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Hudson County Regional SWAT Team

SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police
SWAT Standoff Ends After 10 Hours In Kearny: Police A man armed with a knife barricaded himself at a building in Kearny on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 9:27 a.m., a woman contacted the police department and said her life had been threatened by a man with whom she lives with and that he was armed with a knife, authorities said, Kearny police said. Officers removed the woman and her child but the man barricaded himself inside the residence and made statements suggesting he was experiencing a mental health crisis, police said. The Kearny Police Department, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Offi…
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors A 43-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and hit with weapons charges after a SWAT team searched his home on Monday, June 26, authorities said.  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Gang Task Force, with assistance from the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team executed a court-authorized a search warrant of Farrakhan Williams' apartment on Danforth Avenue, following a months-long investigation Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The search resulted in the seizure of a handgun and over 270 grams of marijuana, Suarez said.  Williams was charged with possession of a weapon w…
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid $15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid A pair of alleged drug dealers were busted with high capacity magazines,, a handgun and more than $15,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana and other drugs in Hudson County, authorities said. Talha Khan, 27, of Jersey City, and Hameem Khan, 21, of Rosendale, NY, were charged with 26 related offenses following the raid of 159 Mallory Ave., in Jersey City, according to sources with direct knowledge. The Khan cousins had more than 170 grams of cocaine valued at more than $7,000, four pounds of marijuana worth approximately $8,000 and various prescription drugs, along with more than $20,000 in cas…
Major NJ Drug Ring Smashed: Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, 14 Busted Major NJ Drug Ring Smashed: Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, 14 Busted
Major NJ Drug Ring Smashed: Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, 14 Busted Nearly three pounds of heroin and fentanyl were seized, along with three handguns, $70,000 in cash and more than $500,000 worth of jewelry in the takedown of a major North Jersey/New York City drug ring, authorities said. A U.S. Postal Service worker was among 14 people arrested as more than 100 local, county and federal law enforcers executed search warrants across Jersey City, Rahway and the Bronx, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.They also hit a Newark location where Suarez said the drugs were processed and packaged for sale. The ringleader, she said, was Charles King, 48, who…
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor 5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor Nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine was seized from three men in an undercover Hudson County drug bust, authorities said. Nicolas Mora-Daza, 24, of Union City, Christopher Gonzalez, 33 of Union City and John Perez, 31, of Weehawken, sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times over the course of a month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Nearly $125,000 worth of cocaine was seized from the trio as a result of a search warrant at a Weehawken home, Suarez said. They were arrested on multiple drug and distribution charges, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility …
Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Bayonne man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and giving her marijuana over the course of one year, authorities said. Stanley Feliz was arrested at his home on a warrant on Wednesday, March 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He is accused of sexually assaulting the girl, now 17, and providing her with marijuana on multiple occasions between June 2019 and June 2020, Suarez said. Following his arrest, the Bayonne Police Department conducted a court-authorized search of his home in connection with an unrelated drug investigation, the…
Kearny Police Release Details In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff Kearny Police Release Details In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff
Kearny Police Release Details In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff Police in Kearny have released details in an hours-long SWAT standoff that ended peacefully on Saturday, March 5. Officers and a mental health screener from Jersey City Medical Center’s Mobile Crisis Unit were trying to perform a welfare check on a man inside of a home near Webster and Passaic avenues when he barricaded himself inside around 8:45 a.m., KPD Chief George King said. The man may have been experiencing a mental health crisis and may have displayed a shotgun, authorities later learned. With assistance from the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team, Kearny Police officers secured…
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said. A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,  Clarke was arrested without incident by th…
UNDERCOVER BUST: NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests UNDERCOVER BUST: NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests
Undercover Bust: NJ Go-Go Bar Workers Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Selling Coke To Guests Assaults. Shots fired. An overdose. These are just some of the calls over the last two years that sparked a an undercover investigation into AJ's Go-Go Bar in Hudson County, leading to nine arrests for cocaine distribution and prostitution this week, authorities in Secaucus announced on Wednesday. During the investigation, undercover detectives purchased various quantities of cocaine from different employees of the establishment. Detectives were also offered sex for cash by numerous employees of the premises, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The six-month long probe culminated on…
Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody
Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody A drive-by shooting missed the intended target and instead went through a storefront, narrowly missing a store employee earlier this month in Hoboken, authorities said Thursday in announcing two arrests. Edwin Hernandez, 18, and Leonardo Mora, 35, both of Jersey City, were arrested in connection with the July 5 incident, Hoboken police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. A dark colored vehicle drove by 3rd and Jackson Street, where a single shot rang out toward a 26-year-old Elizabeth man, who police say was the intended target, on July 5. The bullet went through a store front window and na…
Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit
Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Police arrested a man holding his girlfriend hostage after tracking his vehicle down in Bayonne during a tense pursuit that began in Secaucus Monday, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Clarendon Street on reports of a victim being held against her will in a basement apartment around 3:15 p.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The suspect was believed to have been armed and possibly suffering a mental illness, Miller said. Officers, along with the Hudson County Regional SWAT team, established a perimeter around the location and put a shelter in place order into …
DRUG TAKEDOWN: Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Hudson County Pair, Authorities Say DRUG TAKEDOWN: Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Hudson County Pair, Authorities Say
Drug Takedown: Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Hudson County Pair, Authorities Say Two men were arrested after nearly 92 grams of cocaine, heroin and paraphernalia were seized in a Union City drug bust, authorities said Wednesday. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 1112 Palisade Avenue, Unit 1A in Union City around 5 a.m. June 15, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. After discovering the drugs, Charlie Carmona, 34, and Javier Fong-Martinez, 30, were arrested on a slew of drug and distribution charges, Suarez said. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcot…
Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation
Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation A 21-year-old Staten Island man was arrested after holding a woman and her two children hostage in North Bergen Tuesday, authorities announced. Divine Torres was holding the woman and her two kids -- ages 2 years old and 3 months -- hostage at a Days Inn at 2600 Tonnelle Avenue around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. North Bergen police were notified by the NYPD, and responded to the scene, along with the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team. Crisis and hostage negotiators were able to make contact with Torres, and safely and peacefully negotiate his surrender…
Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation
Authorities Release Details, Announce Arrest In Hudson County Hostage Situation A 21-year-old Staten Island man was arrested after holding a woman and her two children hostage in North Bergen Tuesday, authorities announced. Divine Torres was holding the woman and her two kids -- ages 2 years old and 3 months -- hostage at a Days Inn at 2600 Tonnelle Avenue around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. North Bergen police were notified by the NYPD, and responded to the scene, along with the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team. Crisis and hostage negotiators were able to make contact with Torres, and safely and peacefully negotiate his surrender…
Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say
Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say A pair of fugitives were busted with a dead hand grenade, eight loaded weapons, more than $36,000 in cash, drugs and more during a 7-hour standoff that evacuated a North Jersey hotel Sunday night, authorities said Monday. Rahim Harris, 42, of Newark, and  Haneefha S. White, 39, of Johnstowns, PA, were arrested after a more than 7-hour standoff at the Extended Stay Hotel on Plaza Drive, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police received a tip around 7 p.m. saying that Harris -- who had been wanted out of Essex County on charges of aggravated assault -- was staying at the hotel.&n…
Bayonne Woman Escapes Violent Armed Home Invasion Through Neighbor's Window, 5 Charged Bayonne Woman Escapes Violent Armed Home Invasion Through Neighbor's Window, 5 Charged
