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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
Police & Fire
Neighbor Disarms Troubled Saddle Brook Man Whose Stray Gunshot Brought Massive Police Response Neighbor Disarms Troubled Saddle Brook Man Whose Stray Gunshot Brought Massive Police Response
Neighbor Disarms Troubled Saddle Brook Man Whose Stray Gunshot Brought Massive Police Response An intoxicated Saddle Brook man experiencing an emotional crisis fired a gunshot into the air in his backyard just below Route 80, bringing a squadron of local police and fellow officers from four neighboring towns. They were headed to the Sterling Place home around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when a neighbor approached Riste Strezoski, 35, and convinced him to hand over the 9mm handgun, Police Capt. John A. Zotollo, Jr. said. Police from Saddle Brook, Paramus, Maywood, Rochelle Park and Fair Lawn converged on the dead-ended neighborhood just off Saddle River Road and took Strezoski into cust…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Death Of Newark 2-Year-Old Investigated By County Prosecutor Death Of Newark 2-Year-Old Investigated By County Prosecutor
Death Of Newark 2-Year-Old Investigated By County Prosecutor The death of a 2-year-old child is under investigation in Newark, officials said. Police were called to a home on the 100 block of South Orange Avenue around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, March 2, for a baby in distress, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Arriving officers located the baby inside a the home, and the baby was pronounced dead just after 2:30 p.m., officials said. The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is …

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by Cecilia Levine
Briarcliff
Police & Fire
Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence
Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence Authorities are investigating a disturbance at a Northern Westchester residence that prompted an intense police response utilizing a helicopter, drone, and a K9 unit.  The incident that prompted the activity began on Thursday evening, Feb. 1 at a residence in Briarcliff Manor on Tuttle Road, where a disturbance was reported to Briarcliff Manor Police, the department announced on Friday, Feb. 2.  Soon after authorities learned of the incident, Westchester County Police extended support by deploying resources such as a helicopter, drone, K9 unit, and the department's special respons…

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC
Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 41-year-old Northeast DC man was killed in an officer-involved shooting. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man, Clifford Brooks, and conversed with him for upwards of two…

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by Zak Failla
North Orange
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed In Maybrook With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say Trio Nabbed In Maybrook With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say
Trio Nabbed In Maybrook With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say Three men were charged with alleged possession of an illegal handgun after a dispute in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County in the village of Maybrook around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. The gun was discovered after the town of Montgomery Police responded to Rakov Road in Maybrook for a reported dispute with a gun, said Chief John Hank of the Montgomery Police. While responding, officers were advised by 911 that the suspects were leaving the scene in a vehicle. Officers located and stopped it on Indian Trail, Hank said.  Three suspects were in the vehic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery MD
News
Fight Breaks Out At Maryland Metro Station After High School Football Game Fight Breaks Out At Maryland Metro Station After High School Football Game
Fight Breaks Out At Maryland Metro Station After High School Football Game Officials are speaking out after a violent fight broke out during a high school football game in Maryland. Fists were flying on Friday night in Montgomery County near a Metro station during the game between Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Walter Johnson on Friday, Sept. 1. More video... https://t.co/zzd8n6SFmX pic.twitter.com/168w3rDZ5D — Alan Henney (@alanhenney) September 2, 2023 The action on the field was marred by the melee as both teams looked forward to staring their seasons. In a bit if irony, a Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart were on a ride along with po…

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by Zak Failla
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Victim Falls Off Bridge, Dies In I-395/I-95 Crash In Baltimore: Report Victim Falls Off Bridge, Dies In I-395/I-95 Crash In Baltimore: Report
Victim Falls Off Bridge, Dies In I-395/I-95 Crash In Baltimore: Report A person involved in a car crash fell off a bridge and died along Interstate 95 at Interstate 395 Sunday night, Aug. 13 in Baltimore, CBS News reports. The person was getting out of their car after one crash when another crash happened, and they were thrown off the bridge into the water around 10:25 p.m., the outlet said. Their body was subsequently recovered from the water. A heavy police response was being reported and the highway was closed. Click here for more from CBS News.

