compound, known to AIDS researchers and activists as SP-PG, is the first known experimental drug that could halt the formation of the purple tumors of Kaposi’s sarcoma in animals.

“They’ve been dragging their feet developing the drug because they are putting corporate profits over people’s lives,” LaChance said. “They want to make sure there’s a market for this drug before they develop it. They are not concerned about people affected by Kaposi’s sarcoma who are dying by the thousands.”

Thomas Boersig, special consultant to the board of Daiichi, told the activists Tuesday it would be premature to bring the drug to the market.

“Some very basic studies have been done in the laboratory on this compound of ours,” Boersig said. “This is a drug that is still in research. When we talk about development, we are talking about studying the product in man, and we have not done that study yet.”

The discussion was tense but peaceful. But protester Bob Rafsky, a 46-year-old Brooklyn man who said he has been HIV-positive for four years, became angry.

“See this dark mark on my forehead? That’s Kaposi’s sarcoma. It’s going to spread. It’s going to kill me. . . . You are my murderer, in your shirt and tie,” he said.

Boersig said it is not lost on him that people continue to die during the search for an effective drug for Kaposi’s sarcoma. Daiichi, he said, is in a race with other companies to develop an effective drug.

LaChance said he lost his lover of 20 years to Kaposi’s sarcoma five months ago.

The 16 activists, 10 of whom sat in a circle, their wrists inserted in plastic tubes and tied with nylon twine, took over the reception area of the company’s ninth-floor offices at 400 Kelby St.

Caption: PHOTO – JOHN DECKER / THE RECORD – Demonstrators in the offices of Daiichi Pharmaceutical talking with a company consultant, Thomas Boersig.

October 30, 1991

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FOR BLACK YOUTHS, AN UNEASY START

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by Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, October 27, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A03

Toward the end of his workshop Saturday, the Rev. Clarence L. James Sr. asked boys in the front pew at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack what it takes to be a man on the street.

Sell drugs, someone said. Kill somebody, another said. Beat your woman, replied another boy. And on and on: Fight to get respect, have many women, rape someone, gamble, have a gun, pimp.

The street is one of the primary institutions where black males are initiated into manhood, said James, a Baptist minister and evangelist from Atlanta who has been conducting a weeklong revival at Mount Olive Baptist Church that addresses the issues facing the black family. The other institutions he named were prison, military service, and college.

He scrunched his face in mock disgust and winced with each reply.

“That is not the kind of man we need,” James said. “We need husbands for our daughters, fathers for our children, a provider.”

The audience consisted of 100 males, including 50 boys from Hackensack, Englewood, Teaneck, Westwood, Rutherford, and Paterson. James discussed the role of black men during slavery, black men and education, black men and the military, and black men in the family.

The Rev. Gregory J. Jackson, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, said the workshop was an important part of the church’s yearlong celebration of the black family.

“The idea is that we are losing too many of our boys and men to jail, drugs, alcoholism, crime, et cetera,” he said. “We need to develop ways for saving our boys . . . find ways that we can help lost boys make a transition from adolescence to manhood.

“Many of these boys have fathers who are dead or in jail. They are our kids. We’ve got to help the kids grow up as men. You can’t just leave them out there for the world to raise. ”

James said part of their rites of passage into manhood must include educating them about their African heritage and instilling pride in that heritage.

The street, prisons, the service, and colleges have failed the black man because they have failed the black man and his family, James said. He cited the church as an institution where God-fearing Christians can help turn black boys into moral, upstanding men.

Samuel E. Adams, 35, of Englewood said the workshop is a godsend to the black community and that it should be done weekly.

“We first must be taught who we are to love ourselves,” he said. “With this knowledge we are gaining, we must take care of our own. We will never gain respect as a people until we start owning and controlling our community and our resources. ”

Caption: PHOTO – ROBERT S. TOWNSEND / THE RECORD – Youths and their elders joining in prayer at Hackensack’s Mount Olive Baptist Church.

October 27, 1991

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POLICE HELD AT BAY IN BOMB THREAT

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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, October 27, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A03

A man, at first thought to have explosives, held Hawthorne and Passaic County sheriff’s officers at bay for several hours Saturday and caused the evacuation of his neighborhood before surrendering without incident, authorities said.

Steven E. Kuiken, 25, of 38 Pasadena Place was being treated for cuts to his hands sustained when he punched out windows in the house, police said.

He was then to be transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson for psychiatric evaluation, authorities said.

“His mood changed several times during the negotiations,” Hawthorne police Capt. David A. Noble said.

Police said he was drinking beer and tequila during the day.

Noble said that Kuiken had been charged on Sept. 3 with burglary and theft in a break-in Aug. 23 at a home on Emmaline Drive. He did not show up for the preliminary court hearing, Noble said. His bail was revoked and a warrant issued for his arrest.

“And what happened today was one of our officers that knows him by sight observed him in the area of his home. He fled on seeing the officer and was observed going into his home. The officer called for assistance,” Noble said.

About 3:30 p.m., two officers from the Sheriff’s Department warrant squad responded and police entered Kuiken’s home, where he was barricaded in a second-floor bedroom.

“He instructed the officers to leave, that he had explosive devices in the house,” Noble said. The officers backed away, “per policy,” he said.

What followed was about five hours of negotiations, conducted by the Sheriff’s Department negotiations team. The bomb squad also was at the scene.
Four houses on Pasadena Place were evacuated and other area roads were blocked off.

“He was finally convinced to give himself up, and did so without any struggle,” about 9:35 p.m., Noble said.

Kuiken had 20-pound propane tanks in the house and two electronic remote control devices, Noble said. He also had a part from an electronic toy taped to a tank, he said.

“It in fact resembled a bomb, and on several occasions we could see it. It certainly caused us to exercise caution,” Noble said. About 7:30 p.m., Kuiken threw an ignited tank onto the lawn, but it burned itself out, Noble said.

Caption: COLOR PHOTO – STEVE HOCKSTEIN / THE RECORD – Police removing items from the house in Hawthorne where Steven E. Kuiken barricaded himself on Saturday.

Notes: Late run

October 27, 1991

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