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Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman, 26, Shot Dead By Police At Fort Lee High-Rise Identified Woman, 26, Shot Dead By Police At Fort Lee High-Rise Identified
Woman, 26, Shot Dead By Police At Fort Lee High-Rise Identified The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has identified the woman who was killed by Fort Lee police officers at a local high-rise apartment complex last month. Police were called to "The Pinnacle" apartments on Main Street around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, July 28, after Victoria G. Lee's brother called 9-1-1 saying she was having a mental health crisis and needed to go to the hospital, AG Matthew Paltkin said. The caller also said that his 26-year-old sister was holding a knife. A responding officer spoke to the 9-1-1 caller in the hallway of the building before opening the door to the apartm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two
Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives charged a mechanic from Jersey City with a hit-and-run chain-reaction crash that seriously injured two people at a bus stop near the George Washington Bridge nearly a week ago. Oliver Garcia, 28, was driving 2007 BMW 550i that slammed into a Honda CRV, knocking it into the pedestrians at the Lemoine Avenue bus stop in front of the Wells Fargo Bank branch shortly before 7 p.m. last Saturday, Feb. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Honda driver remained at the scene, but Garcia sped off, the prosecutor said. The pedestrians were taken to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB
Motel Horror: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB Two people died and three were hospitalized after suffering suspected drug overdoses Tuesday afternoon at a motel along the approach to the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Fort Lee police were called to the Skyview Motel on eastbound Route 46 at 1:41 p.m. Nov. 14, the prosecutor said. They found five apparent overdose victims going in and out of consciousness, he said. The officers deployed Narcan while conducting CPR, Musella said. Two of the victims -- apparently in their 30s -- were pronounced dead at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise 'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD
Car Seller Near GWB Says 'Buyers' Carjacked Him Instead: Fort Lee PD A man who said he thought he was selling his car told Fort Lee police it was taken from him at gunpoint instead. The purported victim told officers responding to an 8:32 p.m. call Thursday, Aug. 18 outside the Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home on Palisade Avenue that he “had listed a vehicle for sale online and agreed to meet with a possible buyer at a mutual location, which happened to be in Fort Lee,” Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Young didn’t identify the types of vehicles. However, an alert broadcast by police borough Thursday night described the car the robbers showed up in as a BMW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Elmwood Park Shooting GOTCHA! Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Elmwood Park Shooting
Gotcha! Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Elmwood Park Shooting Capping an intense investigation, Elmwood Park detectives charged a 15-year-old Fort Lee boy with attempted murder for shooting another teen earlier this month. Identifying and capturing the accused shooter was difficult "because there weren't many cooperating witnesses," Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said on Saturday, July 22. This "brings a sense of relief to the residents of Elmwood Park, especially those in the Elmwood Village area of the community," the chief said. The victim was hospitalized after being shot in the thigh on Elmwood Terrace in the Elmwood Village develop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Pot For Sale At GWB-Area Hotel: Police Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Pot For Sale At GWB-Area Hotel: Police
Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Pot For Sale At Gwb-area Hotel: Police An ex-con was caught with a loaded gun, a large-capacity ammunition magazine and a considerable amount of pot for sale at a hotel near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Jairo Padin, 42, of Bloomfield was also carrying nearly $3,000 in suspected drug profits when he was taken into custody at the Best Western on westbound Route 4, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. Padin, who's unemployed, was charged with various drug and weapons offenses -- including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- as well as money laundering and possession of drug paraphernalia for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Stolen Car Suspect Captured After Running From Route 46 Traffic Stop: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen Car Suspect Captured After Running From Route 46 Traffic Stop: Ridgefield Park PD
Stolen Car Suspect Captured After Running From Route 46 Traffic Stop: Ridgefield Park PD A Jersey City man in a stolen car stopped by Ridgefield Park police on Route 46 tried to run but was quickly captured, authorities said. Sgt. William Martin pulled the black Infiniti over for multiple vehicle violations and quickly learned it had been reported stolen, Police Lt. Arthur W. Jensen said. Morton removed Brandon Montague, 24, Jersey City, and Kaira Swinton, 22, of the Bronx as backup Officers Kenneth Knebl and Amanda Thomas arrived, the lieutenant said. The sergeant began taking Montague into custody when he pulled away and bolted, Jensen said. Knebl and Thomas chased him down…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars
Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Two members of a Queens burglary crew who've been hitting Fort Lee shopping centers were hard at work when an undercover team of police caught them in the act, authorities said. Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit officers and detectives have been keeping an eye on Plaza West on Bergen Boulevard amid a rash of thefts of purses from shopping carts and vehicles there and at Linwood Plaza, Capt. Edward Young said. They were secretly watching when a BMW X5 that had been flagged in a previous burglary pulled into a parking spot in the Plaza West lot around 4 p.m. Dec. 22, the captain said. The vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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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
Fort Lee, NJ
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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
Fort Lee, NJ
