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New York NY, commuters traveling between New Jersey and Manhattan faced significant disruption on Monday afternoon after a suspicious package temporarily shut down service at the crucial 14th Street PATH station.
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New Jersey authorities have delivered a powerful message to those who try to cheat the system, announcing an indictment against a bus company and its owner for allegedly accumulating a staggering $290,000 in unpaid tolls.
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New York NY, a brutal assault was stopped short early Tuesday morning at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, thanks to the swift actions of the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD). A 25-year-old female Greyhound employee was savagely attacked by a knife-wielding woman in the terminal’s Greyhound area.
Continue reading Port Authority Police Thwart Savage Knife Attack in Hell’s Kitchen
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Englewood Cliffs NJ, a tense situation was successfully defused this week thanks to the swift response and crisis intervention skills of officers from the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department.
Continue reading Palisades Interstate Parkway Police De-escalate Crisis with Calm and Compassion
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Ridgewood NJ, on the morning of November 1, 2024, a Ridgewood, New Jersey resident was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a handgun in his carry-on luggage. The incident occurred in Terminal C at a TSA checkpoint when the man’s blue backpack, placed on the X-ray conveyor belt, revealed the firearm.
Continue reading Ridgewood Man Arrested for Carrying Handgun in Carry-On at Newark Airport
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Fort Lee NJ, early Sunday morning, chaos unfolded across New York City and New Jersey as Uvaldo Gonzalez, a 43-year-old Bronx resident, embarked on a violent crime spree that left three police officers injured and several carjackings in his wake.
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Newark NJ, a woman waiting to depart from Newark Liberty International Airport was brutally attacked Sunday night, suffering a severe gash on her face. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near the Terminal A departures area, where Port Authority police swiftly arrested the assailant, Jin Xiong, 54.
Continue reading Woman Attacked with Knife at Newark Airport, Suffers Severe Facial Injuries
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Fort Lee NJ, drivers who think they can skip out on paying tolls at New York and New Jersey crossings might find themselves in more than just traffic jams this summer. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is ramping up efforts to crack down on toll cheats, with a significant increase in summonses and arrests since the beginning of 2024.
Continue reading Port Authority Cracks Down on Toll Evaders with Increased Summonses and Arrests
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Fort Lee NJ, on Saturday the George Washington Bridge experienced significant traffic disruptions after a person climbed one of the towers on the New York side. The lanes that were closed due to this incident have now reopened, but traffic remains heavily congested.
Continue reading George Washington Bridge Lanes Reopened After “Bridge Climber” Incident
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New York NY, it was just another ordinary morning for Daniel Salvatore, a 66-year-old carpenter commuting from New Jersey to New York City, until his routine was shattered by a sudden and unprovoked attack at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday morning.
Continue reading NJ Commuter Survives Terrifying Stabbing Incident at Port Authority Bus Terminal
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Fort Lee NJ, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced it recovered more than $25 million from toll evaders in 2023, up 14 percent from the previous year. In addition to sharing toll evasion information with regional partners, the Port Authority also enhanced toll enforcement efforts with increased targeted patrols, stream lined and improved internal data collection, and leveraged various types of license plate reader systems across a spectrum of roadway infrastructure and police technology to catch evaders. The agency also identified 10 repeat toll evaders including one from Hackensack, Englewood, Teaneck and Lodi against whom the largest default judgments were awarded in 2023.
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Bayonne NJ, this pictured pup, “Rocco” was recently taken off his owner’s front porch in Bayonne New Jersey. The owner was attending to yard work while Rocco was briefly out of sight. Several actors entered the property, detached the leash securing Rocco, took him and fled towards the NJ TRANSIT 45th Street Station.
Continue reading NJ Transit Police : Operation to Protect and Harden the System Underway
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Fort Lee NJ, , Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information as too the fatal crash involving a Port Authority Police vehicle and a motorcycle:
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Fort Lee NJ, at 6:07 pm an anonymous caller told authorities late Wednesday that he was armed with a rifle on the lower level of the George Washington Bridge. According to Fort Lee Police Captain Edward M. Young , multiple police officers responded, trying to find the caller, yet all efforts were unsuccessful.
