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Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife
Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife HEROES: A troubled Ridgewood man pulled a knife Thursday morning on village police, who avoided a possible standoff when they convinced him to drop it, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a man having a mental health emergency at a Heights Road garden apartment complex found him “very agitated,” Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Resisting their initial suggestions that he go to a hospital, the 40-year-old resident went to a bedroom, returned with a knife and threatened to harm himself and them, Lutchke said. The officers – using extensive training in de-escalation tech…

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by Jerry DeMarco