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SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home
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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield
SEE Anything? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield A 24-year-old pedestrian from Queens was struck crossing a Ridgefield street Tuesday night, said police who were seeking witnesses. The Flushing woman was crossing Grand Avenue headed west in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2016 BMW X5 driven by a 44-year-old borough man making a right turn from Maple Avenue shortly before 6:15 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Police and EMS provided emergency first aid to the pedestrian, who was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that Meurer said weren't life-threatening. The deputy chief asked Wednesday th…

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Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield
Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield UPDATE: Ridgefield police detectives fulfilled next-of-kin notification and, in turn, publicly identified a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection earlier this week. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck Patricia H. Sagna as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue Monday night, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Sagna was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in the investigation. The Bergen County She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5 Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5
Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5 UPDATE: Ridgefield police on Tuesday continued trying to locate the next of kin of a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection the night before. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck the woman as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in what is an ongoing investigation. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau collected e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield
Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield UPDATE: Ridgefield police detectives fulfilled next-of-kin notification and, in turn, publicly identified a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection earlier this week. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck Patricia H. Sagna as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue Monday night, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Sagna was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in the investigation. The Bergen County She…

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by Jerry DeMarco