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‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four ‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four
‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four Plainclothed Fort Lee detectives captured a group of “walk out” thieves who’d been following bank customers and distracting them long enough to steal their money and other valuables, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies throughout the region have been kept busy by the thieves, who blend in with the local citizenry and identify people making large cash withdrawals from their banks, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. They then employ various distraction tactics – puncturing tires, for instance – or simply follow victims to their homes and burglarize the residences when nobody’s ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns
Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns A troubled Cliffside Park man surrendered peacefully after a disturbance at his home triggered a sizable law enforcement response. The 37-year-old resident, who authorities said has a history of emotional trouble, began breaking windows in his Washington Avenue home around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, neighbors said. No one answered the door, so police checked a neighbor's Ring and saw the man going inside his house, they said. Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, a tactical Fort Lee police team and officers from Edgewater, Fairview and Ridgefield joined their Cliffside Park colleagues at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible
Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible A 25-year-old Fort Lee man collected child pornography and exchanged nude images during sexually explicit conversations with children, authorities charged. Sky Jack Marshall may have had similar contact with other youngsters, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marshall “used the Internet to view, download and possess files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Musella said. He also used social media messaging with juveniles to “engage in sexually explicit dialogue and send nude images to underage children, the prosecutor said. “During such …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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UPDATE: Alaska Man Who Authorities Believe Jumped From Palisades Left Note UPDATE: Alaska Man Who Authorities Believe Jumped From Palisades Left Note
Update: Alaska Man Who Authorities Believe Jumped From Palisades Left Note An Alaska man who was believed to have jumped from the Palisades above the Hudson River left a suicide note, authorities said, as the search for his body continued. Palisades Interstate Parkway police had found a white 2017 Dodge van at the Alpine Lookout near the Rockland County border shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. It apparently was parked there on Tuesday, he said. Inside was a note referencing suicide, the sergeant said. Police spoke with the son of the 62-year-old driver from Seward, AK, Walter said on Thursday, March 3. He to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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CRIME WAVE: Unprecedented Epidemic Of Vehicle Thefts, Burglaries Grows Alarming In North Jersey CRIME WAVE: Unprecedented Epidemic Of Vehicle Thefts, Burglaries Grows Alarming In North Jersey
Crime Wave: Unprecedented Epidemic Of Vehicle Thefts, Burglaries Grows Alarming In North Jersey Thieves are prowling North Jersey streets in unprecedented numbers, stealing unlocked vehicles or items left inside of them, authorities say. And police alone can't stem the tide. Local and county law enforcement are devoting more resources to stopping the bandits, who are often from out of the area. But they can’t be everywhere at once.  More owners need to lock their vehicles and take their key fobs, they say, or things will only get worse. Think of it this way: Imagine your unlocked vehicle is stolen, is involved in a pursuit and slams into another car. Imagine someone is killed in the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Nab Accused Overnight Vehicle Prowler, Urge Owners To Lock Cars, Take Keys Fort Lee Police Nab Accused Overnight Vehicle Prowler, Urge Owners To Lock Cars, Take Keys
Fort Lee Police Nab Accused Overnight Vehicle Prowler, Urge Owners To Lock Cars, Take Keys A bandit seen on home security video burglarizing cars overnight was nabbed by Fort Lee police, authorities said. Officers responding to a resident’s call on Arcadian Way found Anthony Lewis, 31, of Springfield, MA walking along Palisade Avenue near Route 5, Capt. Edward Young said. They quickly confirmed not only that he was the bandit captured on video, Young said: Lewis had committed or tried to commit several other vehicle burglaries. He was charged with two counts each of burglary and criminal attempt and was released pending court action under New Jersey’s bail reform law of 2017. Y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29 Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29
Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29 Authorities identified a driver killed in a fiery crash in Leonia earlier this month as a 29-year-old Palisades Park resident. Jonathan Kim may have been involved in another crash before he raced down Jones Road in a 2018 Honda Civic with another car behind him shortly before dawn on Nov. 20, investigators said. The Civic crashed near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive and burst into flames, they said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan and drove off, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said at the time. Leonia firefighters, assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO) RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO)
Recognize IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/Video) A driver who was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Leonia may have been trying to flee another motorist, authorities said. Leonia police released a video showing both cars racing down Jones Road moments before the first car crashed into a tree and burst into flames Ridgeland Terrace near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive at 4:47 a.m. Saturday (see below). They were still trying to identify the victim – but also the driver of the other vehicle, as well, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash
Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash RECOGNIZE IT? (UPDATE) A driver who was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Leonia may have been trying to flee another motorist, authorities said. Leonia police released a video showing both cars racing down Jones Road moments before the first car crashed into a tree and burst into flames Ridgeland Terrace near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive at 4:47 a.m. Saturday. They were still trying to identify the victim – but also the driver of the other vehicle, as well, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen
Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen A global trader from Fort Lee was jailed on charges of sexually abusing a pre-teen. Yupang Ip, 45, was charged with sexual assault by contact and child endangerment by conduct, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Musella’s Special Victims Unit detectives were alerted by Fort Lee police, leading to a joint investigation, the prosecutor said. Ip, who is married, was arrested on Tuesday, he said. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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SEEN HER? Fort Lee Teen Goes Missing, Last Seen In Brooklyn SEEN HER? Fort Lee Teen Goes Missing, Last Seen In Brooklyn
Seen HER? Fort Lee Teen Goes Missing, Last Seen In Brooklyn Police turned to the public for help finding a missing Fort Lee girl. A family member reported Luanna Silva Morel, 16, missing to police shortly before 5:30 a.m. Saturday, they said. Luanna was reportedly last seen along the East River waterfront in Brooklyn on Furman Street between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young. She was wearing an oversized black t-shirt at the time, he said. Young described her as 5-foot-6, 110 pounds with short blond hair and hazel eyes. Anyone who see Luanna is asked to contact Fort Lee police immediately: (201) 592-3700.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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NY Yankees Radio Voice John Sterling Rescued From Floodwaters In Edgewater NY Yankees Radio Voice John Sterling Rescued From Floodwaters In Edgewater
NY Yankees Radio Voice John Sterling Rescued From Floodwaters In Edgewater Among those rescued from rising floodwaters in North Jersey late Wednesday was "the voice of the Yankees," radio broadcaster John Sterling of Edgewater. The hero: His Spanish-language counterpart. Although the Bronx Bombers were playing the Angels in California, WFAN still has its game crew working remotely. While Sterling's partner, Suzyn Waldman, has often worked from home, he's been calling road games from his WFAN booth in the Bronx. Wednesday night's Yankees victory wrapped up shortly after 10 p.m. "Usually when we finish a game, John is the first one to leave," Yankees Spanish-lang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide
Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Both drivers were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer and dump truck collided near the entrance to the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday. Neither injury was considered serious. The crash at the extremely busy intersection at Lemoine Avenue and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard, shortly before 4:30 a.m., ended up jamming morning rush-hour traffic on the bridge's approach roads. Fort Lee police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with ABC Towing, which used a heavy wrecker to right the toppled tractor-trailer.  A fuel spill had to be cleaned up following the crash near the entrance to t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Capture Near GWB Tenafly Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Capture Near GWB
Tenafly Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Capture Near GWB A drunk Bronx driver crashed and was captured near the George Washington Bridge after leading Tenafly police on a chase, authorities said. A borough officer began pursuing the speeding Honda, which had front-end damage, on Route 9W shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday The Honda headed north into Alpine before getting onto the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway, Capt. Timothy E. O'Reilly said. The pursuit continued through Englewood Cliffs before the driver – identified as Nigel Harrell, 30, exited the parkway toward Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, the captain said Monday. Coming to a red lig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff
Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff A bicyclist was rescued after falling from a cliff on the Palisades and severely injuring his ankle. Temperatures had broken 90 degrees, the 31-year-old victim from Queens told police, when he stopped to get a drink of water on Henry Hudson Drive in Tenafly shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. "While doing so he lost his footing and fell," Walter said. Parkway police climbed down "an extremely treacherous area of the cliff" and rendered first aid -- causing an injury to one of the officers, the sergeant said. Members of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park PD: Fleeing Hudson Motorcyclist Nabbed After Pursuit Into Fort Lee Cliffside Park PD: Fleeing Hudson Motorcyclist Nabbed After Pursuit Into Fort Lee
Cliffside Park PD: Fleeing Hudson Motorcyclist Nabbed After Pursuit Into Fort Lee Fort Lee police helped their Cliffside Park colleagues nab a reckless motorcyclist from Hudson County following a high-speed chase, authorities said Wednesday. Angelo Vargas, 21, and two other cyclists had just sped into town on separate 150cc street bikes when an officer in an unmarked car tried to stop them on Palisade Avenue at Walker Street shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. A marked patrol unit also tried to intercept the trio at Oakdene Avenue before they split up, Capano said. Two turned left onto Columbia Avenue while Vargas kept going straight o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB SEE ANYTHING? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB
SEE Anything? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB Fort Lee police believe a vehicle that left the scene may have been responsible for a Sunday afternoon crash that ejected a motorcyclist. The 44-year-old victim from Greenwood Lake was headed north on Route 1 when a gray-colored SUV apparently caused him to lose control of his 2004 Suzuki near the Dunkin Donuts shortly before 2:30 p.m., Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The motorcyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what turned out to be moderate injuries after Fort Lee police and EMS responded, Mirkovic said. All traffic was detoured to local streets. Meanwhile, pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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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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by Jerry DeMarco