Hackensack Man Hospitalized After Jumping From High-Rise Balcony During Police Standoff

Police say the man, who was armed with multiple knives, jumped between balconies before falling several stories outside a Prospect Avenue apartment building.

Hackensack, NJ – An emotionally distressed man armed with several knives jumped between balconies of a Hackensack high-rise before plunging several stories to the ground during a police response Thursday night, authorities said.

The incident unfolded late Thursday at the 13-story Carlyle apartment building on Prospect Avenue as police attempted to negotiate with the 38-year-old man, according to Hackensack Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt…

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