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SWAT Standoff Unfolds With Barricaded Man In Egg Harbor (DEVELOPING) SWAT Standoff Unfolds With Barricaded Man In Egg Harbor (DEVELOPING)
SWAT Standoff Unfolds With Barricaded Man In Egg Harbor (Developing) The Atlantic County SWAT team and local police were called to a home in Egg Harbor Township on a report of a man barricaded in a home, authorities said. A possibly armed man had blocked himself in the home at Tremont and Bates Avenues at about 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, Egg Harbor Township police said. A caller said the man had a gun and may have fired a shot, police said. The man spoke with police when they arrived, but he has since cut off contact with officers p9lice said at about 10:30 a.m. “Ongoing attempts have been made to re-establish communication with the individual,” police s…

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by Jon Craig
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Barricaded NJ Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home Barricaded NJ Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home
Barricaded NJ 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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco