SWAT Standoff: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home
A troubled Ridgefield man was seized after barricading himself in his home with his 12-year-old daughter, authorities said.
A Bergen County Regional SWAT team joined local officers during the Maple Avenue standoff, which ended when Osvaldo Salas-Kechichian, 44, was taken into custody shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, nearly three hours after it began, Ridgefield Deputy Chief Robert Meurer said.
His roommate had come to headquarters earlier to report that Salas-Kechichian threw his belongings outside and threatened him with a knife, Meurer said.
Salas-Kechichian, who was known to have several …
SUV Mounts Leonia Sidewalk, Hits Market, Local Driver Charged With DWI
A Leonia motorist was intoxicated when his SUV mounted the sidewalk on Broad Avenue and struck an HMart, authorities charged.
Colum McQuaid, 63, was taken into custody after his 2019 Ford Escape came to rest between the end of the building and the traffic light stanchion off the corner off Fort Lee Road shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
McQuaid was charged with DWI, reckless driving, driving on the sidewalk and refusing to submit to a breath test, according to a police report.
Police later released McQuaid, who wasn't injured, to a responsible adult and temporarily impounded his vehicle, whi…
