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Rutherford, NJ
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SWAT Called For Landlord Who Stabbed Tenant In East Rutherford: Cops
A landlord accused of stabbing his tenant during an early morning dispute was taken into custody after police called in the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. East Rutherford police responded to 85 Humboldt St. at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, for a reported dispute and possible stabbing, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Officers found a tenant who said his landlord, Albert Damore, stabbed him during an argument, Yannacone said. The victim had a puncture wound to his side and was treated by officers before being taken to Hackensack Universit…
Hackensack, NJ
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SWAT Raid Near Hackensack Park Uncovers Heroin, Stolen Shotgun: Police
A 68-year-old Hackensack man is behind bars after police say they found heroin, a stolen shotgun, and multiple firearms inside his home near a local park, police said. Joseph Ferro was arrested Thursday, June 25, after members of the Hackensack Police Department's Crime Suppression Bureau, assisted by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, executed a court-authorized search warrant at his Hackensack home near Columbus Park, Police Chief Michael Antista said. The search uncovered heroin individually packaged for street-level sales, a digital scale, drug paraphernalia, a Winchester Ranger 12-g…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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SWAT Called, Edgewater Tenant Threatens To Kill Over Eviction: Prosecutor
A Bergen County SWAT team was called to Edgewater after police said a tenant threatened to kill anyone who tried to enter his apartment following an eviction notice. The tenant was identified as Mikalai Shalima, 38, who sent an e-mail saying he “would kill anyone that attempts to enter his property," Edgewater Police Chief Donald A. Martin said. The threat came after an eviction notice was left on his door on Friday, Sept. 12, the chief said. According to a verified complaint filed in Superior Court, Northview LLC — the management company for Shalima’s building on North Street — accused him…
Hackensack, NJ
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: Young Man In Custody After Hour-Long Standoff In Hackensack
A police standoff with a barricaded man in Hackensack ended peacefully after approximately one hour Friday afternoon, Aug. 29. Neighbors told Daily Voice a male believed to be in his late teens had a gun in the building on the 400 block of Passaic Street. The building where police believe there is a barricaded subject. Cecilia Levine A young man was seen being escorted by officers from the building just after 3 p.m. The Bergen County Regional SWAT Team was at the scene.
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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SWAT Team Forces Way Into Edgewater Apartment, Barricaded Man Hospitalized: Cops
A barricaded man was taken into custody after a standoff at an Edgewater apartment complex over the weekend, authorities said. Patrol officers were called to the Avalon complex at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for a reported dispute, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. Officers determined they were dealing with a barricaded subject and requested assistance from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, following New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines. Bergen County Crisis Negotiators and the Newark Police Department Emergency Services Unit also responded. Negotiators attempted to …
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Backyard Saddle River Shooting Sends Bullets Flying, Ends In SWAT Arrest: Officials
Two men have been charged following a shooting outside a Saddle River home earlier this month that ended with bullets fired into cars and a SWAT team arrest, officials said. Jeremiah L. Rivera, 19, of Saddle River, and Sha’Zeik Davis, 20, of Mahwah, were arrested on charges stemming from the Tuesday, July 15, shooting, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Thursday, July 24. Police were called to a Chestnut Ridge Road home around 6:16 p.m. after a report of gunfire. No injuries were reported, but responding officers and detectives found ballistic evidence and determined the shooti…
Englewood, NJ
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FBI Arrest, SWAT Standoff Shuts Englewood Neighborhood For Hours
A federal operation that prompted a SWAT standoff closed and Englewood neighborhood and brought a heavy law enforcement presence on Monday, July 14, Daily Voice has learned. The situation shut down the area near Dean Street and Hamilton Avenue for most of the afternoon as the FBI conducted what officials described as a “criminal apprehension.” Police detoured traffic for the duration of the response. Residents said that the area was closed for several hours. Officials began clearing the scene around 5:25 p.m., Daily Voice has learned. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said it is “aware…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Mugshots Show Five Men Charged, Some Already Released, In New Milford Stabbing (
