STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector
Standoff: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector UPDATE: An agitated weapons collector who barricaded himself in a Park Ridge basement with a loaded gun during a family dispute finally emerged peacefully nearly 2½ hours later, thanks to a local police sergeant, authorities said. The 32-year-old former U.S. Army veteran had been drinking when he had words with his mother, grabbed a rifle and went to the basement of the Johnsvale Road home around 9:15 p.m., they said. Police were aware that he had "a large cache of weapons at the ready," Police Chief Joseph Madden said Friday morning. Inside the house were at least 30 legally-registered we…
Police: Good Samaritan Who Helped Bloomfield Neighbor Move Beaten With Hammer Police: Good Samaritan Who Helped Bloomfield Neighbor Move Beaten With Hammer Police: Good Samaritan Who Helped Bloomfield Neighbor Move Beaten With Hammer
Police: Good Samaritan Who Helped Bloomfield Neighbor Move Beaten With Hammer A friendly Bloomfield neighbor paid a steep price for his kindness when he was beaten with a hammer near MetLife Stadium, authorities said. Rutherford police didn't have to look for the suspect: He turned up at the hospital where the victim was being treated. The 31-year-old victim apparently let neighbor Joseph Valente, 66, stay at his place after Valente and his girlfriend split up. After a lengthy stay, the neighbor convinced Valente to take a room at the Extended Stay America just off Route 3, Rutherford Police Capt. Patrick Feliciano said. They were unpacking Valente's valuables from…
Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer
Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer A friendly neighbor paid a steep price for his kindness when he was beaten with a hammer outside a Rutherford hotel, authorities said. Police didn't have to look for the suspect: He turned up at the hospital where the victim was being treated. The victim -- a 31-year-old Bloomfield man -- let neighbor Joseph Valente, 66, stay at his place after Valente and his girlfriend split up, Rutherford police said. After a lengthy stay, the neighbor convinced Valente to take a room at the Extended Stay America just off Route 3, Capt. Patrick Feliciano said. They were unpacking Valente's valuables fr…
SWAT Standoff Ends In Upper Saddle River After Drunken Suicidal Man Fires Shot, Points Gun SWAT Standoff Ends In Upper Saddle River After Drunken Suicidal Man Fires Shot, Points Gun SWAT Standoff Ends In Upper Saddle River After Drunken Suicidal Man Fires Shot, Points Gun
SWAT Standoff Ends In Upper Saddle River After Drunken Suicidal Man Fires Shot, Points Gun An intoxicated, suicidal Upper Saddle River man pointed a gun out the window at SWAT team members before surrendering after a 3½-hour standoff overnight Sunday, authorities said. Family members fled as Christopher Koski, 24, fired a shotgun blast in the house and threw two rifles out the window, Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. A member of the Bergen County Regional Crisis Negotiation Team eventually talked him out, but not before Koski “pointed a loaded handgun out a second-floor window” at the tactical unit, Kane said. Authorities seized several firearms from the home, the lieutenant said…
Bloodied, Shirtless, Screaming Man Seized By Mahwah Police Bloodied, Shirtless, Screaming Man Seized By Mahwah Police Bloodied, Shirtless, Screaming Man Seized By Mahwah Police
Bloodied, Shirtless, Screaming Man Seized By Mahwah Police Residents remained inside their homes as Mahwah police seized a bloodied, shirtless, shoeless man early Tuesday. Marvin Corominal, 24, of Mahwah was pepper-sprayed after refusing to comply with officers' demands, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Officers were called to a Catherine Avenue residence on a report of an out-of-control man around 8:40 a.m., a short time after children had left for school. Additional calls came in of Corominal running down the street with no shirt or shoes, bloodied by some type of injury, the chief said. Officer William Hunt found Corominal at the intersection …
Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested
Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested A group of Fair Lawn police officers who responded to an overdose call said they found a 23-year-old borough woman overdosing on the toilet -- a needle stuck in the back of her hand -- and a problematic companion in the apartment. They administered Narcan and revived the 2nd Street victim, who was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for treatment, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Surviving an overdose relies a great deal on how quickly the victim receives medical assistance. Because many witnesses refuse to dial 911 out of fear of being prosecuted, New Jersey lawmakers adopted the Overdos…
Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest
Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Forced to get a warrant to search his pickup truck, Glen Rock police eventually charged an unlicensed driver with having 30 bags of heroin, a zip-locking bag of crack, eight hypodermic syringes and a hunting knife that they said he’d kept within reach in the vehicle. Nicholas Pizza, 27, of Haskell turned himself in last week and was charged with drug- and weapon-related counts before being released pending court action, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. He also received traffic summonses for driving with a suspended license and with having bogus license plates and obstructed windows. Pizza…
New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police
New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford police sent a borough man to New Bridge Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation and a treatment of a cut on his forehead after they said he fought police called to remove him from a home Sunday night. Police responded to an 8:19 p.m. call of an unwanted guest found 23-year-old Patrick Lee “belligerent and verbally combative,” Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. As they tried taking him into custody, Lee “began to clench his fists and lunged towards the officers in an attempt to physically assault them,” Van Saders said. “A brief scuffle ensued with Lee and the officers, an…
SWAT Standoff: Mahwah Dispatcher Convinces Man Who Fired Gun In Home To Surrender SWAT Standoff: Mahwah Dispatcher Convinces Man Who Fired Gun In Home To Surrender SWAT Standoff: Mahwah Dispatcher Convinces Man Who Fired Gun In Home To Surrender
SWAT Standoff: Mahwah Dispatcher Convinces Man Who Fired Gun In Home To Surrender A Mahwah man who fired a gun in his home and then called police to tell them about it was taken for a psychiatric evaluation after a brief standoff Wednesday. The 57-year-old Apple Ridge Community resident emerged peacefully, carrying the weapon and his cellphone, with which he’d been talking to a police dispatcher who coaxed him out. The Westervelt Lane resident called shortly before 4:30 p.m., saying “shots have been fired in my home,” said Capt. Stephen Jaffe, the department’s officer in charge. The man explained that he “thought he heard someone [who] have tried to enter his home in th…
Fair Lawn PD: Woman Wanted On Warrant Kicks, Spits On Police, Damages Cruiser On Route 208 Fair Lawn PD: Woman Wanted On Warrant Kicks, Spits On Police, Damages Cruiser On Route 208 Fair Lawn PD: Woman Wanted On Warrant Kicks, Spits On Police, Damages Cruiser On Route 208
Fair Lawn PD: Woman Wanted On Warrant Kicks, Spits On Police, Damages Cruiser On Route 208 A passenger in a Route 208 traffic stop early Friday kicked and spit on Fair Lawn police as they took her into custody after finding an outstanding warrant, authorities said. Samantha Polanco, 25, of the Bronx “began to attempt to twist away” from Officers Geovanny Buitron and John Rovetto when they told her about the warrant (out of Hackensack) after the 12:45 a.m. stop near Plaza Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “During the struggle, they fell onto the ground.” Metzler said. “From there, Polanco spit at [Buitron] and was kicking the officer before she was brought under control.” The 5-foot…
Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide
Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide A video shows the path an SUV took when a Teaneck grandmother drove it off the road in what Fairview police said was an attempt to kill herself and her passenger. Judith McLead, 71, was arguing with a passenger, who said she threatened to kill them both before driving off southbound Bergen Boulevard just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The vehicle would have careened down a steep embankment to Fairview Avenue -- 250 or so feet below -- if it hadn’t hit the tree, Kahn said. "She said she was going to kill me and drove off. She tried to kill us both," the female passe…
New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby
New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby An unemployed New Milford man was charged with assaulting a 4-month old infant who was unresponsive when rushed to the hospital with head injuries, authorities said. Travis Weber, 28, remained held in New Bridge Medical Center in police custody for psychological treatment since his arrest last Thursday, eight days after the infant was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. An investigation produced charges of aggravated assault and child endangerment against Weber, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A first appearance had yet to be scheduled in Central Judicial Proce…