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by Cecilia Levine
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Police & Fire
HEROES: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help HEROES: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help
Heroes: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help Midland Park police quickly defused a potentially volatile situation involving a troubled resident on Monday. It was around 10 a.m. July 17 when police got a call of a 26-year-old suicidal man who'd barricaded himself in a home on Colonial Road near Park Avenue as a result of some type of family dispute, responders said. Not taking any chances, Midland Park police requested mutual aid from police in neighboring Waldwick and Wyckoff and alerted the Bergen County Regional SWAT and crisis negotiation teams. They quickly canceled the requests after convincing the man to come out on his own aro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi
Police & Fire
Woman Impaled By Fence Post In Garfield Woman Impaled By Fence Post In Garfield
Woman Impaled By Fence Post In Garfield A woman was hospitalized after being impaled on a fence post in Garfield, authorities said. It was just after midnight on the 4th of July when police responded to the medical call on Grace Avenue off Herman Street near eastbound Route 46, Capt. Mario Pozo said. They found the 30-year-old victim, who the captain said had "fallen on a small fence post that was on the ground outside the residence." "The post went into her thigh," he said. The officers rendered aid until an EMS team from Hackensack University Medical Center took over, Pozo said. The victim was taken to HUMC in stable conditi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rivertowns
Police & Fire
Fake Report Prompts Large-Scale Police Response In Irvington Fake Report Prompts Large-Scale Police Response In Irvington
Fake Report Prompts Large-Scale Police Response In Irvington A swatting incident led to an extensive police response in Westchester, prompting authorities to begin a search for the perpetrator of the false report.  The incident happened on Thursday, May 25 just before 2:30 p.m., when an individual made a false report that led to a large police response near the lower area of Main Street in Irvington, according to Irvington Police.  After the false report was made, Irvington officers responded to the area and set up a safety perimeter with the help of police from Tarrytown and Dobbs Ferry.  After a preliminary investigation was conduct…

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by Ben Crnic
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
Police & Fire
Worker Wrestles Gun From Gas Station Convenience Store Robber On Route 46 Worker Wrestles Gun From Gas Station Convenience Store Robber On Route 46
Worker Wrestles Gun From Gas Station Convenience Store Robber On Route 46 A robber seemed desperate as she pointed a handgun and demanded money from a convenience store worker on the graveyard shift at a Route 46 gas station in Elmwood Park. The steel-nerved worker wasn’t rattled, though. The gun had no magazine. Gambling that there wasn't a bullet chambered, he snatched the weapon from her hands, then shouted to a colleague outside to call police. A male accomplice then rushed in and punched him in the head, freeing his partner. Elmwood Park police nabbed the Paterson couple moments later, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Krystina Tracey-Vaughan, 30,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Anne Arundel
Schools
Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County
Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County There will be an increased police presence surrounding several schools in Anne Arundel County on Thursday after a student emailed a threat, according to officials. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, the three schools in the Old Mill complex (Old Mill High School, Middle School North, Middle School South) were placed into a precautionary lockdown to investigate a threat that was emailed to district administrators. Rippling Woods Elementary School and Ruth Parker Eason School were also put in a "shelter in place" status as a precaution.  According to officials, the lockdown was…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers
Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers A 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was revived with Narcan thanks to a fast-acting group of Fairview police officers, Daily Voice has learned. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, was arrested and charged with child endangerment after being identified as the individual responsible, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, March 31. Colon and the mother had come to Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Union
Police & Fire
Woman Shot During Domestic Dispute In Linden: Police Woman Shot During Domestic Dispute In Linden: Police
Woman Shot During Domestic Dispute In Linden: Police A woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in a Linden domestic dispute, authorities said. Police responding to the scene on the 800 block of Baldwin Avenue found the woman around 10:15 a.m., local police said. The victim said she'd been shot during a domestic argument. The suspect, who was still inside the home, surrendered to officers without incident, police said. The woman was treated on scene and taken to Newark University Hospital. The incident remains under investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack
News
Tear Gas Ends Hours-Long SWAT Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man At River Edge Garden Apartment Tear Gas Ends Hours-Long SWAT Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man At River Edge Garden Apartment
Tear Gas Ends Hours-Long SWAT Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man At River Edge Garden Apartment SWAT team members ended a standoff of more than five hours when they subdued a knife-wielding man who’d barricaded himself in his mother’s River Edge apartment. A construction worker by trade, the man had been living in shelters in New York City before recently moving in with his mother at the Oxford Terrace Apartments. He'd become violent, however, so she fled and called police at 7:43 a.m., River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. Responding officers “tried to contend with him,” but he retreated into the kitchen of the garden apartment and began picking up knives, the chief said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cumberland Salem
News
Two People Critically Wounded In Bridgeton Two People Critically Wounded In Bridgeton
Two People Critically Wounded In Bridgeton Two people are in critical condition after a shooting in South Jersey, authorities said. Bridgeton police responded to a home on Bank Street around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 for a shooting. Police officers found two Bridgeton men, 33 and 39, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were airlifted by medical helicopter to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, for treatment. The shooting came three days after another shooting that left one person dead and another injured in Bridgeton.

