Troubled Man Hospitalized After Police Response

A troubled man was taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for an evaluation on Tuesday after authorities responded to his Montvale home.

Bergen County Regional SWAT Team
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving (FILE PHOTO)*

Jerry DeMarco

01/04/2022 12:38 p.m.

Police had conducted a welfare check after a friend told police the man had texted a photo of a shotgun while saying he intended to harm himself.

They summoned a Bergen County Regional SWAT unit and Regional Crisis Negotiation team as a precaution. The situation ended quickly without incident.

Police from Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake and Upper Saddle River assisted, along with Bergen County sheriff's officers and members of the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

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