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Fairview ‘Full Service’ Massage Parlors Raided: Four Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized Fairview ‘Full Service’ Massage Parlors Raided: Four Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized
Fairview ‘Full Service’ Massage Parlors Raided: Four Busted, Two Taken By Feds, $11,291 Seized An undercover detective had just entered a Fairview massage parlor when an employee stripped naked and listed the prices for oral sex and intercourse, authorities said. The investigator was part of a joint task force that took down what authorities said essentially were two “full service” brothels operating as massage parlors just blocks apart. Members of the federal Homeland Security Investigations’ Human Trafficking Unit seized two women on potential immigration violations, Fairview Police Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. Four other women were busted by borough police, the lieutenant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bail Reform Poster Boy Wanted On Warrants Out Of Eight North Jersey Towns Nabbed By Maywood PD Bail Reform Poster Boy Wanted On Warrants Out Of Eight North Jersey Towns Nabbed By Maywood PD
Bail Reform Poster Boy Wanted On Warrants Out Of Eight North Jersey Towns Nabbed By Maywood PD A serial burglar wanted on warrants out of no fewer than eight towns in four counties was captured by Maywood police and charged with a break-in at a local dry cleaner. Nicolas G. Torres, 40, of Passaic, has been repeatedly arrested and then subsequently released under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law, mostly on commercial burglary charges, over the past several years, records show. His criminal record stretches back more than a decade before that, however. Earlier this year, Torres was linked to break-ins at businesses in Fort Lee, Leonia, Englewood Cliffs, Little Falls, Montclair, Ridg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach
Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach Route 46 traffic headed toward the George Washington Bridge got sludgy after a load of marble shifted on the back of a tractor-trailer. Fort Lee police summoned ABC Towing after the slabs cut through the improperly-attached straps holding the load shortly before 5 p.m. Traffic was down to a single lane passing the Dunkin Donuts and Wendy's as heavy-duty wreckers righted the load. No injuries were reported. Two heavy-duty wreckers from ABC Towing secured the load before the tractor-trailer driver went on his way.Greg Makroulakis ABC Towing corrected the situation after the slabs cut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ
Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ A violent ex-con from Carlstadt who spent several years in state prison for robbing a group of tourists at knifepoint assaulted Little Ferry police at their headquarters over the weekend, authorities said. Scott Recanati, 50, had gone there Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24, to complain about a victim whom he was under a court order not to contact, Police Chief James Walters said. What he may or may not have known was that the victim had just shown police text messages that he’d sent that same day, the chief said. When Officers Joseph Montemurro and Officer Max Katzner told Recanati they'd hav…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB
Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB GOTCHA! Concerned citizens helped police head off a hit-and-run driver headed toward the George Washington Bridge moments after he struck and injured a pedestrian in Edgewater, authorities said. 911 callers brought police to the intersection of River Road and Garden Place after seeing a man struck in the marked crosswalk by an SUV that kept going shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Several witnesses told the officers that the SUV was driven recklessly – at one point running a red light – before hitting the victim, Tibus said. The adult victim was taken …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle
Car Thief Crashes Porsche On Busy Fort Lee Street, Caught Hiding In Port Authority PD Vehicle A car thief chased by the victim crashed the man’s Porsche and was eventually captured while trying to hide in the bed of a Port Authority vehicle in Fort Lee, authorities said. The victim told police he saw Tony Smith get into his SUV while it was parked in the Whiteman Mall on Lemoine Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Police Capt. Andrea Cappola said. Witnesses told Daily Voice he'd left it running while ducking into Starbucks. The victim said he chased after the Porsche on foot, caught up on Schlosser Street and began banging on the window, Cappola said. Smith drove onto t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Overnight Fire Doused At $2M Fort Lee Home Overnight Fire Doused At $2M Fort Lee Home
Overnight Fire Doused At $2M Fort Lee Home Fort Lee firefighters doused an overnight house blaze. The fire in the $2 million, 4,600-square-foot single-family home on Briar Way at the corner of Virginia Avenue went to two alarms after breaking out around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, responders said. Firefighters had it under control within an hour and a half. Fire officials were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Cannabis Dispensary Gains State Approval For Legal Weed Sales: Report North Jersey Cannabis Dispensary Gains State Approval For Legal Weed Sales: Report
North Jersey Cannabis Dispensary Gains State Approval For Legal Weed Sales: Report Another location of a North Jersey cannabis dispensary has gained state approval to begin selling marijuana to adults. In a 3-2 vote on last week, the state's Cannabis Regulatory Commission voted for the sales expansion of Ascend Wellness in Fort Lee, NJ Advance Media reports. In August, the company began selling recreational marijuana out of its Montclair location, and its Rochelle Park began doing so in April. The Fort Lee shop opened last month and must finish a municipal process before it can launch sales. "New Jersey is already showing signs of a booming adult-use market, and Ascend …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95 Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95
Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95 A tractor-trailer driver was found dead in his cab on Route 95 near the George Washington Bridge, responders said. No foul play was immediately suspected. The rig had been parked on the shoulder of southbound Route 95 at mile marker 121.3 just past the Route 4 overpass in Fort Lee headed toward the New Jersey Turnpike/Route 80 split on Thursday morning, Sept. 8. New Jersey State Police were investigating, assisted by the state Department of Transportation and a medical examiner.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Airlifted After Fall From Cliffs Along The Hudson Victim Airlifted After Fall From Cliffs Along The Hudson
Victim Airlifted After Fall From Cliffs Along The Hudson A man apparently admiring the view from atop the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge survived a fall of nearly 60 feet, authorities said after he was rescued by rappellers. The 38-year-old victim from Manchester, CT had walked to the edge to take photos near the Mobil service station off the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs when he lost his footing shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, a woman who described herself as his girlfriend told police. Responding officers spoke with the man before members of the East Bergen Rappel Team rescued him, PIP Police Lt. Ra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway The driver of a transport van apparently suffered a medical episode before the vehicle crashed overnight near the George Washington Bridge, killing him and three workers being shuttled home from a factory in Orange County, NY, authorities said. Eight others were hospitalized following the crash on the southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Exits 1 and 2 in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. George Massey, 54, of the Bronx was driving the Ford Econoline E350 passenger van, which landed on its side in a wooded area of the median, Palisades Interstate Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Popular Bergen County French Bakery Just Keeps Expanding Popular Bergen County French Bakery Just Keeps Expanding
Popular Bergen County French Bakery Just Keeps Expanding An authentic French bakery serving Bergen County for nearly a decade is again expanding its reach. This time, Patisserie Florentine is headed to Fort Lee, the business announced on Instagram. The Englewood-based cafe is owned by Israeli-born and classically-trained pastry chef Tomer Zilkha. He originally wanted to open his cafe in Manhattan after staring a family, he figured being closer to home was best. Plus, he said, "There was just so much of a need around here." Patisserie Florentine, which serves French-inspired fare specializing in pastries, has locations in Closter, Englewood, Th…

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by Cecilia Levine