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Alpine, NJ – The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) has announced that due to damage from intense runoff and flooding generated by heavy rain on August 6, 2024, sections of Palisades Interstate Park are closed. Affected areas include the Park’s Englewood and Alpine Recreation Areas, and Henry Hudson Drive between Englewood and Alpine. Ross Dock…

Palisades Interstate Parkway Police / Bergen NJ, A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) on Tuesday May 14th, 2024 will examine all aspects of the Palisades Interstate Parkway policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Steven Shallop announced today.

The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police were dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle accident with a vehicle fire at 2320 hrs on August 2, 2020. The occupants were assisted out of the vehicle by passing motorists prior to police arrival. The drive, a 52-year-old female from Demarest, New Jersey had immediate lifesaving medical care rendered by…

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at approximately 1415 hours, the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department received a call of a male partly dressed in female clothing exposing his genitals to park patrons in the Ross Dock Picnic area. Police immediately responded. The subject was described as a male subject wearing a red-haired wig, black dress,…

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, at approximately 0425 hours, the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police received a 911 transfer from the Englewood Cliffs Police Department reporting a possibly emotionally disturbed male in the Rockefeller Lookout. The Rockefeller Lookout is a scenic overlook along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the Englewood Cliffs section. The caller reported that…

On Monday, October 21, 2019, at approximately 1320 hours, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officers were dispatched to assist three lost hikers in the area of The Giant Stairs. The hikers had left the marked trail and proceeded to the location where they were unable to safely continue hiking. The Giant Stairs is an area of…

On Sunday, October 20, 2019, The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department was notified by the Norwood Police Department that a suicidal male party was possibly traveling to the Stateline Lookout in a white 2018 Lexus. Stateline Lookout is in the Alpine, NJ section the Palisades Interstate Park. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officers responded to the…

On August 10, 2019, at about 2:27 PM, The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police received 911 calls reporting a motorcycle crash on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway Exit 4 ramp in the Alpine Section. Upon arrival, officers began to assist civilians who had already started first aid and CPR. PIP Officers also deployed an AED.  Englewood…

On July 26, 2019, at about 02218 AM, Officers of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police observed a speeding vehicle Southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the Englewood Cliffs Section. Upon observing the violation, they attempted to initiate a traffic stop. When the officers activated their emergency lights and sirens to signal for the vehicle…

On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at about 0621 Hrs. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a motorcycle crash on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in the Alpine Section. Upon arrival, Officers located an overturned motorcycle on the center median, the operator had been ejected. The operator was identified as Mark…