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How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight?
How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? A confirmed report of a jumper from the George Washington Bridge raised more questions than it answered. Responders said Port Authority police found the man threatening to jump from the upper level of the bridge around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. He jumped into the Hudson River about 20 minutes later, they said. The NYPD Harbor Patrol responded during a search, which was suspended shortly before 4 a.m. Among the questions still unanswered is how the man ended up on the upper level at that hour. The southern upper-level walkway is closed from midnight to 6 a.m. The north side walkway is always …

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GOTCHA! Arrests Made In Shooting Of Rapper 'Lil TJay' During Edgewater Robbery GOTCHA! Arrests Made In Shooting Of Rapper 'Lil TJay' During Edgewater Robbery
Gotcha! Arrests Made In Shooting Of Rapper 'Lil TJay' During Edgewater Robbery UPDATE: An ex-con from the Bronx shot rapper “Lil TJay” and a companion during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, authorities said. Mohamed Konate, 27, was being held Wednesday evening pending extradition to Bergen County to face charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced shortly before 8 p.m. Konate shot Tione Jayden "Lil Tjay" Merritt, 21, of the Bronx multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and wounded Antoine Boyd, 22, also of the Bronx, at the Promenade a short distance south of the George …

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UPDATE: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay' UPDATE: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay'
Update: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay' UPDATE: An ex-con from the Bronx shot rapper “Lil TJay” and a companion during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, authorities said. Mohamed Konate, 27, was being held pending extradition to Bergen County to face charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday night. Konate shot Tione Jayden "Lil Tjay" Merritt, 21, of the Bronx multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and wounded Antoine Boyd, 22, also of the Bronx, at the Promenade a short distance south of the George Washington Bridge short…

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Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Tycoon Says Edgewater Restaurant Gunman Robbed Him Of $350,000 Watch Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Tycoon Says Edgewater Restaurant Gunman Robbed Him Of $350,000 Watch
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Tycoon Says Edgewater Restaurant Gunman Robbed Him Of $350,000 Watch A man who claims to have made a fortune in bitcoin said he and his girlfriend were robbed at a Hudson River restaurant by a gunman who took their watches – one of them worth $350,000 and the other $47,000. The robber approached him and the 36-year-old woman from Long Island as they sat outside Fleming’s Steakhouse just south of the George Washington Bridge in Edgewater late last Friday, June 17, said Jeff Duprex, 52. “We were sitting at the first table on the patio to the right. I was sitting with my back to the entrance of the patio,” Duprex told Daily Voice. “This [black] kid in his 20’s,…

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MAJOR BUST: Fort Lee PD Seizes 12 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills, X, Three Guns, More MAJOR BUST: Fort Lee PD Seizes 12 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills, X, Three Guns, More
Major Bust: Fort Lee PD Seizes 12 Pounds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills, X, Three Guns, More Fort Lee police seized 12 pounds of fentanyl-laced pills, five pounds of Ecstasy, three handguns, high-capacity magazines and hollow-point bullets while arresting two men, authorities said. Detectives Stephen Domenick and John Gallo were working a fraud investigation when they came across two Middlesex County men at the Pinnacle Apartments, where Main Street runs into southbound River Road immediately south of the George Washington Bridge, Capt. Edward Young said. Police arrested the pair, identified as ex-con Jonathan Reyes, 28, and Christopher Reyes, 21, both of Kendall Park. They also s…

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GWB Driver Leaves Car, Note Before Fatal Leap GWB Driver Leaves Car, Note Before Fatal Leap
GWB Driver Leaves Car, Note Before Fatal Leap A motorist stopped on the lower level of the New Jersey-bound George Washington Bridge, got out and jumped into the Hudson River on Sunday, authorities said. Police spotted the victim south of the bridge around 4:20 p.m., a little over a half-hour after responding and finding a note with his Toyota RAV 4, which a witness said was parked in the far-right lane with its emergency flashers on. All lanes of the westbound lower level were closed. Members of the Port Authority Police Emergency Services Unit and the NYPD Aviation and Harbor units were among the responders. The Harbor Unit retriev…

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SAD UPDATE: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge SAD UPDATE: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge
SAD Update: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge The body of a 92-year-old Edgewater man who left his walker, wallet and other belongings at the end of a Hudson River pier was recovered from the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, authorities said. No foul play was suspected in the death of Patrick O’Kane, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. A New York Waterway captain summoned them after finding O’Kane’s things – including a jacket, gloves, a hat and keys -- at the Edgewater Marina on River Road just south of the George Washington Bridge on April 13, the chief said. Security video showed O’Kane entering the marina around 3 a.m. …

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Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB
Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB Authorities were trying to identify a man whose body washed up on the Hudson River shoreline in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge. The fully-clothed body reportedly was first spotted by a jet skier on the Washington Heights side of the river sometime Tuesday evening. Palisades Interstate Parkway police were called to the Englewood Marina off Henry Hudson Drive in Englewood Cliffs around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after it reached the shoreline there, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The victim is about 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds and appeared to have been in his late 20s or 30s, Walter…

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Deer Tries Hoofing It Across GWB, Rescued By Port Authority Responders Deer Tries Hoofing It Across GWB, Rescued By Port Authority Responders
Deer Tries Hoofing It Across GWB, Rescued By Port Authority Responders "Go, buddy!" a Port Authority tunnel and bridge agent shouted as a deer who'd slowed traffic on the George Washington Bridge was released into the woods of Fort Lee Historic Park. The deer somehow wandered onto the bridge's New Jersey-bound lower level just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, requiring an immediate response. All lower-level westbound lanes were temporarily closed while Port Authority officers assigned to the bridge teamed up with the TBAs They "secured the deer safely" and brought the uninjured animal via a TBA flatbed to a safe location in the public park high above the bridge, Po…

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GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY
Guilty: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, torched a used car dealership in Paterson and crashed a stolen SUV into police cars on either side of the George Washington Bridge rolled the dice and lost. After originally pleading guilty to several charges, Luis Figueroa, 41, withdrew his plea and took his chances with federal jurors in Newark. They ended up convicting him following a two-week trial. So now, instead of the 26-year deal that he originally accepted from the government, Figueroa could be sentenced to nearly 50 years in federal prison. The rampage had an “…

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Driver Sought Following Consecutive Hit-Run Crashes On GWB And In Fort Lee Driver Sought Following Consecutive Hit-Run Crashes On GWB And In Fort Lee
Driver Sought Following Consecutive Hit-Run Crashes On GWB And In Fort Lee Authorities were searching for a hit-and-run driver who they said fled consecutive crashes on the George Washington Bridge and in Fort Lee. A 40-year-old motorist from East Stroudsburg, PA told police she was headed north on Lemoine Avenue near Bridge Plaza North when a speeding vehicle struck her Honda Pilot while trying to pass her around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. The driver of the white 2007 Mini Cooper apparently was fleeing another crash moments earlier on the GWB, responders said. The car was last seen heading north toward Englewood Cliffs, they noted. A witness got the license p…

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Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV An Englewood motorist narrowly escaped serious injury — or worse — when he was dragged nearly 20 feet onto Route 4 by a pair of carjackers who sped off in his Range Rover, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim had gotten out and gone to the attendant to get change for the electric tire inflator when the incident occurred at the BP station on westbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. As he did, a dark-colored Audi sedan with four occupants pulled in front of the Range Rover, Pulice said. Two go…

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