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SWATTING: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood SWATTING: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood
Swatting: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood A "swatting" call brought a tactical unit to an Elmwood Park neighborhood and forced the evacuation of a trio of homes. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned after police received a call of an active shooter inside a Miller Avenue duplex off Speidel Avenue around 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The unit quickly cleared the house after police established a perimeter and evacuated duplexes on either side. Swatting exacts a toll on innocent residents, which is usually the intent. Often public figures and celebrities are the targets. Sometimes it's more an effort to tie up law enforcement,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police
Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police A manhunt ended when a Paterson man wanted for punching and pistol-whipping a woman surrendered to Elmwood Park police. Nasir Clark, 21, had been released by a judge hours after Paramus police arrested him last November with a stolen stun gun. He’s also awaiting trial on attempted murder charges for a Paterson drive-by shooting in early 2020. Clark was in a car with the Elmwood Park on River Drive around 8 p.m. April 8 when he punched her several times in the face, Detective Sgt. William Woods said Friday. He then pointed a pistol at her while making threats, then hit her in the head wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco