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Police: Paramus Woman, New BF Break Into Ex's Fort Lee Condo, Brutally Stab Dog
A Paramus woman who’d threatened to kill a former lover broke into his Fort Lee condo with her new boyfriend and stabbed the man's dog, authorities said.
The owner told police he fled the Cumbermeade Road condominium after the couple called and threatened to shoot him just after midnight Tuesday, Capt. Edward Young said.
Officers who found the front door ajar were later shown Ring video by the victim showing Leena Radwan, 34, and Joseph Valenti, 32, of Kearny breaking in and stabbing his German Shepherd, Young said.
Rushed to a local animal hospital with a deep gash that bled profusely, th…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun, 200 Heroin Folds, Crack, $1,547 Cash, Haledon Police Say
A Haledon police officer found a 19-year-old Paterson man carrying a loaded gun, 200 heroin folds, a half-ounce of crack and $1,547 in proceeds during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Officer Jeffrey Welsh stopped the Dodge Dart with Michigan license plates on Aberdeen Court after the driver failed to signal a turn shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. George Guzman said.
The driver – who turned out to be unlicensed -- also wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, he said.
Welsh approached from the passenger side and spotted a brick of heroin jutting out of the front-seat passenger’s jacket pocket, the …
SWAT Standoff: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home
A troubled Ridgefield man was seized after barricading himself in his home with his 12-year-old daughter, authorities said.
A Bergen County Regional SWAT team joined local officers during the Maple Avenue standoff, which ended when Osvaldo Salas-Kechichian, 44, was taken into custody shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, nearly three hours after it began, Ridgefield Deputy Chief Robert Meurer said.
His roommate had come to headquarters earlier to report that Salas-Kechichian threw his belongings outside and threatened him with a knife, Meurer said.
Salas-Kechichian, who was known to have several …
