A standoff over the Passaic River in Lyndhurst ended peacefully after nearly three hours on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, police said.
A man known to police was intoxicated and belligerent after a breakup and had gone on a drinking bender, Lyndhurst Deputy Police Chief Paul Haggerty said. The man positioned himself on the bridge near the train tracks at Riverside and Lake avenues in Lyndhurst, and refused to get off, Haggerty said.
Fire boats were positioned on the Passaic River as negotiators worked to get him off the bridge. NJ Transit service on the Main Line was stopped for nearly three hours as responders negotiated with the man…