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Line 46: In July 2014, [[Paterson, New Jersey]] Mayor [[Jose "Joey" Torres|Jose Torres]] appointed Speziale as Paterson's new police director as one of his first acts upon assuming office.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/torres-picks-former-sheriff-speziale-to-be-paterson-s-new-police-director-1.1044339|title=Torres picks former sheriff Speziale to be Paterson's new police director|author=Joe Malinconico|work=NorthJersey.com}}</ref> The number of reported crimes in Paterson reached a 25-year-low in 2016, according to data reported by the city. Overall reported crime fell by about 12 percent from 2015 to 2016. The drop is the second annual decrease for the city, after 5,060 crimes were reported in 2016. Mayor Joey Torres said he was encouraged by the statistics and said he was confident Police Director Jerry Speziale would continue to reduce crime. Speziale credited the work of city police officers.<ref name="mylesma">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2017/01/paterson_has_some_good_news_in_fight_against_crime.html|title=Paterson has some good news in fight against crime=MylesMa|work=NJ.com}}</ref> In January 2019, Paterson saw a dramatic 50 percent reduction in the number of homicides in 2018, numbers officials are hailing as evidence that the city is becoming a safer place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/01/02/paterson-nj-homicides-fall-50-percent-2018/2464586002/|title=Is Paterson becoming a safer city? Homicides fall by 50 percent in 2018|author=Joe Malinconico|work=NorthJersey.com}}</ref> The ===Hazleton, Pennsylvania Police Chief=== | |||