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Newark, NJ
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Commuters, Others Warm Up With Port Authority Police At 'Coffee With A Cop'
Lines were long at Newark Airport one recent morning, but not for the usual reason. Port Authority police put a twist on the "Coffee With a Cop" initiative by taking java and donuts directly to the public. Instead of meeting with community members at a local coffee shop, the PAPD fanned out to the area transportation hubs that the men and women in blue protect. Port Authority police "Coffee With A Cop" at Newark International Airport.PORT AUTHORITY PD Sweetening the morning Joe were safety and crime prevention tips and other information provided by PAPD command members at: Newark, JF…
Fort Lee, NJ
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: E-Motorcycle Rider Ran Red Light Before Fatal Crash At GWB, Authorities Say
UPDATE: A motorcyclist ran a red light and was killed when he crashed into a Port Authority police car near the George Washington Bridge as the morning rush was beginning, authorities said. The officer had a green light on Bruce Reynolds Boulevard while responding to a call when the electric bike slammed into it on Lemoine Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Oct. 17, Port Authority Police Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The operator of the northbound motorcycle was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:27 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The …
Fort Lee, NJ
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: Rider Dies After E-Motorcycle Slams Into Port Authority Police Car Near GWB
UPDATE: A motorcyclist ran a red light and was killed when he crashed into a Port Authority police car near the George Washington Bridge as the morning rush was beginning, authorities said. The officer had a green light on Bruce Reynolds Boulevard when the electric bike slammed into it on Lemoine Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Oct. 17, Port Authority Police Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The victim's name was temporarily being withheld pending notification of next of kin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The officer, meanwhile, was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that we…
Fort Lee, NJ
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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…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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: Body Of Female GWB Jumper Recovered From Hudson River
The body of a woman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge was pulled from the Hudson River less than an hour after her abandoned vehicle was found on the span, Port Authority officials said. A search began after the vehicle was discovered on the westbound lower level around 6:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, they said. The NYPD Harbor Unit retrieved the body about three miles south of the bridge shortly before 7:30 a.m. and brought it to a pier on the Upper Manhattan side across from Edgewater, Port Authority police said. ****** The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the…
Fort Lee, NJ
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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 …
Rutherford, NJ
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Always On Duty: East Rutherford Firefighters Revive Unconscious Driver In NYC Crash
HEROES: A trio of East Rutherford firefighters were headed home following a department-related trip when they found themselves needed during an emergency in Manhattan. Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Griffin, Capt. Kyle Torres and Firefighter Joshua Novello had just touched down at LaGuardia Airport following a pre-construction visit to the Ohio-based Sutphen Corporation, which is producing a new tower ladder for the department. East Rutherford's bravest were headed up the Harlem River Drive toward the George Washington Bridge when motorists flagged them down. The trio found an unconsciou…
Fort Lee, NJ
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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.
Fort Lee, NJ
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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…
Englewood, NJ
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: 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…
Englewood, NJ
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Palisades Interstate Parkway Driver Killed In Rollover Crash
A Rockland County driver died in a rollover overnight crash on the New Jersey side of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, authorities confirmed. Robert F. Purcell, 49, of Piermont, who was alone in his 2018 Lincoln Navigator, was pronounced dead at the scene, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The SUV landed nose-first atop the center-median guardrail in the northbound crash between Exits 1 and 2 just north of the Alpine Lookout shortly after 2:30.am. Saturday, the lieutenant said. PIP Police were investigating with the assistance of the Bergen County Sheriff's B…
Englewood, NJ
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: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway
UPDATE: The driver of a passenger van apparently suffered a medical episode before a crash overnight near the George Washington Bridge that killed 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 Park…
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