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Mugshots obtained by Daily Voice show the five men from Teaneck and New Milford charged in last week's stabbing near New Milford High School, some of whom have already been released from jail. As previously reported by Daily Voice, six people — including a 17-year-old — were charged this week in connection with a violent stabbing that sent one victim to the hospital. They are: Malachi J. Goodwin, 18, of Teaneck — Released pending further court action Allan G. Martin, 18, of Teaneck — Released pending court proceedings Unnamed 17-year-old juvenile, of Bergen County — Released to home confin…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Jailed Edgewater Rapper Misses His Own Music Video, So They Held Lookalike Contest Instead
Rapper Fivio Foreign might’ve missed his own music video shoot—but that didn’t stop the show. The Brooklyn-born rapper, whose real name is Maxie Ryles III and has an address in Edgewater, was a no-show for the filming of “Get Out of the Way,” his new collab with country artist Caldwell—because, according to police, he was behind bars following a New Year’s Day gun charge in Bergen County. The just-released music video opens with Caldwell in the back of a black SUV, holding a phone to his ear: “What do you mean you can’t make the video?” he asks—clearly referencing Ryles’ absence. Instead …
Englewood, NJ
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SWAT Team Seizes Gunman In Shooting, Stabbing That Rocked Englewood Apartment Complex: Cops
A teen wanted in connection with a shooting and stabbing at an Englewood apartment complex has been arrested, authorities confirmed. Willmi Ramos-Rosario, 18, of Englewood, was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, March 19, by Englewood police and the Bergen County Regional SWAT team, according to police. Ramos-Rosario has been charged with illegal possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second-degree aggravated assault, possession of hollow point bullets, and reckless endangerment. He was committed to the Bergen County Jail, authorities said. The …
Hackensack, NJ
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Teens Charged In Bergen County School Swattings, Prosecutor Says
Three teenagers—including two from Bergen County and one from the Bronx—have been charged in connection with hoax shooting threats that forced lockdowns at two New Jersey schools, authorities said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Threat Management Unit was notified on Thursday, Jan. 23, that anonymous callers had phoned in shooting threats to Lincoln Elementary School in Fairview and Ridgefield Park Junior/Senior High School, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The threats prompted an immediate response from local law enforcement, including the Fairview and Ridgefield Park Police Depar…
Hackensack, NJ
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Mugshots Released: SWAT Raid Uncovers 28K Fentanyl Pills, Meth, Ghost Guns In Bergen County
A major drug bust in Bergen County led to the seizure of tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, along with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and untraceable firearms, authorities said in announcing the arrests of the three men behind it. Ramon Morillo, 39, of Fort Lee; Brandon Morillo, 31, of Lodi; and Joseph Diaz, 34, of Fort Lee, were arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7, following a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began in July 2024, when detectives identified Mo…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Cliffside Park House: Prosecutor
A New York trio has been arrested in connection with a home invasion earlier this month in Bergen County, authorities said. Diogenes A. Rosario, 49, of New York, NY; Leonel Perez, 38, of New York, NY; and Misael Diaz, 38, of Yonkers, broke into a multi-family home on Crescent Lane in Cliffside Park around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. All three were wearing dark-colored clothing and facemasks, and were outwardly displaying imitation police-style badges, portraying themselves as police officers, Musella said. Once inside, the suspects fo…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview SWAT Standoff Ends In Rutherford Man's Arrest, Police Say
A SWAT standoff in Fairview ended in the arrest of a Rutherford man in the early-morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 13, police said. Fairview police received an anonymous call just before 1 a.m. saying someone was trying to kill her, Fairview's deputy police chief John Pierotti said. Officers on scene on Franklin Avenue encountered an uncooperative female in the backyard with possible injuries, the deputy chief said. The female was not allowing officers inside of the house and said that her boyfriend was still inside. The boyfriend, later identified as Jonathan Fauret, 35, of Rutherford…
Hackensack, NJ
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Judge Keeps South Hackensack Ex-Con Jailed Following Threats
A judge ordered that an ex-con from South Hackensack who was seized in a SWAT team raid remain in custody after he told a police officer that he "should've killed y'all mother f*ckers as soon as you came in the door." Township police got a tip that Robert Jackson had a handgun in his home even though a drug conviction from nearly a decade ago prevents him from legally possessing one, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Jackson had spent nearly seven years in state prison in two separate stretches since 2012. He was on parole for a previous conviction when he sold $10,000 worth of heroi…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar