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by Jon Craig
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull
Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull Two men outside a supermarket store were arrested after allegedly getting into a fight and causing a disturbance. The incident took place in Fairfield County at the Stop & Shop on Quality Street in Trumbull on Friday, Jan. 20. Robert Zacchia, age 55, of Trumbull, and Emmanuel Andriotis, age 19, of Bridgeport were both arrested and charged for their involvement in the incident, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. Weir said the incident drew a large police response to the grocery store parking lot where Zacchia was walking as Andriotis was driving.  Both men then …

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by Kathy Reakes
Berks
Police & Fire
Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence
Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence A man took his own life during a domestic disturbance involving a female that brought a major police response to the scene in Berks County over the weekend. Police responded to reports of a domestic incident on Morgantown Road just south of Westley Road around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Robeson police said. There, a man had locked himself in a vehicle armed with a handgun while a female had "taken shelter in her residence for her protection," police said.  A team of officers were able to safely evacuate the female as other officers made attempts to contact the male. While approaching t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
News
Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad
Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad An armed and distressed Hawthorne man was subdued by police in Fair Lawn after he threatened to kill his father, authorities said. Officers who responded to a 911 call from the 25-year-old man himself found him holding a knife and a baseball bat on River Road at Berdan Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m., Fair Lawn Sgt. Brian Metzler said. His father wasn't around, Metzler said. The officers were joined by Glen Rock police, who helped get the man to drop the knife, the sergeant said. "He tried to walk away from the officers," Metzler said, "but they were able to take him to the ground and sec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Orange
Police & Fire
Mount Hope Man Commits Suicide As Officers Attempt To Stop Him, Police Say Mount Hope Man Commits Suicide As Officers Attempt To Stop Him, Police Say
Mount Hope Man Commits Suicide As Officers Attempt To Stop Him, Police Say A Hudson Valley man shot himself in the head while state police worked to prevent him from doing so. The incident took place in Orange County around 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the town of Mount Hope. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Orange County 911 dispatched the state police and the Town of Mount Hope Police for a reported potential suicide.  The caller said they heard a gun go off and believed that a man had shot himself, Nevel said. Responding officers arrived on the scene and encountered Russell J. Teuschler, age 74, armed with a handgun.  After numerous attem…

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by Kathy Reakes
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Mental Health Crisis: Man Now Safe After Fairfax Home Barricade Incident Mental Health Crisis: Man Now Safe After Fairfax Home Barricade Incident
Mental Health Crisis: Man Now Safe After Fairfax Home Barricade Incident Officers responded to the residence of a man experiencing a mental health crisis on Thursday, August 4, police said. Sometime before 8:15 p.m., police arrived to the 8100 block of Halley Court in Lorton to assist a man who barricaded himself inside, according to Fairfax County Police. Police asked the public to avoid the area, and also closed both Halley Court and McCarty Road, as they try to resolve the incident peacefully, officials said. The man was taken into custody later that evening and the incident was resolved, authorities said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home 'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home
'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home Several officers with the Cambridge Police Department are being praised for successfully helping a handicapped man who stuck in the city get home safe.  Officers were called to help a non-verbal elderly man who had a malfunction with his wheelchair in Harvard Square on July 4th, the department said on Facebook.  As an officer, you will never know the type of support needed during a shift; whether it’s July 4th or not. Earlier... Posted by Cambridge Police Department on Monday, July 4, 2022 When officers were unable to reset the wheelchair, they made numerous calls to help get the man…

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by David Cifarelli
Ulster Sullivan
News
If You’re Caught In A Mass Shooting, Will Cops Save You? Here’s What NY Agencies Say To Expect If You’re Caught In A Mass Shooting, Will Cops Save You? Here’s What NY Agencies Say To Expect
If You’re Caught In A Mass Shooting, Will Cops Save You? Here’s What NY Agencies Say To Expect As public outrage grows over the delayed police response to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, many are questioning whether they can rely on law enforcement should they find themselves in a similar disaster. That concern is sure to increase following a bombshell report from The New York Times Thursday, June 9, that heavily armed police officers delayed confronting the 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas for over an hour - even though supervisors knew wounded students were trapped - out of concern for officer safety. Breaking News: Heavily armed Uvalde officers waited an hou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Prince George's
Police & Fire
What Caused 18-Minute Response To Deadly Prince George's Crash? What Caused 18-Minute Response To Deadly Prince George's Crash?
What Caused 18-Minute Response To Deadly Prince George's Crash? Investigators are looking into why Prince George's first responders took almost 18 minutes to respond to a crash that turned fatal, reports NBC Washington News4. Officers could be heard pleading for an ambulance to help save Jonny Morris, 66, after a suspect in a police pursuit hit Morris's vehicle in the area of Harry S. Truman Drive and White House Road around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, the outlet reports. As time went on, the officers pleas for an ambulance became more frantic, to the point where officers themselves began performing CPR on Morris. Morris eventually succumbed to his in…

