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Police: Wanted Upstate NY Driver With Gun Pepper-Sprayed After Running From PIP Traffic Stop Police: Wanted Upstate NY Driver With Gun Pepper-Sprayed After Running From PIP Traffic Stop
Police: Wanted Upstate NY Driver With Gun Pepper-Sprayed After Running From PIP Traffic Stop An Albany man wanted out of several jurisdictions tried to run from police after they stopped his car on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and found him carrying a gun, authorities said. Ammar Ali, 33, was driving a 2002 Honda Civic that was stopped on the southbound parkway in Alpine shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Ali tried to identify himself as someone else, but Officer Amir Sikder was familiar with the man whose name he used, having stopped him once before, as well, Walter said. Backup Officer Matthew Levine also knew that Ali was lying, the…

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Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring
Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring UPDATE: Authorities are certain that severely decomposed remains found at the foot of the Palisades this week are those of an Alaskan man whose van was left with a suicide note at the top of the cliffs more than eight months ago. A passerby notified Palisades Interstate Parkway police after finding the skull in a wooded area at the base of the cliffs around 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office must make the official determination, but authorities are certain the remains are those of Glenn Filbert, 62, of Seward, an Al…

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Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Those Of Spring Jumper From Alaska Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Those Of Spring Jumper From Alaska
Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Those Of Spring Jumper From Alaska Severely decomposed remains found at the foot of the Palisades apparently are those of an Alaskan man whose van was left with a suicide note at the top of the cliffs more than eight months ago, authorities said. A passerby notified Palisades Interstate Parkway police after finding the skull in a wooded area at the base of the cliffs around 10 a.m. Dec. 22, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office must make the official determination, but authorities are certain the remains are those of Glenn Filbert, 62, of Seward, an Alaskan port city 4,500 miles …

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Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver
Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver HEROES: A group of good Samaritans rushed to a driver's aid Thursday after his ice cream truck tumbled partly down the Palisades above the Hudson River in Fort Lee. Chris Fuschini said he was enjoying a day at Ross Dock just north of the George Washington Bridge when the Jersey Shore-based "Lexylicious" ice cream sandwich truck tipped off Henry Hudson Drive shortly after 4 p.m. The 2014 Ford truck had fallen about 20 feet into the trees before landing on its left side, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Fuschini said he was joined by Hackensack Sp…

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CLIFF DRAMA: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD CLIFF DRAMA: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD
Cliff Drama: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD HEROES: Noontime traffic rumbled across the George Washington Bridge below as a distraught 19-year-old Rockland woman sat atop the Palisades on Thursday. A short time earlier, the Thiells woman told her father that she wanted to end it all. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officer Elizabeth Santos found the woman’s car in the lot at Fort Lee Historic Park, then found her sitting at the edge of the cliffs on the other side of the security fence, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Backup Officers Matthew Hearon and Anthony Engel joined Santos in trying to talk to the woman, Walter s…

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