A 15-hour standoff between law enforcement and a knife-wielding suspect in Passaic county prompted the response of a SWAT team and the use of a chemical agent to force surrender, officials said.

Their approach to people in mental health crises reveals a SWAT mentality that is bound to cause more bloodshed. In 2019, a 27-year-old man, Jameek Lowery, died in police custody after a mental ...

PATERSON — Authorities allegedly seized massive amounts of heroin, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in coordinated raids last month at apartments in the city’s 4 th and 5 th wards. Arrest ...