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Closer NJ, At 2:30 Saturday Closter Ambulance 727 responded to call on Henry Hudson Drive for a fall victim with a leg injury. Moments later, Closter Rescue 728 was requested when it was learned the patient had fallen from the cliff. A rappel team descended to the patient and safely brought him up to the roadway. The patient was transported to Hackensack University Hospital’s trauma unit. Mutual aid was provided by Alpine Fire Department, East Bergen Rappel Team, Fort Lee Ambulance, Fort Lee Police, Englewood ALS, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police.
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Fort Lee NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of RANDY GALLMAN (DOB: 3/05/1984; single; florist delivery person) of 1165 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, NJ on charges of Attempted Sexual Assault, Criminal Sexual Contact, and Criminal Restraint. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze, and the Leonia Police Department under the direction of Acting Chief Scott Tamagny.
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Fort Lee NJ, On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Fort Lee Police Officer observed a suspicious item placed on top of a newspaper stand located at the intersection of Forest Road and Anderson Avenue in Fort Lee, NJ. Additional items of interest were later located near the intersection of 16th Street and Elsmere Place in Fort Lee. All items were examined by the Bergen County Sherriff’s Office and were determined not to pose a threat.
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Fort Lee NJ, Fort Lee Police and personnel from various County of Bergen law enforcement agencies investigated a Thursday afternoon, 09/24, shooting that took place shortly after 3:15 PM at the Holiday Inn of Fort Lee, 2339 Route 4 East, Fort Lee. One (1) adult male victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. He was reportedly conscious and alert when police arrived at the scene, but was suffering from a gunshot wound/s that was/were not self-inflicted. Police were searching for a dark-colored sedan or coupe with heavily tinted windows, occupied by four (4) unidentified adult males.
Continue reading Man Suffers Gun Shot Wound in Shooting at Fort Lee Holiday Inn
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Fort Lee NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of SHQIPRON IDRIZI (DOB: 09/25/1999; single; unemployed) of 519 Summit Avenue, Fort Lee, NJ on charges of Distribution and Possession Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Fort Lee Police Department under
the direction of Chief Matthew J. Hintze.
During the months of May and June 2019, Shqipron IDRIZI distributed narcotics, namely LSD, to an undercover Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Detective. IDRIZI was arrested on June 7, 2019 in Fort Lee, NJ.
Continue reading FORT LEE MAN CHARGED WITH SELLING LSD TO AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE
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Fort Lee NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of JUNE REINER (DOB: 6/26/1948; single; retired) of 1512 Palisade Avenue, Unit 9M, Fort Lee, NJ, on a charge of Leaving The Scene Of A Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Keith Bendul.
At approximately 4:54 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, the Fort Lee Police Department received a report of a pedestrian struck by a hit and run vehicle on Main Street near the intersection with Jones Road. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a female victim lying in the roadway with serious injuries consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle. The 61-year-old victim, later identified as Vera P. Zozulevich, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department revealed that Zozulevich was attempting to cross Main Street when she was struck by a westbound box truck and then struck again by an eastbound Mercedes-Benz SUV. The box truck remained on the scene, but the Mercedes-Benz, operated by June REINER fled. Witness accounts and surveillance video recovered from the area led investigators to the location of the fleeing vehicle and its driver, June REINER.
As a result of the investigation, June REINER was arrested on December 19, 2018 in Fort Lee and charged with one count of Leaving The Scene Of A Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1, a 2nd degree crime. REINER is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ on Friday, January 4, 2019.
Acting Prosecutor Calo states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would also like to thank the Fort Lee Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.
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Fort Lee NJ, Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo announces the following information:
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred just before 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2018, on Main Street in the area of Jones Road in Fort Lee, NJ.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the 61-year-old female victim was struck by a westbound box truck, then struck again by an eastbound Mercedes-Benz SUV. The box truck remained on the scene, but the Mercedes-Benz fled the area. However, the BCPO’s Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department have since located the driver of the Mercedes-Benz SUV, and the driver is in custody.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released at a later time.
![Carmen_Lombardi[1]](https://theridgewoodblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/10-12-17_Carmen_Lombardi1.jpg "UPGRADED CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL FORT LEE HIT AND RUN")
October 15,2017
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Fort Lee NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that charges against CARMEN LOMBARDI (DOB: 10/24/1975; single; and employed as a vehicle inspector) have been upgraded to Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1, a second degree crime, and a new complaint summons was issued to him earlier today. LOMBARDI was previously charged with Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.1, a third degree crime, in connection with a hit and run accident that took place yesterday morning at the intersection of Lemoine Avenue and Bridge Plaza North in Fort Lee.
The 57-year-old female accident victim succumbed to her injuries last night while receiving care at Hackensack University Medical Center, which resulted in today’s upgraded charges. LOMBARDI’s initial appearance will still take place on November 3, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, N.J. The charge against LOMBARDI is merely an accusation and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
