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Man Plunges To Death At Fort Lee High-Rise Man Plunges To Death At Fort Lee High-Rise
Suicide Jumper Fort Lee High Rise Horizon House A 22-year-old out-of-state man jumped to his death at Fort Lee high-rise complex, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The body of the North Carolina man was found between buildings at the Horizon House shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, responders said. He apparently was visiting relatives when he jumped from the 17th floor of one of the Horizon Towers off Palisade Avenue a mile south of the George Washington Bridge, they said. ****** The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) offers 24/7 ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suspected Fort Lee High-Rise Jumper Dies Suspected Fort Lee High-Rise Jumper Dies
Suspected Fort Lee High-Rise Jumper Dies A man apparently jumped to his death from a Fort Lee high-rise on Sunday, witnesses said. There were no immediate details from authorities beyond confirmation of the incident at the Horizon House on Sunday afternoon, March 12. A photo from the scene showed a smallish, elderly figure beneath a sheet behind 1 Horizon Road. Police tape surrounded the perimeter. Fort Lee police, who are investigating the circumstances, notified the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and summoned the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification -- to gather evidence -- and the county Medical Examine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police Fort Lee police arrested a Paterson man who they said pulled a knife on an employee at a local high-rise. What Irvin Sams, 37, was irritated over wasn’t immediately clear. Officers had been looking for him after a citizen reported being stopped by a driver who asked for directions to the nearest hospital while a back-seat passenger held a knife to his throat shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, Capt. Edward Young said. The passenger shouted at the driver at that point and they sped off, the citizen told police. Officers were searching for the vehicle when a call came in from the sec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise
Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise A 76-year-old widow who jumped to her death from the 12th floor of a Fort Lee high-rise Friday morning "was very meticulous about it," a neighbor said. "I saw a step stool set up next to the railing on the 12th-floor stair landing," the neighbor told Daily Voice. "She even used a towel draped over the rail -- either because it was raining or she didn't want to damage the rail." Police responding to the 8:19 a.m. call found her body between Horizon House buildings 1 and 2, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. An investigation by Fort Lee uniformed officers and detectives…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise
Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise A 76-year-old widow who jumped to her death from the 12th floor of a Fort Lee high-rise Friday morning "was very meticulous about it," a neighbor said. "I saw a step stool set up next to the railing on the 12th-floor stair landing," the neighbor told Daily Voice. "She even used a towel draped over the rail -- either because it was raining or she didn't want to damage the rail." Police responding to the 8:19 a.m. call found her body between Horizon House buildings 1 and 2, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. An investigation by Fort Lee uniformed officers and detectives…

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by Jerry DeMarco