Paterson, NJ
News
Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover
Help Goes To Distraught Knife-Wielding Man After Paterson's First Standoff Since State Takeover UPDATE: The first standoff in Paterson since the state attorney general's office took control of the police department ended peacefully last weekend when a distraught man wielding a knife surrendered after 6½ hours, authorities announced. He was immediately placed into a mental health program, they said. Paterson and New Jersey State police worked together to resolve the confrontation with no injuries at NJ TRANSIT's Market Street garage last Saturday, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. No charges were filed, either, because the incident was considered a mental-health crisi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Child Among Hostages Rescued From Robber Busted After Barricade At Arlington Bank: Police Child Among Hostages Rescued From Robber Busted After Barricade At Arlington Bank: Police
Child Among Hostages Rescued From Robber Busted After Barricade At Arlington Bank: Police A bank robbing suspect has been taken into police custody and five hostages were safely rescued from the Wells Fargo branch in Arlington on Tuesday afternoon following an hourlong standoff with police. At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, members of the Arlington County Police Department were called to the 3100 block of Washington Boulevard, where there was a reported robbery with patrons and employees inside the building. The initial investigation determined that a suspect entered the bank, implied he had a weapon and demanded money. Nearly an hour later, at 4 p.m., police sai…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
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Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police
Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police The man accused of threatening an employee before barricading himself inside a hospital in the region, sparking a nearly five hour lockdown and police standoff, was armed with a shotgun and BB gun, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany were initially called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun on the third floor of Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue. Earlier Report: Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons According to Albany Police, 61-year-old Dino Savoca,…

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by Michael Mashburn
Albany, NY
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Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons
Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons This story has been updated. An hourslong police standoff with an allegedly armed man inside a hospital in the region has ended peacefully, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany were called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun at Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue. “The situation is contained to one room within the hospital,” Albany Police spokesperson Steven Smith told Daily Voice. At 7:15 p.m., Smith announced that the suspect had been arrested and the incident was over. Heavy police presence right now …

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by Michael Mashburn
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours A suspect is in custody following an hourslong standoff with police in Hatboro, authorities said on March 15.  Officers were called to the 100 block of North York Road at about 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 for reports of a man with a gun, police Chief James Gardner said at a press conference late Wednesday morning. The suspect was "pointing the gun at passing traffic, tracking them," the Chief said. A nearby officer responded to the scene and made contact with the man, but he ran into an apartment, Gardner continued.  He remained inside for hours and did not respond to police attempts a…

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by Mac Bullock
Hackensack, NJ
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Knife-Wielding Man Charged After Hours-Long SWAT Standoff At River Edge Garden Apartment Knife-Wielding Man Charged After Hours-Long SWAT Standoff At River Edge Garden Apartment
Knife-Wielding Man Charged After Hours-Long SWAT Standoff At River Edge Garden Apartment UPDATE: A man who was seized when a SWAT team stormed his mother's garden apartment in River Edge is facing a host of charges. A construction worker by trade, Christopher C. Gomez, 38, had been living in shelters in New York City before recently moving in with his mother at the Oxford Terrace Apartments, authorities said. He'd become violent, however, so she fled and called police at 7:43 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. Responding officers “tried to contend with him,” but Gomez retreated into the kitchen of the garden apartment and began picking up knive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Armed Standoff At Methuen Home: Police Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Armed Standoff At Methuen Home: Police
Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Armed Standoff At Methuen Home: Police An individual was arrested following a multi-hour armed standoff outside a Methuen home, authorities said.  Officers responded for a report of the individual for another incident at the home on Arabian Drive just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, Police Chief Scott McNamara reports. The suspect eventually barricaded themself inside the home, prompting a police standoff.  A SWAT Team was also called to the scene and police initially believed the subject, who was alone inside the home, was armed. The individual was arrested just before 9 p.m. and authorities did find a…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Five-Hour Standoff At Marlborough Mobile Home Park Ends With Tear Gas: Police Five-Hour Standoff At Marlborough Mobile Home Park Ends With Tear Gas: Police
Five-Hour Standoff At Marlborough Mobile Home Park Ends With Tear Gas: Police A police standoff in Marlborough that lasted several hours started with destruction of property and ended in tears – literally. Marlborough Police responded to a report of a man smashing windows and breaking furniture in his trailer at Val's Mobile Home Park around 1:17 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, Sgt. Zachary Attaway told Daily Voice.  Responding officers were trying to find Chris Harper, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, Attaway said. When they approached his home, Harper walked onto the front porch with a knife, held it up and threatened to stab officers…

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by David Cifarelli
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Woman Escapes Barricade Situation In Fairfax County, One Man In Custody, Police Say Woman Escapes Barricade Situation In Fairfax County, One Man In Custody, Police Say
Woman Escapes Barricade Situation In Fairfax County, One Man In Custody, Police Say No injuries were reported after a Virginia man barricaded himself inside a Fairfax County residence on Tuesday afternoon, reportedly after abducting a woman. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to the 4400 block of Island Place in Annandale, where there was a man barricaded inside a home who refused to come out. According to police, the man threatened a woman - possibly his mother - who was able to escape the home, though he continued to steadfastly remain in place, prompting a heavy police response in the area. T…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police
Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police A man is in police custody following a standoff that lasted several hours in a Target parking in South Whitehall, according to township police.  Authorities said officers were dispatched to the Crest Plaza parking lot on North Cedar Crest Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov., 27 for a report of a suicidal man refusing to get out of his vehicle. South Whitehall police called Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response Team (MERT) crisis negotiator, who eventually convinced the man to stand down, officials said. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, they added.  On…

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by Mac Bullock
Middletown, NJ
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Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery
Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery A 34-year-old man from Ocean Township was arrested after a lengthy standoff with police. Jeffrey V. Migliore also is accused of robbing a Neptune Township pharmacy. He was charged with first-degree armed robbery and three related weapons offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, members of the Neptune Township Police Department responded to a pharmacy on the 1200 block of Corlies Avenue for a report of a robbery. It was learned that a man later identified as Migliore had entere…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Refusing To Negotiate With Police After Hospitalizing Woman In Virginia Stabbing Suspect Refusing To Negotiate With Police After Hospitalizing Woman In Virginia
Stabbing Suspect Refusing To Negotiate With Police After Hospitalizing Woman In Virginia Police in Fairfax County are at a standoff with a suspect who allegedly stabbed a woman in Lorton on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the 9600 block of Hagel Circle in Lorton at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16 to investigate a reported stabbing that sent a woman to the hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. According to police, the suspect then retreated and is believed to be in an apartment by himself in the area, but officers were having difficulty contacting him. Officers continue to attempt to contact suspect. Please avoid the area & she…

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by Zak Failla