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SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson
SWAT Incident: Wayne Man Who Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Police Found In Paterson A frightened caller brought a SWAT team to a Wayne home Wednesday in search of a man who’d assaulted a family member and reportedly threatened to shoot responding police, authorities said. There was no standoff or confrontation after officer spoke outside the Benwell Avenue home with the injured family member, who claimed that 18-year-old Nicholas Perota had taken a female acquaintance hostage in a bedroom shortly before 1:30 p.m., they said. The family member warned police that there were guns and several pit bulls in the home, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. Officers from surrounding t…

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by Jerry DeMarco