Authorities who’ve charged four men with the brutal murder of a man outside a Garfield bar last month turned to the public for help finding a fugitive gang member from Pennsylvania who sources said repeatedly stabbed the victim in the chest. Ricky “Angel” Vargas, 35, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and his four companions confronted Richard Franceschi, 31, of Hawthorne outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street before dawn this past Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Vargas had a knife and co-defendant Jayson William Rivera, 23, also of East Stroudsburg, had a handgun, the pr…
Hackensack, NJ
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Standoff-ish
: Barricaded Hackensack Man, 21, Seized By SWAT For Second Time In 6 Weeks
Wasting little time, members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team burst through an apartment door and seized a Hackensack man who'd barricaded himself inside for the second time in six weeks. Fairview police had called their Hackensack colleagues seeking a welfare check at the Newman Street apartment in the Oratam Court development between Atlantic and Sussex streets around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. They'd been there the morning of Jan. 27 and, like before, had to call for tactical officers when the tenant refused…
Hackensack, NJ
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SWAT Team Seizes Barricaded Man, 21, In Hackensack
A Bergen County Regional SWAT team seized a troubled man who'd barricaded himself in a Hackensack apartment on Saturday. The 21-year-old man's girlfriend called police to a Newman Street apartment in the Oratam Court development between Atlantic and Sussex streets -- which was the city's first public housing project when it was built in 1951 -- the morning of Jan. 27. They found the front door barricaded by various items. The SWAT team was mobilized around noon and entered the apartment around 2 p.m., subduing the man with pepper spray and removing him from the bathroom, a law enforce…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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! Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Elmwood Park Shooting
Capping an intense investigation, Elmwood Park detectives charged a 15-year-old Fort Lee boy with attempted murder for shooting another teen earlier this month. Identifying and capturing the accused shooter was difficult "because there weren't many cooperating witnesses," Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said on Saturday, July 22. This "brings a sense of relief to the residents of Elmwood Park, especially those in the Elmwood Village area of the community," the chief said. The victim was hospitalized after being shot in the thigh on Elmwood Terrace in the Elmwood Village develop…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Shooting Elmwood Park Teen
Capping an intense investigation, Elmwood Park detectives charged a 15-year-old Fort Lee boy with attempted murder for shooting another teen earlier this month. Identifying and capturing the accused shooter was difficult "because there weren't many cooperating witnesses," Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said on Saturday, July 22. This "brings a sense of relief to the residents of Elmwood Park, especially those in the Elmwood Village area of the community," the chief said. The victim was hospitalized after being shot in the thigh on Elmwood Terrace in the Elmwood Village develop…
Hackensack, NJ
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: Ex-Con Pair Charged In Hackensack Park Shooting
UPDATE: Dawn was breaking Wednesday as a SWAT team crashed their way into a garden apartment in Little Falls and captured one of two ex-cons wanted for a shooting at a Hackensack park last month. Members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team tossed in "flash-bang" stun grenades before seizing Bryant Kyron Dula, 29, at the Colonial Hill Gardens apartments just off Route 46 around 5:30 a.m. June 14, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the arrest told Daily Voice. Also arrested and charged on Wednesday in the May 23 shooting at Carver Park is fellow ex-con Najee Lloyd, 32, of W…
Fort Lee, NJ
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SWAT Team Storms PalPark Apartment, Seizes Tenant Following Threats To Woman
A nearly three-hour standoff ended when a SWAT team burst into a Palisades Park garden apartment and seized a man who authorities said harassed and threatened a woman. Officers brought a temporary restraining order to the Palisades Gardens apartment of Jonathan C. Hernandez, 32, off Bergen Boulevard shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, May 19. Based on the victim's complaint, they suspected that Hernandez might have been armed, responders said. Hernandez apparently refused to open the door and stopped communicating after a very brief text exchange, they said. After conferring with the Bergen Cou…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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SWAT Standoff: Elmwood Park Man Throws AC Unit, Flaming T-Shirts Out Window Before Surrender
