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Child Dropped off at the Wrong Daycare Center Caused a Stir in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, the Fair Lawn Police Department uniformed Patrol Division responded to a day care center located in the 10-00 block of Plaza Road, Fair Lawn on Wednesday morning, 05/03, in response to a telephone call from a staff member there reporting that a child unknown to anyone on the facility’s staff had been dropped off by an individual claiming to be a babysitter. Detectives were subsequently dispatched to the location to assist patrol officers with identifying the child and his/her parents. The child was successfully identified within one (1) hour, and an investigation determined that he/she was supposed to have been dropped off at a day care facility in the 19-00 block of Morlott Avenue, Fair Lawn (about 1 block away). Child and parents were reunited without incident about 90 minutes after the original call for police assistance was made.

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Alleged Fair Lawn Drug Dealer Picked Up with 20 Pounds of Pot and 25 Pounds of Hash

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Fair Lawn Nj, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ERIK A. CRUZ (DOB: 01/12/1983; single; unemployed) of 3907 Northern Drive, Fair Lawn, NJ on drug distribution charges.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Porsche Destroyed in Car Fire at the Bottom of the Exit Ramp from 208 South in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, at 6:39 AM Saturday morning, Fair Lawn Fire Engine Companies 3 and 4 were dispatched to a car fire at the bottom of the exit ramp from 208 south and Plaza Road. Fair Lawn Battalion Chief Mike Salvini reported that there was a fully involved car fire. The members of Engine 3 and 4 quickly put out the fire. There were no injuries, but the car, a 1987 Porsche 928, was a total loss. All Fair Lawn units cleared the scene by 7:30 AM.

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Nabisco Demolition Delayed

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Fair Lawn NJ, implosion of the former Nabisco property that was scheduled for April 15 has been postponed due to permit delay, officials said.

Implosion of the Fair Lawn Nabisco tower will force the evacuation of a few area homes in the adjacent and close Glen Rock schools has been postponed to an undetermined date, officials said Wednesday.

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Single Family Home Fire in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, Firefighters quickly extinguished a Wednesday morning, 04/05, fire that started on the second floor of a home on Ruskin Road in Fair Lawn. No injuries were reported in the incident. The single family home was unoccupied when police and firefighters arrived on the scene. An investigation is underway to determine what started the smokey blaze. Also on scene Fair Lawn Fire Department , Fair Lawn Fire Company #4 , Fair Lawn Rescue Squad , Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps , Fair Lawn Fire Company #3 , Fair Lawn Fire Company 2 , Fair Lawn Police Department .

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Fair Lawn Fire Department Makes Quick Work of a Chimney Fire

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Fair Lawn NJ, at 2:54 AM Sunday the Fair Lawn Fire Department was dispatched to a reported chimney fire on the 12 block of Saddle River Road. Upon arrival, Fair Lawn Fire Chief Jake Mamo reported smoke showing from the structure in what appeared to be a chimney fire that had extended into the walls of the first floor. A general alarm was transmitted. The fire was quickly extinguished and the fire companies opened up the walls to look for extension. Fair Lawn Rescue, Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corp, and the Fair Lawn Police Department also assisted on the scene. Mutual aid companies from Elmwood Park and Saddle Broom were stationed in Fair Lawn to handle any other calls. All fire units were cleared from the scene by 5:33 AM. There were no injuries to the residents or to firefighters.

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Fair Lawn Police Report an Uptick in Facebook Scams

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Fair Lawn NJ, according to Fair Lawn Police, there has been an uptick in Facebook scams. A post is created in Facebook marketplace and/or a regular post in which they will show they are selling something. It may even show they are from the town so it looks really trustworthy. The scammer will ask for a deposit via Venmo/cashapp/zelle etc. give an address and your next trip will be to the police station to make a fraud report.

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River Road in Fair Lawn Temporary Closed After Car Strikes Utility Pole

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Fair lawn NJ, a single vehicle Friday afternoon, 02/24, crash in the 300 block of River Road, Fair Lawn, resulted in a non-life threatening injury to the vehicle’s driver, and the temporary closure of River Road near the crash site. A utility pole was damaged in the mishap, but there were no reported disruptions to utility services in the area. A tow truck removed the wreckage from the roadway. Fair Lawn Police, Fair Lawn EMS, and a paramedic team from St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center responded to the incident.

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Driver Claims He Was Run off the Road in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, the lone passenger in an older model BMW convertible sustained non-life threatening injuries in a Thursday afternoon, 02/23 Fair Lawn crash. The BMW’s driver, who was uninjured in the mishap, told Fair Lawn Police officers that he’d been run off of the road and into a utility pole by another driver. Police at the scene were observed questioning the driver of a damaged Mercedes SUV about the incident. No summonses appeared to have been issued on the scene, and the Mercedes was able to have been driven away on its own power. A flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged BMW. Members of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad attended to a crash related fluid spill. A County of Bergen OEM ambulance transported the injured passenger to a local hospital.

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Passenger Vehicle Plows into a Crowded Restaurant in Fair Lawn

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Fair lawn NJ, Multiple non-life threatening injuries were reported when a passenger vehicle plowed head on into the crowded Green Dragon Asian Cuisine Restaurant in Fair Lawn early Sunday evening, 02/05. All Borough of Fair Lawn emergency services agencies responded to the incident. The restaurant. located in the 1900 block of Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, sustained heavy damage to its exterior façade and interior dining room. The vehicle, a Ford SUV, was backed out of the interior on its own power, then removed from the parking lot by a flatbed tow truck. The driver was apparently uninjured in the mishap.

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Fair Lawn Police Department: all in a Day’s Work

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police Department,  all in a days work ,a few accidents…a shoplifting…medical calls…a DUI  and well this…not really sure what to think. A rooster that doesn’t know what time it is?

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Police Officers Injured in Arrest of Gas Station Robbery ,as Suspect Smears Feces on Wall at Police HQ in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police say an 83-year-old BP male employee was attacked and assaulted at a BP gas station in Fair Lawn. The 83-year-old victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson with facial injuries.

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