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Haledon Officer Shot While Conducting Drill At Passaic County Shooting Range Haledon Officer Shot While Conducting Drill At Passaic County Shooting Range
Haledon Officer Shot While Conducting Drill At Passaic County Shooting Range A Haledon police officer is recovering after an accidental shooting during a rifle course at the Passaic County shooting range this week, authorities said. The officer was conducting a drill during the week-long course when a round discharged into his leg on Wednesday, Sept. 10 around 12:45 p.m. at the range in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The Officer was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center for treatment for injuries that were described as non-life threatening.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Weekend Encounter: Bergen Prosecutor Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Weekend Encounter: Bergen Prosecutor
Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Weekend Encounter: Bergen Prosecutor A Texas man has been arrested in a Bergen County home invasion this weekend after he was scared off by the victims' screams, authorities said. Jisun Park, 40, of Carrollton, TX, was masked and armed when he confronted two adults and their children after he entered their Impatiens Way garage around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, July 27, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Park pointed a handgun at the family, announced a robbery, and threatened them, Musella said. The victims began screaming and managed to scare off Park, who fled to a nearby wooded area, the prosecutor said.  Mult…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD
Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Anthony Ambrose, who has a lengthy career in law enforcement in Essex County, accidentally shot himself with another person's gun on Friday, March 22, police said. Responding to many unanswered questions about the shooting, Cedar Grove police issued a news release laying out what happened to Ambrose at 2 Village Park Road, where Ambrose keeps an office as a private investigator.  Ambrose previously served as chief of detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and public safety director for the City of Newark. After the discharge, Ambrose was taken to the hospital by another m…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead
Prosecutor: Paterson Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shot Friend, 13, Dead A 13-year-old Paterson boy was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his friend that was later ruled an accident, according to authorities who charged him. City police responding to a 3:45 p.m. call on Oct. 6 found the victim's body behind a home in the Incca Village housing complex off Harrison Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. An investigation revealed that the two teens were hanging out and playing with a handgun when it accidentally discharged, striking the victim -- K’Zure "Kay Kay" Credle -- in the back of the h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home A Paterson ex-con who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound last week was arrested by authorities who said he shot himself with an illegal firearm while two children were present. Prosecutors said they were going to ask a judge to order that 26-year-old Denzel Shepperson, who was taken into custody Tuesday, remain held in the Passaic County Jail in connection with the April 25 shooting. They didn't say what made the gun discharge. Shepperson was charged with three weapons offenses – including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- as well as hindering, drug possessi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story If they had to do it again, Bergenfield’s PBA wouldn’t have included shotgun and rifle as part of a recent fund-raising raffle for various youth-related organizations. In fact, the union is refunding the cost of the raffle tickets to anyone who bought them. PBA Local #309 chose a Samsung 55-inch TV, a KEL-Tec KSG 12-gauge shotgun and a M&P Sport II semi-automatic rifle as its big prizes. The TV was to be handed to the winner of that raffle while the winner of the weapons was to receive a voucher to take to a gun store, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Friday. “The winner of the weapons was o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says
Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says A man who shot himself in the leg during a Randolph firearms training course was a gun safety officer, according to a new report. Gun safety officer Martin Beresford shot himself in his left thigh last month while attempting to holster his personal Springfield Armory .45 caliber handgun at RTSP on Route 10, the Daily Record reports. The bullet traveled several inches before shooting out of his leg above the knee, the article says, sighting police documents. He was treated by EMS when police arrived just after 2:30 p.m. Jan. 16, and taken to the hospital for treatment, according to the Dail…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Fort Lee Fires School Security Guard Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations Fort Lee Fires School Security Guard Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations
Fort Lee Fires School Security Guard Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations A Fort Lee school security guard whose teenage son used his gun to take his own life was fired on Monday night, NorthJersey.com reports. Henry Farrell is fighting to keep his gun collection and was accused of mental instability and domestic abuse against his ex-wife, the article says.  The former Rutherford police officer will take an unpaid leave from the $37,800 a year job until June 30, when his termination takes effect, according to the story. Farrell's 17-year-old son, Jack, allegedly used one of his guns to shoot himself in a Woodcliff Lake park in November 2016, NorthJersey.com repo…

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by Cecilia Levine