A three-hour SWAT standoff ended overnight when a barricaded Elmwood Park man with a violent history -- one that includes fighting with police -- agreed to surrender. Syed Uddin, 37, of Franklin Street was "shouting obscenities on the porch of the residence and appeared to be under the influence of some type of substance" when police arrived shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. They tried talking with him, but Uddin ran inside, locked the door and continued shouting at them from a second-floor window while bashing the wall with a metal obj…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Overnight SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully In Mahwah
An hours-long SWAT standoff at a Mahwah townhouse ended peacefully when a man who'd apparently threatened his neighbors surrendered before dawn Thursday, responders said. Township police responded to a call of a drunken resident at Dickinson Manor near Forest Road who was threatening people with a baseball bat around 10-10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19. Police were familiar with the 60-something resident, who ducked back inside when they arrived at the unit near Dickinson Lane and Storms Drive, responders said. Township police at one point launched a drone to look inside the residence, witne…
Ridgewood, NJ
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: Bogus Gun Call Empties Ridgewood HS
What proved to be a prank call about someone with a gun at Ridgewood High School triggered an emergency response on Monday. The school was cleared but everyone was allowed to return a short time after the late-morning "swatting" call on April 17 brought a number of tactical officers from the village and the Bergen County Regional SWAT team. Swatting is more than a nuisance. It unnecessarily causes anxiety and fear -- which, of course, is usually the intent. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team responded to Ridgewood High School on Monday, April 17.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE It a…
Hackensack, NJ
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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…
Hackensack, NJ
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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…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Video Shows Fatal Morris Motel Shootout With Fugitive Wanted For Wounding Bergen Woman
A soundless TV is on in his Route 46 motel room when a tactical team bursts in and an ex-con being sought for shooting a New Milford woman in Elmwood Park raises a silver revolver. Several shots are fired by shield-wielding members of Morris County's emergency response team, and James Allandale instantly falls to the floor. He's pronounced dead less than 10 minutes later. The scene at the Knights Inn in Pinebook this past New Year's Eve is captured in a pair of body-camera videos released by state authorities as part of a mandated review of all deaths involving police in New Jersey. All…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Illegal Turn Produces 8½ Lbs Of Coke, 150 Pounds Of Pot, Loaded Guns, $50K In Leonia
An illegal turn at a busy Leonia intersection led to the discovery of 8½ pounds of cocaine, 150 pounds of marijuana, two loaded handguns and $50,000 in proceeds and the arrests of three unemployed men from Ridgefield Park, Manhattan and Long Island, authorities said. Sgt. Ray Forsdahl stopped a 2018 Chevrolet Suburban after the driver made a left turn from the right lane at Grand Avenue and Fort Lee Road around 9 a.m. Feb. 2, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Forsdahl discovered 50 pounds of pot and $10,000 in cash after speaking with the driver, identified as Lenny Fernandez, a 43-ye…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Busted
: Mahwah Woman, 40, Charged With Shooting Up Former Waldwick Neighbor's SUV
UPDATE: A 40-year-old Mahwah woman was charged with shooting up an SUV parked in the driveway of a former neighbor in Waldwick. Megan Dzugay spent the night in jail after being seized in Mahwah by Waldwick detectives, assisted by Mahwah police and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, Waldwick Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. She's charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and criminal mischief resulting in property damage in connection with the 3:35 a.m. shooting on Grove Street in Waldwick. The 5-foot-4-inch gr…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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: Mahwah Woman Jailed For Shooting Up SUV In Former Waldwick Neighbor's Driveway
UPDATE: A 40-year-old Mahwah woman was charged with shooting up an SUV parked in the driveway of a former neighbor in Waldwick. Megan Dzugay spent the night in jail after being seized in Mahwah by Waldwick detectives, assisted by Mahwah police and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, Waldwick Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. She's charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and criminal mischief resulting in property damage in connection with the 3:35 a.m. shooting on Grove Street in Waldwick. The 5-foot-4-inch gr…
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