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Officers from the North Bergen Police Department got a tip that someone had a gun at a house party on Broadway Avenue just after 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, Police Capt. David Dowd said.
A swarm of teens exiting the party out of the basement blaring loud music greeted the officers. One of the teens, a 17-year-old boy, matched the description of the suspect identified by the previous caller, Dowd said.
When officers tried to speak with the teen, Dowd said that that “he immediately became uncooperative, quickly moving away from the officers (and) attempting to conceal the bag, which he handed to his twin brother, who also sought to leave the scene.
According to Dowd, when one of the officers attempted to pat the outside of the bag to discern if there was a weapon inside, the second brother began violently swinging his arms, at which point a group of party-goers surrounded the officers “attempting to distract them and cause alarm.”
Officers were able to get the teens under control, Dowd said, but not before a third unknown person in the crowd took the suspect's bag and fled the party.
Officials noted that there were no injuries reported, nor was a handgun ever observed or recovered by investigating officers.
The twin teens were charged with:
- Obstruction of justice;
- Resisting arrest;
- Tampering with evidence.
Both were released to their parents.
Investigators noted that another teen at the party was also taken into custody for an unrelated offense for violating the juvenile curfew. He too was also turned over to his parents.
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