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SWAT STANDOFF: Local Officer Talks Trouble Man, 27, Out SWAT STANDOFF: Local Officer Talks Trouble Man, 27, Out
SWAT Standoff: Local Officer Talks Trouble Man, 27, Out An Emerson police officer backed by a SWAT team and county negotiator talked a barricaded man out of his home. What originally came in as the possibility of weapons in the troubled 27-year-old man's home prompted borough police to summon Bergen County Regional SWAT team members and crisis negotiators just after 5:30 p.m. Monday. Officer Sean Croal got a rapport going with the man, said Police Chief Michael Mazzeo, who was among the other responding officers. Counseled by the negotiator, Croal convinced the troubled resident to come out of his room without incident about three hours later,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting
ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting A Chester County man was found guilty on multiple charges after he barricaded himself inside his home, and fired shots at special operations officers and his sister-in-law nearly three years ago, authorities said. Nathaniel Lewis, 35, of Spring City, was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and related offenses. Officers responded to a well-being check at Lewis' house on Aftons Circle in East Vincent Township on Dec. 25, 2018. Lewis' wife contacted police after her sister, one of the victims, found him barricaded inside the house, accordin…

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by Nicole Acosta