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A Paterson Police Department officer admitted Thursday that he used excessive force in two separate arrests in 2020, officials said. Kevin Patino, 32, of Wayne, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to two counts of violating an individual’s civil rights, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The first incident happened on Nov. 26, 2020 when Patino responded to a call for backup from another officer who was trying to disperse a crowd of people on Main Street in Paterson, the office said. Patino saw the other officer talking with a man and told him to move away from the cop b…

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