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SWAT STANDOFF: Troubled Bergen County Man Surrenders SWAT STANDOFF: Troubled Bergen County Man Surrenders
SWAT Standoff: Troubled Bergen County Man Surrenders A troubled man was taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for an evaluation on Tuesday after authorities responded to his Montvale home. Police had conducted a welfare check after a friend told police the man had texted a photo of a shotgun while saying he intended to harm himself. They summoned a Bergen County Regional SWAT unit and Regional Crisis Negotiation team as a precaution. The situation ended quickly without incident. Police from Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake and Upper Saddle River assisted, along with Bergen County sheriff's officers and members of the Tri-Boro V…

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Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Bergen Auto Shop Accident Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Bergen Auto Shop Accident
Mechanic's Hand Crushed In Bergen Auto Shop Accident A mechanic from Westwood had his hand crushed in a Thursday morning accident at a Park Ridge auto repair shop, authorities said. The 61-year-old employee was working on a vehicle Z Star Park Ridge Auto Repair at Kinderkamack Road and Park Avenue when his right hand was crushed between the motor and its mount shortly after 10:30 a.m., Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. Another worker freed him and Officer David DiGregorio administered first aid before the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. ****** ALSO SEE: A medical c…

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‘I Have A Lot To Live For’: Bergen Navy Veteran Firefighter Needs Kidney ‘I Have A Lot To Live For’: Bergen Navy Veteran Firefighter Needs Kidney
‘I Have A Lot To Live For’: Bergen Navy Veteran Firefighter Needs Kidney Firefighters are quick to rescue those in need, but right now one of Park Ridge’s bravest could use some help. Park Ridge Firefighter Mark "Cookey" Eisen, 63, was recently placed on the National Kidney Registry after diabetes caused late-stage kidney failure. He’s scheduled to begin dialysis in 2021 but hopes to find him a kidney before then. A veteran of seven years with the U.S. Navy, Eisen has been a borough firefighter for nearly three decades. He's considered “part of the fabric” of the borough, his company wrote in a Facebook post. Eisen has served with the Park Ridge Elks, American…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Visiting Doctor Rescues Drowning Boy, 3, At Bergen County Hotel Pool HERO: Visiting Doctor Rescues Drowning Boy, 3, At Bergen County Hotel Pool
Hero: Visiting Doctor Rescues Drowning Boy, 3, At Bergen County Hotel Pool Fate intervened this weekend when an emergency room doctor revived a drowning 3-year-old boy pulled from a hotel pool near the New Jersey/New York border. Police who responded within a minute to the call of an unresponsive child at the Courtyard by Marriott on Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale at 4:20 p.m. Saturday found Dr. John Blundell of Buffalo reviving the New York City boy, Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. "Officers administered oxygen and worked to calm the child," Sanfilippo said. Officers from Woodcliff Lake and Park Ridge also responded to assist, he said. Tri-Boro Volunteer…

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by Jerry DeMarco