NJ Police Officer Barricades Himself Inside House and Fires Upon Other Police

Pig on pig violence!

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Off-duty Clifton cop barricaded in Pa. home shoots at police
Published: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 5:23 PM Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 12:35 AM
Ryan Hutchins/The Star-Ledger By Ryan Hutchins/The Star-Ledger


DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A New Jersey police officer turned a quiet street in suburban Pennsylvania into a tense battlefield today.

Clifton police officer Richard Klementovich, 42, barricaded himself in the home of his estranged-wife and fired multiple rounds from a rifle at police, injuring at least one officer.

Police vehicles were hit by bullets and petrified neighbors hid in their basement as authorities tried to negotiate a peaceful settlement. But the standoff continues into the night.

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Soon after police arrived, Klementovich opened fire, striking and disabling two police cruisers, Mettin said.

Cpl. William Doucette was injured when shrapnel ricochetted off the curb and struck him in the face.

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Around 9:30 p.m., a detective told residents, who were camped out at the municipal building that police strategy was to negotiate as long as they could to try and keep Klementovich alive.

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Klementovich, an 18-year law enforcement veteran, made $114,560 in 2011, according to state records, A U.S. Army veteran, Klementovich served during the Persian Gulf War as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, according to news clips from the 1990s.

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