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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls 'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls A 29-year-old man who had to be rescued after falling more than 20 feet at the Paterson Great Falls considers himself lucky to walk away with bumps and bruises. Police briefly detained the man before quickly releasing him Wednesday evening after determining what had happened. An ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was treated before being released. The Maywood man said he and a friend had visited the nearby Paterson Museum before heading over to the falls. "I got curious -- I was an idiot," he said Thursday. "There'a little walkway that brings you down," he added. "I crossed ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls 'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls A 29-year-old man who had to be rescued after falling more than 20 feet at the Paterson Great Falls considers himself lucky to walk away with bumps and bruises. Police briefly detained the man before quickly releasing him Wednesday evening after determining what had happened. An ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was treated before being released. The Maywood man said he and a friend had visited the nearby Paterson Museum before heading over to the falls. "I got curious -- I was an idiot," he said Thursday. "There'a little walkway that brings you down," he added. "I crossed ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before
This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before He's one of the first FAA Certificated drone operators in the U.S. and lucky us, he's capturing North Jersey in ways we've never seen before. Randall Esulto of Bogota -- a Maywood native -- is sharing new angles of old churches, buildings and downtown districts that most people have seen only from the sidewalk or road. Some of his most recent photos and videos include an aerial panorama of Hackensack at sunset, Paterson Great Falls frozen, the Holy Trinity Church in Hackensack, an up-close shot of the statue atop the Bergen County Courthouse and more. CLICK HERE TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

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by Cecilia Levine