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CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him
Chilling Audio: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him "Patrick, drop it," a New Jersey police officer says in a calm, steady voice, pleading several times with a man wielding a 3-foot sword to surrender. "Listen to me, I know you're going through some...," the officer says before his voice rises. "Patrick drop it! Get on the ground! Get on the ground!" he screams. "Drop the knife!" Then four shots are heard. The confrontation in Somerset County early last fall lasted barely a minute. About an hour and 20 minutes later, Patrick Chin, 43, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The comman…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
FBI Agents Kill Armed Kidnapping Suspect From Philadelphia In Leonia FBI Agents Kill Armed Kidnapping Suspect From Philadelphia In Leonia
FBI Agents Kill Armed Kidnapping Suspect From Philadelphia In Leonia FBI agents shot and killed an armed kidnapping suspect out of Philadelphia at a Leonia apartment complex early Wednesday, authorities said. Law enforcement agents tracked the suspect to the Lakeview Apartments where a confrontation with members of the FBI's Philadelphia and Newark field offices ensued, NBC New York reports. Local resident Kathleen Gentile told Daily Voice she heard voices outside just before 3:45 a.m. saying "FBI, please come out, you're standing in the window." Then, she heard gunshots. "Literally, 'Bang, bang bang' is what I heard," she said.  "All I know is t…

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by Cecilia Levine