Monday, October 22, 2012
Port Authority officials allege the driver had a sign that said “new trailer in transit” where a license plate should have been.
A Colorado truck driver was charged Saturday in connection with allegedly trying to evade tolls at the George Washington Bridge, officials said. The arrest was the third of its type within a 10-day period, after a Florida truck driver was charged on Oct. 10 and a Pennsylvania driver was charged Oct. 15, and the 67th such arrest this year, according to Port Authority officials. Port Authority Police Officer Michael Brennan was on patrol at the bridge’s upper level toll plaza at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday when he saw a 2013 Volvo tractor-trailer with no front license plate go through a toll lane, a Port Authority spokesman said. “[The driver had] a plastic sign on the rear of the trailer where a license plate should be located,” said Port …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Port Authority police said two men were caught Monday morning with 400 cartons of cigarettes they were allegedly taking from Virginia to New York City without paying New York taxes.
Port Authority police arrested two men at the George Washington Bridge Monday morning in connection with an alleged attempt to transport untaxed cigarettes to bodegas in Manhattan and the Bronx, officials said Tuesday. Officers Michael Brennan and Ryan Ust were patrolling the “High Occupancy Vehicle” (HOV) lane, which requires three or more occupants in a vehicle between 7 and 9 a.m. and leads to the upper level of the bridge, just after 8 a.m. Monday, when they pulled an SUV over with just two people in it, according to Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. After stopping the SUV, the officers noticed two large boxes on the rear passenger seats and asked the two men what was in them, Coleman said. “[They] initially said the boxes …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Port Authority officials allege the driver of an SUV had no license plates and no E-ZPass.
A Pennsylvania driver was charged Monday in connection with allegedly attempting to evade tolls at the George Washington Bridge, Port Authority officials said. Port Authority Police Officer Steve Pisciotta was stationed at the lower level toll plaza at about 12 p.m. Monday when he saw an SUV go through the E-ZPass lane with no front or rear license plates and a temporary tag affixed to the rear window of the vehicle, according to officials. Pisciotta determined that the driver also has no E-ZPass transponder in the SUV. “Officer Pisciotta stopped the vehicle and found that the temporary registration tag was forged and had an altered date on it,” said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. “The license plates for the vehicle were found in …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Port Authority officials allege the driver “defaced” his license plate in an alleged attempt to skirt the toll at the George Washington Bridge.
A Florida truck driver was charged Wednesday in connection with allegedly trying to evade tolls at the George Washington Bridge, Port Authority officials said. Port Authority police officer Christopher Terranova was stationed at the main toll plaza of the bridge’s upper level at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, when he noticed a Peterbuilt truck with a license plate that had allegedly been altered, officials said. The truck’s actual Florida plate was ‘657 1Cl’ but had been changed to ‘657 1CT.’ In other words, the ‘I’ had been changed to a ‘T,’ said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman. “When the truck driver was pulled over, he told our officers that he just drove the entire length of the NJ Turnpike without paying any tolls and intended to evade …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Fort Lee police say they arrested a man who allegedly grabbed a purse with cash from a 52-year-old woman’s shopping car in Linwood Plaza Wednesday.
A Brooklyn man was charged with theft and resisting arrest Wednesday evening after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s purse in the Linwood Plaza parking lot and tried to make a run for it, police said. But it was thanks to the to the vigilance of two people who saw something and said something and called the police, as well as some nifty police and K-9 work, that Eliano Auborg was arrested. Fort Lee police received a call about a “suspicious male” walking around the parking lot at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. It only took “several minutes” to apprehend Auborg, said police, who allege he took a 52-year-old woman’s purse and cash from her shopping cart as she was walking to her car. Officers ordered Auborg to stop, but he took off on foot, police …
Friday, August 3, 2012
The alleged incident occurred Thursday morning at a bus stop under Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee, where carpoolers typically meet up to take advantage of the Port Authority’s Carpool Plan.
Two men were charged with disorderly conduct Thursday morning after an alleged struggle over a carpool ride at the George Washington Bridge, police said. The incident happened at about 9:45 a.m. at a Fort Lee bus stop on I-95 under Lemoine Avenue, where drivers looking to take advantage of the Port Authority’s discount for carpoolers typically pick up passengers, whether they know them or not, according to officials. Malik R. Corbitt, 34, of Englewood, and Yoon S. Kwon, 39, of Little Ferry, where each charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly engaging in a physical struggle while trying to get into the same car, police said. “They had a dispute over who would be able to ride with that individual,” said Port Authority police spokesman…
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Police took one 18-year-old and two 13-year-olds into custody Thursday night after a Fort Lee resident saw them allegedly break into his and other cars on 11th Street and followed them to the GWB.
An 18-year-old New York City man and two 13-year-old boys were arrested Thursday night near the George Washington Bridge in connection with a series of car break-ins on 11th Street and Wilson Avenue in Fort Lee, police said. At about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, a Fort Lee man who lives on 11th street, told cops he witnessed the three entering his car and those of some of his neighbors. The man then confronted the three alleged burglars, who took off running, and, along with a neighbor whose car had also been broken into, followed them toward the GWB, police said. The two victims hailed a Port Authority police officer and alerted him to the situation; Fort Lee police were notified, and officers “quickly saturated the area,” police said. Port …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Three men wearing masks and carrying flashlights were caught after police surrounded the residence and found a pillowcase full of jewelry, authorities said.
Police interrupted a burglary in progress Thursday night, finding three men and a pillowcase filled with jewelry, authorities said. Derek Edwards, 45, of Hackensack, Steve Saulter, 44, and Walter Southerland, 39 —both of Teaneck— were charged with burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools. Police described the men as “known career burglars throughout the county,” Fort Lee police units responded to a call of a burglary at 150 English St. at about 10 p.m. Thursday after a neighbor heard a loud noise, according to Fort Lee police. When they arrived at the scene, officers set up a perimeter after determining that the front door of the three-unit, three-storey condominium had been forced open with nobody at home, police said. The …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Fort Lee police picked up the accused thief less than a half-mile from the residence on Bridle Way, arresting and charging him with burglary and theft.
A Paterson man was charged Wednesday with burglary and theft after allegedly entering a residence on Bridle Way and making off with cash and an expensive pair of headphones, police said. The Fort Lee Police Department received a call just after 1 p.m. that a burglary had occurred at the home. The resident told police that a man carrying a satchel over his shoulder had entered through an open door while a family member was in the home, police said. He also provided police with a physical description of the alleged burglar. All available police units responded to the area, and while en route, Det. Douglas Cabler saw a man fitting the description walking south on Palisade Avenue. After calling for backup, Cabler and Det. Howard Ginsburg …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Police originally received a call of a fight between co-workers at a gas station on Anderson Avenue. Seven officers responded and determined that it wasn’t much of a fight, charging one of the men with assault.
A Fort Lee man was slapped with assault and weapons charges Tuesday after he allegedly hit a co-worker at a local gas station with a golf club, authorities said. Palwinder Singh, 25, was charged with aggravated assault in the alleged incident, which occurred Tuesday at about 4:30 p.m. at the Gulf Station at 1196 Anderson Ave. directly across from Fort Lee School No. 4, according to police. Police responded to the scene after receiving a call of a fight in progress at the gas station, but when they got there, officers determined that the incident couldn’t really be described as a “fight” at all, said Capt. Keith Bendul of the Fort Lee Police Department. “They determined that there was an assault that took place between two co-workers [both …
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Warrior
2:31 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Why don't they do a follow up for the public to inform them that all these truck drivers rig their license plates simply because the tolls are too high or they just don't have that kind of cash on them. They never do a proper follow up. I'm pretty sure they're not terrorists, but just can't afford the extortion fees crossing the river to get home. more ›