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Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95
Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 A car burglary suspect grappled with Fort Lee police on a cliff overlooking Route 95 before he joined two accomplices in handcuffs, authorities said. Patrick Jordan, 21, of Newark, had been released by a judge in Hackensack in June, a week after police said he and three other ski-masked thieves nearly struck a Saddle River homeowner as they fled after trying to steal his $200,000 Mercedes SUV. Paramus police captured that quartet on southbound Route 17 and handed them over to their Saddle River colleagues. SEE: Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Ro…

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GW BRIDGE SCARE: Claim Of 'Sniper' With Rifle On Lower Level Deemed A Prank GW BRIDGE SCARE: Claim Of 'Sniper' With Rifle On Lower Level Deemed A Prank
GW Bridge Scare: Claim Of 'Sniper' With Rifle On Lower Level Deemed A Prank George Washington Bridge traffic was temporarily stopped Wednesday after police received a call from a purported sniper who claimed to be on the lower level. The 6:07 p.m. call turned out to be a "swatting" prank by someone from outside the country who claimed to have a rifle, Capt. Edward Young said. A Fort Lee dispatcher took the call, which came from a blocked number, Young said. Borough police then notified their colleagues at the Port Authority. A command center was established at the Port Authority building near the bridge, the captain said. "The caller eventually revealed that his …

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Convicted Sex Offender Jailed After Threatening To Come To Popular Fort Lee Feast Armed: Police Convicted Sex Offender Jailed After Threatening To Come To Popular Fort Lee Feast Armed: Police
Convicted Sex Offender Jailed After Threatening To Come To Popular Fort Lee Feast Armed: Police Throngs of attendees were enjoying the annual Feast of St. Rocco in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge this weekend when a convicted sex offender known to police began drawing attention. Robert J. Frate, 56, apparently had become irate over something, “yelling and waving his arms around in an animated manner,” Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. Detective Michael Kelly approached the borough resident, who told him that he intended to return to the popular feast “loaded,” Young said. Frate motioned toward Kelly’s gun as he said this, the captain said. The detective “believed t…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist A 33-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in Fort Lee by an SUV driven by a Union City motorist, authorities said. Mark Williams of Paterson was struck by the southbound 2016 Porsche Cayenne on Lemoine Avenue at Washington Avenue, just north of the George Washington Bridge, around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. Responding officers immediately began CPR on the unresponsive victim, who was taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead soon after, the captain said. The female driver, also 33 years old, stopped immediately and remained at …

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