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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
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Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter
Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter An 88-year-old man with addresses in Ocean and Essex counties has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison in connection with the brutal death of a Florida man, authorities said. Thomas Hatchett of Manchester Township was sentenced on Tuesday as a result of his earlier guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On July 1, 2019, Manchester Township police received a 9-1-1 call about a victim lying face down in the street in front of a residence. Officers found Igal Hedad, 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, bleeding from&n…

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by Jon Craig