Bayonne Woman Escapes Violent Armed Home Invasion Through Neighbor's Window, 5 Charged Five people were charged in a violent Bayonne home invasion in which a resident of a luxury apartment building was able to narrowly escape a man with a handgun by climbing out of a neighbor's window. The female victim was screaming to officers from the window of a neighbor at the Harbor Points apartments that her boyfriend was still in their second-floor unit and possibly being held at gunpoint around 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Bayonne police Capt. Eric Amato said. All victims were safe when officers arrived to the building at 300 Constitution Ave., Amato said. but The gunmen, however, had l…
Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase
Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase An accused armed robber was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport and his co-conspirator was taken into custody at his house after the Oct. 25 incident and subsequent 100-mile-per hour police pursuit through Hudson County, authorities said. Brandon Weekley, 30, of Pittsburgh, PA, was arrested on several armed robbery and weapons offenses, while Aymen Massaud was charged as a co-conspirator in the Oct. 25 incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police were en route to Seaview Drive for a gunpoint and knifepoint robbery around 9:15 p.m., when they saw the susp…
VIDEOS: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff VIDEOS: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff
Videos: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff A 5-year-old boy was rescued and a 41-year-old man arrested after an hours-long SWAT Team standoff in Hoboken Friday, authorities said. The unidentified man was charged with child endangerment and the boy was reunited with his mother after the more than 5-hour standoff, Hoboken Police Chief Kenneth F. Ferrante said. Hoboken police responded to reports of a possibly endangered family on the 700 block of Garden Street, after social workers could not contact them, Ferrante said. A second attempt to make contact with the family was made around 2:30 p.m., and it was soon discovered multiple pe…
Man Accused Of Shooting At Bicyclist Nabbed By Hudson SWAT Team, Charged With Attempted Murder Man Accused Of Shooting At Bicyclist Nabbed By Hudson SWAT Team, Charged With Attempted Murder
Man Accused Of Shooting At Bicyclist Nabbed By Hudson SWAT Team, Charged With Attempted Murder A Hoboken man accused of shooting at a bicyclist in Union City last month was arrested Friday with help from the Hudson County SWAT Team, authorities said. Terrence Torres, 19, is accused of firing a gun at two cars and nearly hitting a bicyclist on Third Street and Bergenline Avenue around midnight on Aug. 26, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Responding officers found shell casings at the scene, and a victim told police he was shot at while riding a bicycle but not injured, Suarez said. Acting on a search warrant, Hudson County Regional SWAT Team officers recovered a firearm f…
Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery
Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery Three people were arrested after robbing two people of sneakers and several thousand dollars worth of jewelry at gunpoint in the backyard of a Secaucus home over the weekend, authorities charged. James J. Baker, 20 and James Pena, 25, both of Secaucus, were arrested on charges of armed robbery and a slew of other weapons offenses, while Jacquelin Romero, 20, of West New York, was arrested on theft, conspiracy and drug-related charges, Secaucus police said Monday. Two people walked into the Secaucus Police Department saying they had been robbed in the backyard of a house on the 700 bloc…
STANDOFF: Hudson County SWAT Team Helps Police Arrest Union City Man With Outstanding Warrant STANDOFF: Hudson County SWAT Team Helps Police Arrest Union City Man With Outstanding Warrant
Standoff: Hudson County SWAT Team Helps Police Arrest Union City Man With Outstanding Warrant A Union City man was taken into custody Saturday after a standoff with the Hudson County Regional Swat Team and police, authorities said. The SWAT team was called to 4535 Broadway when Isaias Linares Diaz, 51 -- who had an outstanding arrest warrant on weapons charges and a charge of criminal restraint -- refused to leave the apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. SWAT negotiators were able to speak with Diaz on the phone, ultimately convincing him to surrender to the UCPD, Suarez said. He was arrested without further incident. Authorities did not say how long the st…
ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally
ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally Federal authorities slapped a detainer on a West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park two weeks ago. Josue Orellana, 18, was brought Thursday to the Bergen County Jail following extradition proceedings in Pennsylvania, where he was captured on Sept. 11 by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The Salvadoran national is charged with attempted murder and a pair of weapons counts. The day after his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  placed a detainer on Orellana, which asks that he remain in cust…
NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA
Nabbed! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA A West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park last month was captured Wednesday in Pennsylvania by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Josue Orellana, 18, was nabbed around 8 a.m. Wednesday in an apartment above a tattoo parlor in a Bucks County strip mall a little over seven miles outside Trenton and 82 miles from Cliffside Park, authorities said. A judge ordered Orellana held on $500,000 bail pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark …