A New Jersey woman was charged Wednesday for allegedly failing to pay for 257 toll passages totaling more than $16,000, People confirms. Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo tells People Denise Simien, 55, was apprehended by police around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning as she allegedly tried to pass through a toll plaza near the eastbound Holland Tunnel, which goes from New Jersey into Manhattan. Simien, who was driving a 2007 Toyota SUV, allegedly did not stop for police when they signaled for her to pull over before she passed the tollbooth. But once on the other side of the toll plaza, closer to the entrance to the tunnel,...
- 7/14/2016
- by Andrea Park, @scandreapark
- PEOPLE.com
An American Airlines flight attendant stole thousands of dollars in charitable donations intended for Unicef, a Port Authority Police Department spokesman confirms to People. Marco Costa, 56, was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, public information officer Joe Pentangelo told People. "He would go down the aisles and ask for donations for Unicef, which has a regular charitable program with American Airlines," Pentangelo said. "But instead, he pocketed the money." Travelers on certain international American Airlines flights can donate unused U.S. and foreign money onboard to help Unicef in its mission to...
- 2/4/2015
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
An American Airlines flight attendant stole thousands of dollars in charitable donations intended for Unicef, a Port Authority Police Department spokesman confirms to People. Marco Costa, 56, was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, public information officer Joe Pentangelo told People. "He would go down the aisles and ask for donations for Unicef, which has a regular charitable program with American Airlines," Pentangelo said. "But instead, he pocketed the money." Travelers on certain international American Airlines flights can donate unused U.S. and foreign money onboard to help Unicef in its mission to...
- 2/4/2015
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
Authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport say they found nothing dangerous on an American Airlines plane after a bomb threat was called in. Flight 67 from Barcelona landed safely in New York City at about noon Sunday. The 200 passengers plus crew were taken off the aircraft while police and K-9 unit dogs swept the aircraft and its cargo. Joe Pentangelo with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police says all is now clear after the bomb threat. Pentangelo says authorities are now investigating the source of the call. Qns 2-alarm JFK, (Runway 31-r) Bomb Threat On Plane,...
- 11/30/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Two window washers - who were trapped on scaffolding Wednesday and dangling at a precarious angle 69 stories up the side of One World Trade Center - were rescued, according to multiple reports. The workers were not injured, according to the New York Times. New York City firefighters rescued the two from the south side of the 1,776-foot, 104-story building, where the open-topped scaffolding was dangling at what officials said was a 75-degree angle and swaying slightly in the wind. The Fire Department said the workers were tethered when communicating with rescuers. A cable on the scaffolding apparently broke around 1 p.
- 11/12/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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