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by Annie DeVoe
Camden
News
Probable Tornado Touched Down In Camden County Probable Tornado Touched Down In Camden County
Probable Tornado Touched Down In Camden County A probable tornado touched down in South Jersey early Thursday, June 9, according to the National Weather Service. Trees fell on several homes in Camden County due to strong winds, authorities said. Residents of Blackwood and Gloucester Township reported widespread storm damage due to the possible tornado. At approximately 5;17 a.m., Gloucester Township police received several 9-1-1 calls by residents that were reporting storm damage to their homes.  NWS Mount HollyTwitter/ NWS Mount Holly One resident reported a large tree had fallen over and went through the roof of their residence.…

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by Jon Craig
Capital District
Police & Fire
'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response In Schenectady 'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response In Schenectady
'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response In Schenectady Police say a 911 call about an armed man pointing a gun out of a window in Schenectady was “unfounded.” The call came in at around 10 a.m. Tuesday with an individual saying they had just seen a man pointing a “large gun” out of a window near S. Brandywine and Odell Street, Schenectady police said. Not surprisingly, the report triggered a large police response, including officers from the Schenectady Police Department, New York State Police, Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rotterdam Police Department. Several nearby roads were closed and residents of the apartment building wer…

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by Michael Mashburn
Pascack Valley
News
Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood
Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood A home burglary call that brought local police and backups from surrounding towns to a quiet Park Ridge neighborhood turned into something else, authorities confirmed. K9 units also responded to the call of two intruders ransacking the home off Park Avenue and fleeing out the back around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, responders said. It turns out a troubled relative of the homeowners had apparently concocted the story, they said. He was brought to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for an evaluation. No charges were filed or were expected to be, borough police said. They thanked “all the res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Thanks to a citizen’s call, a Wayne police officer seized a car burglar who’d just swiped a laptop, authorities said. Officer Diego Ocampo was responding to a vehicle burglary call from Riverview Drive when he spotted Anthony Cole of Rahway on the lower end of Valley Road shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Cole, 41, was fumbling with a backpack before the officer stopped him, Daly said. Officer Donald Cook spotted the laptop in the grass nearby, the captain said. Turned out it belonged to a neighborhood resident who confirmed moments later that it ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood
News
911 Hang-Up Brings SWAT Team To Tenafly Neighborhood 911 Hang-Up Brings SWAT Team To Tenafly Neighborhood
911 Hang-Up Brings SWAT Team To Tenafly Neighborhood Police in Tenafly had no idea what they were dealing with after receiving a hang-up 911 call from a local home around 9 p.m. Friday. When the emergency operator didn't get a response to a callback, police went to the Day Avenue home off Knickerbocker Road to check. The officers could see and hear people moving inside, so they knocked on the door, Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said. There was no answer, he said. Police repeatedly called the home and used their public address system asking to speak with the occupants to check on their welfare, the chief said. After 90 minutes or so witho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hudson
Sports
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening. More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said. ¡Vergonzoso! El saldo que dejó la batalla campal entre aficionados de Olimpia y Motagua en Nueva Jersey. Unos 200 policías tuvieron que intervenir para controlar el pleito en las afueras del Red Bull Arena. https://t.co/qpP…

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by Cecilia Levine
Monmouth
News
'Multiple Shooting' Reported In Asbury Park 'Multiple Shooting' Reported In Asbury Park
'Multiple Shooting' Reported In Asbury Park Police, EMS crews and other first responders were called on a report of "multiple shootings" on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Serious gunfire was reported to 9-1-1 in Asbury Park late Thursday night, according to initial reports. At least two people were struck by bullets at about 10 p.m. near 1100 Atlantic Ave., according to an unconfirmed report. One shooting victim was taken from the crime scene by Asbury Park firefighters to a hospital in Monmouth County.  A second shooting victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, initial reports said.  No …

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by Jon Craig