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SWAT STANDOFF: Man Barricaded In Hotel At Bergen/Rockland Border Surrenders SWAT STANDOFF: Man Barricaded In Hotel At Bergen/Rockland Border Surrenders
SWAT Standoff: Man Barricaded In Hotel At Bergen/Rockland Border Surrenders A SWAT standoff at a hotel on the New Jersey/New York border ended peacefully when negotiators talked a barricaded Passaic County man from his room. Local police cleared the floor after the North Haledon man, 53, made what were characterized as alarming phone calls from his room at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel in Mahwah late Thursday, April 14. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team and Regional Crisis Negotiation Team were summoned. The man apparently believed he was being either tracked or followed to the hotel -- also known as the Crossroads -- at the confluence of Routes 287, 17 and 202 in Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Tactical Teams Deployed At Mosques Throughout Bergen Following New Zealand Massacre Tactical Teams Deployed At Mosques Throughout Bergen Following New Zealand Massacre
Tactical Teams Deployed At Mosques Throughout Bergen Following New Zealand Massacre Mosques throughout Bergen County were getting extra attention Friday following the massacre of 49 worshippers in New Zealand. Bergen County’s Rapid Deployment Team and members of the Regional SWAT team were patrolling the areas around the mosques, where Muslims gathered Friday on what is considered a holy day for the weekly jum’a prayer. “After consulting with [state] Homeland Security and Preparedness officials, we increased the protection over concerns about copycat attacks,” Bergen County Prosecutor’s Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti said. The units were activated at 10 a.m. and wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
New Bergen County Sheriff Is Hiring New Bergen County Sheriff Is Hiring
New Bergen County Sheriff Is Hiring HELP WANTED: A little over 18 months after his predecessor laid off 26 officers, the new Bergen County sheriff is hiring. Applicants must be currently employed as a sworn officer in a New Jersey Civil Service law enforcement agency for at least two years after graduating from a state PTC-certified police academy. They must also have a New Jersey Police Training Commission certificate. “Eligible officers from the BCSO are afforded the opportunity to be members of the Court Security Unit, Special Services Unit, Patrol Unit, K-9 Unit, Crime Scene Unit, Warrant Squad, Regional SWAT Team, Bomb …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Barricaded East Rutherford Gunman Seized By SWAT Team Has Criminal History Barricaded East Rutherford Gunman Seized By SWAT Team Has Criminal History
Barricaded East Rutherford Gunman Seized By SWAT Team Has Criminal History EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A man who barricaded himself in an East Rutherford apartment on Monday after authorities said he pointed a gun at his girlfriend is an ex-con with a criminal history dating back nearly 20 years, records show. Mauro Jay Enriquez, a 39-year-old Filipino national, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing after a county Regional SWAT team took him into custody and turned him over to East Rutherford police after a nearly three-hour standoff. The 6-foot, 180-pound Enriquez is charged with aggravated assault (pointing a firearm at anothe…

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by Jerry DeMarco