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Tenafly Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Capture Near GWB
A drunk Bronx driver crashed and was captured near the George Washington Bridge after leading Tenafly police on a chase, authorities said. A borough officer began pursuing the speeding Honda, which had front-end damage, on Route 9W shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday The Honda headed north into Alpine before getting onto the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway, Capt. Timothy E. O'Reilly said. The pursuit continued through Englewood Cliffs before the driver – identified as Nigel Harrell, 30, exited the parkway toward Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, the captain said Monday. Coming to a red lig…
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Fort Lee PD: PalPark Driver Returns To Scene Of Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Near GWB
UPDATE: A pickup truck driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Fort Lee returned to the scene, authorities said. Richard Giacobone, a 42-year-old former Palisades Park police officer who left the department in disgrace, received a trio of summonses in connection with the Friday night rush-hour crash, records show. A 52-year-old Fort Lee woman was in the crosswalk at a three-way stop on Fletcher Avenue near Constitution Park when Giacobone turned his 2017 Ford Raptor left off eastbound Lewis Street and hit her shortly after 5 p.m., , Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Giacobone then slowe…
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Responders: Driver Involved In Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Near GWB In Fort Lee Returns To Scene
UPDATE: A pickup truck driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Fort Lee returned to the scene, authorities said. Richard Giacobone, a 42-year-old former Palisades Park police officer who left the department in disgrace, received a trio of summonses in connection with the Friday night rush-hour crash, records show. A 52-year-old Fort Lee woman was in the crosswalk at a three-way stop on Fletcher Avenue near Constitution Park when Giacobone turned his 2017 Ford Raptor left off eastbound Lewis Street and hit her shortly after 5 p.m., , Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Giacobone then …
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: Knife-Wielding Gang Of Bergen Convenience Store Robbers Strikes Again
A group of knife-wielding thugs who’ve been robbing convenience stores in Bergen County apparently struck again, authorities said. The clerk at the Route 46 7-Eleven clerk in Elmwood Park told police the gang of four robbed the store of $400, 19 packs of Newports and rolling papers shortly after midnight Friday. The clerk said he was on the phone when one of them, brandishing a knife, walked around the counter and demanded he open the register. A similar holdup at a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven less than 48 hours earlier yielded $2,000 in cash, authorities said. SEE: Knife-Wielding Robbers Get …
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Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck By Minivan
A pedestrian was struck by a minivan while crossing a busy Fort Lee street against the don't-walk signal, authorities said. The 58-year-old borough resident “stepped into the roadway prior to having a walk signal” on Fletcher Avenue near the Linwood Avenue intersection shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The pedestrian “attempted to cross the street between a utility pole and a traffic light pole on a diagonal to get to the crosswalk” when he was struck by a 2000 Fort Windstar, Mirkovic said. The impact sent the man flying into a utility pole, he said. The 65-year-old…
Police & Fire
Second Gas Station Robbery In Four Days Near GWB Just Like The First
The script was nearly the same when armed robbers held up a second gas station in four days near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. This time, a gang of five held up a LukOil station on Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, Police Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The robbers commanded an employee and patron in the store not to call police, then demanded money, Mirkovic said. One of them had a silver folding knife and anther made a gesture beneath his sweatshirt as if he had a gun, the captain said. One of the robbers took money from one register and then tried to…
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Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush
A trash-hauling roll-off truck tipped overnight in Fort Lee, closing a key road near the George Washington Bridge for nearly five hours. Borough firefighters cut out the windshield to free the driver following the crash on the "S" turn from Fletcher Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. He was taken by members of the Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening. Borough police also responded. The roll-off truck on its side at the "S" turn at Lemoine and Fletcher avenues.Greg Makroulakis AB…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Outside Fort Lee Shopping Plaza
A pedestrian was struck by a car outside a Fort Lee shopping plaza Tuesday night, authorities said. The Palisades Park driver of a 2009 Lexus ES was making a turn out of the Linwood Plaza on Fletcher Avenue when his car hit the 39-year-old Hicksville, Long Island man in the crosswalk, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining of neck and other pain, he said. The driver received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the captain said. ****** ALSO SEE: A 78-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by an SUV…
Police & Fire
Authorities: 3 Nabbed Near GWB In Police Pursuit Clipped New Milford Officer With Getaway Car
UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody and a police officer with an injury. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite…
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Trio Nabbed Near GWB In New Milford Police Chase Identified
UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite Street near Fletcher Avenue around …
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Bicyclist Hit In Fort Lee By Paterson Adult Daycare Van
A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by an adult daycare center van in Fort Lee, authorities said. The 36-year-old Bronx man was struck at the intersection of Main Street and Fletcher Avenue around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday by a 2019 Ford Transit driven by a 58-year-old Ridgefield man, they said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with head and facial injuries, Deputy Chief Daniel Zusi said. The bicycle was heavily damaged, police reported. The driver, who they said was turning onto southbound Fletcher Avenue from eastbound Main Street, received summonses for failin…
Neighbors
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire
Nearly a month after 45 families lost everything in a fire that roared through their Fort Lee apartment building, a day at the gym is being offered in exchange for donations. Retro Fitness in Fort Lee is offering a workout or class in exchange for a gift card in any amount this Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Michele Petrillo, a member of the Linwood Park Board of Directors who's been helping the victims. Although it didn't claim any lives and produced only three minor injuries, the Valentine's Day blaze displaced everyone living in the five-story brick Edwin Avenue building behind the…
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