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Matthew J Hintze

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Boy Takes Fatal Leap From Fort Lee High Rise Boy Takes Fatal Leap From Fort Lee High Rise
Boy Takes Fatal Leap From Fort Lee High Rise A boy leapt to his death Tuesday night from a high-rise building in Fort Lee, authorities said. Officers and Fort Lee paramedics found the boy lying unresponsive on the ground outside of at 1600 Center Ave., around 10 p.m., borough police chief Matthew J. Hintze said. Lifesaving efforts and CPR were unsuccessful and the boy, believed to be 16, was pronounced dead. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Fort Lee Police Chief Brings Extensive Experience, Communication Skills New Fort Lee Police Chief Brings Extensive Experience, Communication Skills
New Fort Lee Police Chief Brings Extensive Experience, Communication Skills It’s official: Fort Lee Police Capt. Matthew J. Hintze is becoming the borough's top cop. A Fort Lee native who attended borough public schools, Hintze replaces outgoing chief Keith Bendul on June 1, Mayor Mark Sokolich announced Thursday night. Hintze was an excellent choice, the mayor said, because “he has spent many years in management roles in the department and was already a well-known leader in the community.” The 17-year department veteran is also a borough firefighter and a lifetime ambulance corps member. Hintze has held several supervisory positions in law enforcement. As capta…

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by Jerry DeMarco