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Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun
Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun HEROES: Paterson police averted a potential tragedy when they quickly seized a suicidal Wayne woman who reached for a loaded gun as they approached her, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a sick or injured person found the 40-year-old woman sitting in a car Sunday afternoon near the corner of Straight and Montgomery streets. When they opened the car door to check on her, the woman threw a bag of heroin to the ground and began cursing at them, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Then she reached under the seat, he said. One officer yelled “Gun!” as they converged on her, g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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(UPDATE) SWAT Breaks Through Door, Seizes Barricaded Elmwood Park Man (UPDATE) SWAT Breaks Through Door, Seizes Barricaded Elmwood Park Man
(Update) SWAT Breaks Through Door, Seizes Barricaded Elmwood Park Man ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team battered open a side door and seized an Elmwood Park man who'd threatened to kill himself Saturday afternoon. The suicidal man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with cuts on his abdomen and wrists after surrendering without a struggle around 3:50 p.m., a little over 2½ hours after the standoff began, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, the chief said, adding that no decision on possible charges had been made yet. "We're two-for-two," Foligno said, …

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by Jerry DeMarco