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Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women
Fort Lee Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women A Fort Lee man was jailed for harassing Asian women after police reviewed footage from surveillance cameras and a cellphone shot taken by a victim, authorities said. Michael Torres, 60, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail. Separate victims reported incidents on May 5 and 27 involving the same man, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The first incident, at Main Street and Lemoine Avenue, was captured on a local business' surveillance cameras, Mirkovic said. The second victim showed police a cellphone photo following an incident at Center Avenue and Guntzer Street, he added. Authorities …

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Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB
Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB A loaded handgun fell from his jacket as rapper Fivio Foreign fought Fort Lee police who nabbed him during a foot chase near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Maxie Ryles III had left his 2018 Mercedes Benz running in a no-parking zone on Lemoine Avenue at Bruce Reynolds Boulevard as he went into the nearby Citibank around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Sgt. Howard Ginsburg requested Ryles's driver’s license as he approached the vehicle and asked whether he was getting a ticket, Mirkovic said. Instead of complying, Ryles simply walked away, he said.  T…

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Fort Lee PD: Teaneck Woman, Ridgefield Accomplice Set Up Victim In Knifepoint Robbery At Hotel Fort Lee PD: Teaneck Woman, Ridgefield Accomplice Set Up Victim In Knifepoint Robbery At Hotel
Fort Lee PD: Teaneck Woman, Ridgefield Accomplice Set Up Victim In Knifepoint Robbery At Hotel A man who went to a Fort Lee hotel for what he thought would be some pre-dawn action with a woman from Teaneck was instead robbed at knifepoint, said borough police who arrested her and the accused assailant a short time later. The victim told police that emerged on the floor of the Double Tree Hotel on eastbound Route 4 where 18-year-old Yomerlin Pichardo was staying shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday when he was confronted by the knife-wielding robber. The robber, identified as Joseph Kovacs, 20, of Ridgefield, took the victim’s personal belongings and fled down a stairwell, Capt. Ricky Mirkovi…

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Fort Lee PD: Cliffside Park Man, 69, Stabs Motorist In Parking Garage Brawl Near GWB Fort Lee PD: Cliffside Park Man, 69, Stabs Motorist In Parking Garage Brawl Near GWB
Fort Lee PD: Cliffside Park Man, 69, Stabs Motorist In Parking Garage Brawl Near GWB A 69-year-old Cliffside Park retiree was arrested after he stabbed a motorist with a folding knife in a parking garage near the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee police said. The 33-year-old victim told police that Patrick Morrissey first spit on his vehicle in the Hudson Lights garage shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The victim said he turned to speak with him when Morrissey pulled out a folding knife, threatened him, then lunged through the open window of his vehicle and stabbed him, the captain said. The victim got out of his car and bashed Morrissey, Mirkovic sa…

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All Alone: Fort Lee Retiree, 67, Jumps To Death From 24th Floor Of High Rise All Alone: Fort Lee Retiree, 67, Jumps To Death From 24th Floor Of High Rise
All Alone: Fort Lee Retiree, 67, Jumps To Death From 24th Floor Of High Rise A 67-year-old retiree jumped to his death from his 24th-floor Fort Lee high-rise apartment over the weekend, authorities confirmed. An employee at the Century Towers building on Parker Avenue near the George Washington Bridge found the victim’s body after hearing a loud noise outside around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Fort Lee Police Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. “Investigation into the incident showed no signs of foul play,” Mirkovic said, adding that the death was ruled a suicide. Authorities had been unable to identify any next of kin, the captain said. Responders included Fort Lee police and Vo…

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