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Bergenfield, NJ
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'Swatting' Hoax Caller Threatens To 'Blow Up' Bergenfield Gas Station
A Bergen County Regional SWAT team, crisis negotiators and the county bomb squad were among the responders to what turned out to be a "swatting" incident at a Bergenfield gas station before dawn Saturday. The 5:13 a.m. a.m. caller claimed to be holed up in the BP station on New Bridge Road near the CSX railroad tracks and was planning to “blow the place up" -- prompting an immediate response, Bergenfield Police Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. The caller made several claims -- among them, that he could see police outside, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident said…
Englewood, NJ
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Prosecutor: Englewood Ex-Con With Guns Tries To Disarm Officer In Drug Den Raid
An Englewood ex-con struggled with police within arm’s reach of three stolen guns – at one point trying to take an officer’s weapon -- during a drug-den raid that produced four arrests, authorities said. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, along with Dumont and Englewood police, joined county prosecutor’s detectives in the Friday raid of the Thompson Avenue home of Gavin Birthwright, 30, following what they said was a tip about extensive drug dealing there. Birthwright, whose adult criminal record stretches back more than a decade, “fought with police and resisted arrest within reaching dis…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Police: Man In Dumont SWAT Incident Arrested At Parents' Home In Mahwah
UPDATE: A suicidal man who threatened to shoot police brought a Bergen County Regional SWAT team and negotiators to his Dumont home Thursday afternoon -- but he wasn't there, authorities said. He was at his parents' home in Mahwah. The 31-year-old borough resident called the New Jersey Hopeline at Rutgers University saying that "he was going to commit suicide and if police came he was going to shoot them," a law enforcement official told Daily Voice. Responders went to the Dumont address on Revere Drive while closing off local streets. An ambulance was put on standby. After disco…
Ridgewood, NJ
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Co-Workers Brawl At Ridgewood Field
A fight between two laborers in Ridgewood Thursday morning sent one to the hospital with a minor leg injury and produced charges against the other, authorities said. The victim flagged down Officer Sean Amoruso around 10:30 a.m. near Maple Field, where artificial turf was being installed, and said he'd been stabbed, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Both men "were working together on Maple Field" and "had an altercation which led to an assault, where a hammer and a stick with a fixed knife on the end were used," said Luthcke, who was one of the responders. Manny Rom…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Prosecutor: Garfield Pet Shop Drug Ring Had 56+ Pounds Of Pot, Weapons
Detectives found 56 pounds of pot, five rifles and two shotguns at a Garfield pet grooming shop while arresting five accused members of a drug-dealing operation during a series of raids. They also found an assault weapon, a revolver, ammunition and three high-capacity ammo magazines at the Passaic home of one of the alleged crew members, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Calo’s detectives arrested three people connected to Happy Pet Tails on River Drive, including a Garfield couple, 31-year-old Jennifer M. Santos and Carlos M. Gutierrez, 30, following an investigati…
Rutherford, NJ
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Standoff
Ends
: SWAT Team Seizes Barricaded East Rutherford Gunman
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Bergen County Regional SWAT team members seized a suicidal man who'd barricaded himself in an apartment above an East Rutherford restaurant late Monday morning after holding a gun to his girlfriend's head, authorities said. "He was turned over to East Rutherford police, as it's their jurisdiction," Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said after a nearly three-hour standoff. "He had the gun to his girlfriend's head," a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice earlier. "She managed to run out w…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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(
Update
) SWAT Breaks Through Door, Seizes Barricaded Elmwood Park Man
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team battered open a side door and seized an Elmwood Park man who'd threatened to kill himself Saturday afternoon. The suicidal man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with cuts on his abdomen and wrists after surrendering without a struggle around 3:50 p.m., a little over 2½ hours after the standoff began, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, the chief said, adding that no decision on possible charges had been made yet. "We're two-for-two," Foligno said, …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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SWAT Breaks Open Door, Seizes Barricaded Elmwood Park Man
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team battered open the door and seized an Elmwood Park man who'd threatened to kill himself. The suicidal man was taken to New Bridge Medical Center with cuts on his abdomen and wrists after surrendering without a struggle around 3:50 p.m., a little over 2½ hours after the standoff began, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, the chief said. "We're two-for-two," Foligno said, referring to a similar incident earlier this month. ****** SEE: A barricaded man who was talked out of …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fit Cops: Officers Train Like Pro Athletes At Fair Lawn Parisi Speed School
Several times each week, a group of eight law enforcers converge on the track inside of the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn. It's well before the sun has risen and some are only a workout away from a shift. The common thread is that they're all here voluntarily -- ready to put in work. All of the officers participate in a program launched more than two decades ago at the Parisi Speed School. The Training For Warriors (TFW) incorporates sprints around the indoor track in between sets of various upper and lower body exercises -- heavy. The officers in the program are Wood-Ridge's Jeff Gei…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Search In Ho-Ho-Kus Ends For Man Who Threatened 'Suicide By Cop'
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A search in Ho-Ho-Kus for a man who reportedly threatened "suicide by cop" was abandoned Friday afternoon. New York City police notified local authorities that the man may have been in Ho-Ho-Kus, where his minivan was found. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team and county sheriff's K-9 unit were dispatched to Brookside Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, where the minivan was found. A search of the vehicle turned up nothing suspicious. Brookside was temporarily closed between North Maple Avenue and Cliff Street before being reopened. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Search In Ho-Ho-Kus Ends For Man Who Threatened 'Suicide By Cop'
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A search in Ho-Ho-Kus for a man who reportedly threatened "suicide by cop" was abandoned Friday afternoon. New York City police notified local authorities that the man may have been in Ho-Ho-Kus, where his minivan was found. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team and county sheriff's K-9 unit were dispatched to Brookside Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, where the minivan was found. A search of the vehicle turned up nothing suspicious. Brookside was temporarily closed between North Maple Avenue and Cliff Street before being reopened. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield High School Locked Down, Searched After Threat
GARFIELD, N.J. -- A threat locked down Garfield High School on Friday. The threat "was found on a note in the hallway," Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. "The school resource officer and school administration decided to have the student's shelter in place and lock down the school." Garfield police secured the school, with help from a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, the county sheriff's office and GHS security. Officers from Elmwood Park, Lodi, Passaic, Saddle Brook and the New Jersey State Police helped secure the outer perimeter and a search was conducted. "Stude…
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