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Johnsvale Road, Park Ridge, NJ

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STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector STANDOFF: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector
Standoff: Park Ridge Police Sergeant Talks Out Armed Barricaded Gun Collector UPDATE: An agitated weapons collector who barricaded himself in a Park Ridge basement with a loaded gun during a family dispute finally emerged peacefully nearly 2½ hours later, thanks to a local police sergeant, authorities said. The 32-year-old former U.S. Army veteran had been drinking when he had words with his mother, grabbed a rifle and went to the basement of the Johnsvale Road home around 9:15 p.m., they said. Police were aware that he had "a large cache of weapons at the ready," Police Chief Joseph Madden said Friday morning. Inside the house were at least 30 legally-registered we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Barricaded Park Ridge Gun Collector, 32, Surrenders Peacefully UPDATE: Barricaded Park Ridge Gun Collector, 32, Surrenders Peacefully
Update: Barricaded Park Ridge Gun Collector, 32, Surrenders Peacefully UPDATE: An agitated weapons collector who barricaded himself in a Park Ridge basement with a loaded gun during a family dispute finally emerged peacefully nearly 2½ hours later, thanks to a local police sergeant, authorities said. The 32-year-old former U.S. Army veteran had been drinking when he had words with his mother, grabbed a rifle and went to the basement of the Johnsvale Road home around 9:15 p.m., they said. Police were aware that he had "a large cache of weapons at the ready," Police Chief Joseph Madden said Friday morning. Inside the house were at least 30 legally-registered we…

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by Jerry DeMarco