Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

About the Author

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon is a general assignment reporter at The Post. He joined the staff in 2019 after more than three decades as a professional journalist. He previously worked in various capacities at the New York Daily News and the USA Today Network of Gannett Co. He was an award-winning member of the Investigations Team at Gannett’s Journal News/lohud.com. He is a former adjunct professor of journalism at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.

The Archive

Watch fists fly during all-out brawl between female passengers on Carnival cruise

A Carnival cruise passenger said he just wanted a late-night slice of pizza when he walked into one of the ship's dining rooms -- only to step into an out-of-control...

Suspect in attempted rape of Central Park sunbather has history of sex assaults: prosecutors

The creep accused of trying to rape a Central Park sunbather has a sick history of sex assaults in four states -- including at least two New York cases that were tossed...

Wife of 'Duck Sauce Killer' found not guilty of gun charges for allegedly stashing husband's arsenal after delivery worker death

Dorothy Hirsch, the wife of notorious "Duck Sauce Killer" Glenn Hirsch, was found not guilty of the controversial gun charges lodged against her after her estranged husband committed suicide.

Elderly tourist run over and killed by armed robbers who dragged her through Calif. mall: officials

A crew of brazen armed robbers ran over a 69-year-old woman they tried to rob at a California shopping center on Tuesday, killing her before leading cops on a high-speed...

FBI honcho makes personal plea for over 900 suspected vics of accused porn peddler to come forward

"If you or someone you know suspects that White shared your private images or videos without permission, please report it," Special Agent Leslie Backschies pleaded.

First edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' sells for $843K after monster bidding war

An auction of collector William Strutz's library fetched whopping prices for some of the rarest books -- topped by a monstrous sale price of more than $840,000 for a first-edition...

NYC store clerk beaten, dragged by shoplifters in brutal caught-on-video clash: 'Next thing I knew I was at the hospital'

Sam Balfour, 63, was behind the counter at the Mobil gas station mart where he's worked for 13 years when the two thugs walked in shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday...

Alleged drunk driver who killed NYPD cop in nail salon crash drank 18 beers, DA reveals as victim's husband weeps in court

The NYPD detective whose cop wife was killed in a drunken driving crash at a Long Island nail salon faced her alleged killer for the first time, as prosecutors revealed...

Alleged drunk driver who killed NYPD cop in LI nail salon crash had previous drunk driving rap, passed out behind the wheel: docs

Accused drunk driver Steven Schwally was busted in 2013 for drunkenly driving his minivan into a mailbox and driving off -- before he was found passed out behind the wheel...

Anti-Israel protester who told ‘Zionists’ to ID themselves on NYC subway cowers behind supporters as he faces judge

Anas Saleh was arraigned on a coercion charge in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday and faces up to a year in prison for threatening "Zionist" subway riders in Union Square...

LI salon where NYPD cop, three others were killed by drunk driver is now a community memorial

Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park where four people were killed by an alleged drunk driver, including an NYPD cop, has become a gathering place for locals to mourn...

8-year-old girl dies in sweltering locked car as mom leaves her to go to work

A 36-year-old North Carolina mom is facing manslaughter and child neglect charges after police said she left her 8-year-old daughter locked in the car while she went to work at...

NYC straphangers uneasy over zip ties seemingly holding tracks together: 'Should I be worried?'

The MTA says zip lines along the tracks in Queens are no cause for concern, but it's making some Big Apple straphangers uneasy as the railroad halts its capital projects...

Glamorous 'Cryptoqueen' in $4B Ponzi scheme has $5M bounty on her head — and hasn't been seen in 7 years

The brunette braniac, who has a penchant for blood-red lipstick, is believed to be traveling with armed guards or associates -- and may have had plastic surgery to alter her...

NJ toddler nearly gobbled up when 10-foot-deep sinkhole opens near splash pool: ‘I saw him almost go into the ground’

A 20-month-old New Jersey boy was splashing around in an inflatable pool on his front lawn on Monday when the ground opened up and he almost went tumbling into the...

Turkish migrant arrested for allegedly raping 15-year-old girl in his car in Albany

Sakir Akkan, 21, allegedly forced the girl into his vehicle in Albany in the early hours of May 14 after threatening her with a metal pole, News13 reported, citing court...

Crime-plagued NYC bodegas implementing 'panic buttons' to combat ballooning violence

A group representing New York City bodegas said it is launching a "panic button" pilot program to help small shop owners combat the rash of violence that has placed them...

Boy, 14, recalls almost losing leg in NC beach shark horror: 'I was just screaming and screaming'

A 14-year-old boy was swimming in North Topsail Beach in North Carolina on Sunday when a shark chomped down on his leg, leaving him bloody and screaming, according to a...

Whacko tries to slice off man's nose with a samurai sword for kissing kin: police

Police said Peter Michael Anthony Tighe flew off the handle when a man kissed a relative in a South Carolina convenience store parking lot -- so he tried to cut...