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Secaucus police received a call from the New Jersey State Police Sussex Station around 9:30 a.m., saying they had tracked the phone of a suicidal man to Penhorn Avenue, by Exit 15x on the New Jersey Turnpike, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Concerned family members believed the man may have been armed with a weapon and wished to harm himself, Miller said.
The location of this male was narrowed to the marsh area near the Secaucus Junction Train Station/Laurel Hill Park where a perimeter was established by police. Secaucus police used drones to attempt to locate him, officers said.
Hudson County Sheriff’s Office and New Jersey State Police troopers and helicopters responded to assist with securing the area, police said.
Hudson County High Tech High School and the Kiddie Academy Daycare at the Exchange were instructed to “shelter-in-place," at 9:45 a.m. due to the heavy police presence and increased traffic of law enforcement equipment, police said.
Police were able to reach the man on the phone at 10:30 a.m. and officers were later able to locate him in the bathroom at the Secaucus Junction Train Station in , officers said. Police took the man to a medical facility to receive treatment, police said.
No weapons were found and no criminal charges are being sought, officers said.
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