STANDOFF: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop STANDOFF: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop
Standoff: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop An hour-long standoff ended in Englewood early Friday with police seizing an emotionally disturbed man who climbed up on the roof of a local home and begged them to shoot him. Officers who responded to the Genesee Avenue home near Lafayette Place shortly after 7:30 a.m. June 23 already were familiar with the suicidal 33-year-old resident, Deputy Chief Matthew de la Rosa said. The knife-wielding resident was breaking windows and tossing objects from the third-floor roof while threatening to kill himself when they arrived, the deputy chief said. Police got him to release the knife, de la Ros…
GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty
Gotcha! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty A burglar who hit several downtown Cliffside Park businesses overnight Wednesday was captured a half-dozen blocks away by Fort Lee police who were part of a dragnet. Officers from no fewer than seven other law enforcement agencies converged on Cliffside's business district after the intruder entered an unlocked sidewalk cellar door on Lawton Avenue and began going from business to business around 1:30 a.m. June 21, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The owner of Dipped Donuts on Anderson Avenue got a burglar alert on his phone, saw what was happening on a surveillance camera and call…
NJ Man Kills Dog During 7-Hour Standoff: Police NJ Man Kills Dog During 7-Hour Standoff: Police
NJ Man Kills Dog During 7-Hour Standoff: Police A 29-year-old Secaucus man was arrested on Sunday, June 4 after killing his dog after engaging police in a 7-hour standoff that began the previous evening.  Police responded to The Harper at 100 Park Plaza Drive after hearing a man making homicidal statements over the phone, officers said. While attempting a wellness check, the man made threats to harm officers, police said. Officers evacuated nearby residents and the Hudson County Regional SWAT team along with a screener from the Mobile Psychological Crisis Unit responded to the scene, police said. For seven hours, authorities attempt…
Brother Launching Nonprofit To Honor NJ Nurse With Bipolar Disorder Who Died By Suicide At 30 Brother Launching Nonprofit To Honor NJ Nurse With Bipolar Disorder Who Died By Suicide At 30
Brother Launching Nonprofit To Honor NJ Nurse With Bipolar Disorder Who Died By Suicide At 30 The loved ones of a passionate, caring, and devoted New Jersey RN who died by suicide at age 30 are accepting donations to launch a nonprofit that will honor his legacy while advocating for essential mental health support services and accessibility. Joseph Lavery Gullo, of West Berlin, died Wednesday, May 10, his obituary says. He leaves behind his parents, Gregory and Susan (Diamond ) Gullo; his loving brother and sister, Gregory Gullo, Jr. (Kate), and Erin Gullo (Kyle); his two beloved dogs, Jager and Meep; as well as countless extended family members and close friends who will cherish his…
Body Of NJ Man Missing Since January Recovered From PA River Body Of NJ Man Missing Since January Recovered From PA River
Body Of NJ Man Missing Since January Recovered From PA River The body of Lehigh University student from New Jersey who's been missing since January was recovered in the Lehigh River last week, school administrators said in a statement Wednesday.  "After a concerted search effort last winter failed to provide any information about his disappearance, we received confirmation today that a body recovered in the Lehigh River last week was Daniel’s," wrote President Joseph J. Helble in a letter to the campus community on May 24.  Lee, a second-year engineering student whose LinkedIn profile shows he's from East Hanover, NJ, was reported miss…
Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short' Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short'
Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short' On the anniversary of one of its beloved student's suicide, a prestigious boarding school in South Jersey is taking responsibility for what it could've done to help prevent his death. Jack Reid, 17, was a victim of bullying and other forms of cruel behavior at the Lawrenceville School over the course of a year, including in the form of false rumors in person and online, school officials said. On April 30, 2022, he died by suicide. In a statement Sunday, April 30, 2023 the Lawrenceville School said it had reached an agreement with  William and Elizabeth Reid, parents of Jack Reid, noti…
Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Builds Healthier Minds, Bodies With 6-Week Wellness Program Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Builds Healthier Minds, Bodies With 6-Week Wellness Program
Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Builds Healthier Minds, Bodies With 6-Week Wellness Program Chief Detective Jason Love of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office sits on a bike in the back of the air-conditioned spinning studio at Equinox Paramus. His deputies, detectives and even clerks, fill the rows in front of him. The law enforcement agents quietly chatter among themselves, waiting for their spinning instructor, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti, to start the ride. The BCPO employees decided to take the class together in participation of the BCPO's Six Weeks of Wellness Program. The program has been running in various prosecutors offices across New Jersey, but is in …
Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover
Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover UPDATE: The first standoff in Paterson since the state attorney general's office took control of the police department ended peacefully last weekend when a distraught man wielding a knife surrendered after 6½ hours, authorities announced. He was immediately placed into a mental health program, they said. Paterson and New Jersey State police worked together to resolve the confrontation with no injuries at NJ TRANSIT's Market Street garage last Saturday, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. No charges were filed, either, because the incident was considered a mental-health crisi…
HEROES: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB HEROES: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB
Heroes: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB A would-be jumper was talked down from atop a fence on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday, authorities said. Port Authority police responding to the northbound walkway on the Washington Heights side at 6 a.m. April 11 were joined by NYPD officers and New York City firefighters, authority spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The responders "engaged with the individual and safety resolved the situation," Valens said. The would-be jumper was perched atop a fence on the New York City side when responders arrived at daybreak Tuesday, April 11.Rich Tully The distraught …
Police Officer Dies By Suicide At Hackensack University Medical Center Police Officer Dies By Suicide At Hackensack University Medical Center
Police Officer Dies By Suicide At Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella asked that the family and law enforcement colleagues of Maywood Police Sgt. Jason Liaban be allowed to grieve without disturbance. In a statement released shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the prosecutor said: "The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit is assisting the Maywood and Hackensack Police Departments in an investigation into the details of the death of 39-year-old Maywood Police Sergeant Jason Y. Liaban, who sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound just after 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023. "The death is not suspected to…
'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing 'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing
'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing “There is no safety without trust,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing a state takeover of the day-to-day operations of the Paterson Police Department and plans to include mental health professionals in responses to barricaded individuals there and statewide. Experience has shown that both moves are absolutely necessary at the moment, the state’s top law enforcement officer said. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city,” Platkin said, speaking outside the Frank X. Graves Jr. Public Safety Complex on Broadway on March 27. “Under these ci…
NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here
NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here “There is no safety without trust,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing a state takeover of the day-to-day operations of the Paterson Police Department and plans to include mental health professionals in responses to barricaded individuals there and statewide. Experience has shown that both moves are absolutely necessary at the moment, the state’s top law enforcement officer said. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city,” Platkin said, speaking outside the Frank X. Graves Jr. Public Safety Complex on Broadway on March 27. “Under these ci…