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Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted
Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted UPDATE: Authorities lifted a lockdown at the Hudson County courthouse in Jersey City Thursday afternoon, saying that a report that a civilian was spotted with a gun was unfounded. The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that K-9 and SWAT units responded. The lockdown at the Newark Avenue complex lasted nearly two hours after the 2:15 p.m. report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust UPDATE: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust
Update: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust UPDATE, Aug. 1: A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the raid. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  A home on a quiet suburban street in West Orange served as a major drug-production facility where authorities found more than 4,000 grams of methamphetamine, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Tuesday.  Authorities had been investigating for months prior to the raid Monday night, when neighbors saw SWAT and Essex County HazMat personnel encircling 1 Lorelei Road.  The sheriff's office spearheaded an investigation that also involved pol…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff: Negotiators Talk FDNY Retiree From New Milford Home Following Threat SWAT Standoff: Negotiators Talk FDNY Retiree From New Milford Home Following Threat
SWAT Standoff: Negotiators Talk Fdny Retiree From New Milford Home Following Threat Negotiators talked a retired New York City Fire Department paramedic out of his New Milford home after a SWAT standoff of a little over an hour and a half Wednesday. The 63-year-old tenant apparently made threatening remarks during an angry call to a fire department organization in New York after he had difficulty with a particular benefit, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders. "He had threatened to bring an assault rifle to their building and open fire," Van Saders said. The reference to an AK-47 prompted the FDNY division to call local police, who also summoned a Bergen County Regional SWAT …

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by Jerry DeMarco