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Standoff Ends Peacefully In Clifton Park After Knife-Wielding Boy, 16, Holds Police At Bay Standoff Ends Peacefully In Clifton Park After Knife-Wielding Boy, 16, Holds Police At Bay
Standoff Ends Peacefully In Clifton Park After Knife-Wielding Boy, 16, Holds Police At Bay HEROES: Clifton police prevented a tragedy when they grabbed an emotionally disturbed boy wielding a knife during a standoff in a local park. Officers responding to the call in the Allwood section around 9 p.m. Monday chased the troubled 16-year-old boy to Jubilee Park, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Area traffic was blocked while the officers tried to reason with him, Bracken said. The teen was "extremely agitated," however, and refused to drop the knife at first, the lieutenant said. Instead, he repeatedly stabbed a nearby tree and threatened to cut his wrists, Bracken said. Officers eventua…

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by Jerry DeMarco