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Major Accident at intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road, Shuts Down Road for Hours

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Fair Lawn NJ, A two (2) vehicle Monday evening, 11/23 crash at the intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn resulted in at least one (1) fatality and an unknown number of injuries. Fair Lawn Police, Fair Lawn Fire, Fair Lawn EMS, Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue, and a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital rushed in vain to aid crash victims. The entire intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road was likely to remain closed for hours to facilitate an investigation, restoration of damaged utility & traffic control equipment, and clean up. NorthJersey.com is reporting , “At least one person died in a motor vehicle accident on Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn Monday evening, police confirmed.”

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Bicyclist Struck By SUV in Fair Lawn

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Fair lawn NJ, Multiple Fair Lawn Police units rushed to aid an adult male bicyclist who was struck by a Lexus SUV that was exiting the TD Bank branch at 14-03 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn on Friday afternoon, 11/20. The victim sustained minor injuries and refused ambulance transportation to a local hospital. He was given a “courtesy” ride home in a marked police cruiser. Police at the scene did not indicate whether any summonses were/would be issued to the Lexus’ driver.

 

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Mondelēz International Debates Shutting Down Fair Lawn Nabisco factory

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Fair Lawn NJ, the half-century old Nabisco factory on Route 208 known for the cookie aroma may become the next victim of New Jersey’s anti-business high tax climate. While nothing is set in stone the Plant owner Mondelēz International is considering closing. Laurie Guzzinati, a senior director of corporate and government affairs in North America for Mondelēz , confirmed to NorthJersey.com  that on Tuesday, November 12th, Mondelēz met with unions and employees across the state to discuss options being weighed.

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Fair Lawn Firefighters Quickly Extinguished Saturday Morning blaze

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Fair Lawn NJ, A 1-1/2 story single family home in the thirty-eight hundred block of Vanore Drive, Fair Lawn caught fire on Saturday morning, 11/07. Fair Lawn firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, which appeared to have been limited primarily to the structure’s exterior. All occupants of the home safely exited the structure prior to the arrival of fire department personnel. Fair Lawn Police also responded.

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Box Truck Takes Out Utility Pole in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police, Fair Lawn Fire Companies #1 & #3, and the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad responded to a early Friday afternoon, 10/30, crash in which a box truck veered off of River Road and crashed into a utility pole and large shade tree before coming to rest on the front lawn of a single family home. The truck’s driver self extricated from the wreckage; the nature of his/her injuries is unknown. River Road was closed in both directions for an extended period to facilitate replacement of the pole, and the restoration of utility services. Elmwood Park Police assisted by providing traffic control.

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YOUTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND LURING

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Fair Lawn NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JACK T. ANDERSON (DOB: 10/27/1994; single; youth program director) of 14-26 Elmary Place, Fair Lawn, NJ, on charges of Production Of Child Pornography, Luring, Endangering The Welfare Of A Child, and Providing Obscenity To A Minor. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Fair Lawn Police Department under the direction of Chief Glen Cauwels.

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Fair Lawn Bear Cub Safely Relocated

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police, Fair Lawn Fire  Company #1, Fair Lawn OEM, Fair Lawn DPW, NJ Transit Police ESU, and NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife personnel all joined forces on Monday afternoon, 09/28, to capture a 70 pound female bear cub that treed itself at NJ Transit’s Radburn passenger rail station on Pollitt Drive in Fair Lawn. The cub was captured unharmed, medically checked and tagged by NJDEP staff, and placed in a specially equipped truck for transport to a undisclosed location for release into the wild. Dozens of bystanders watched from a nearby shopping center parking lot, and the eastbound Radburn train station platform, as the capture was executed.

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Trapped Rabbits Saved by Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Fair Lawn Police

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Fair Lawn NJ, members of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad assisted Fair Lawn Police patrol officers in the rescue of at least two (2) baby rabbits that were trapped in basement window wells covered by protective grates at the Forrest Elementary School, 10-00 Hopper Avenue, Fair Lawn on Saturday evening, 09/05. All trapped rabbits were successfully rescued and released into a nearby multi-purpose field. Children playing in the area had notified Fair Lawn Police of the animals’ predicament.

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Car Crashes inside Kia dealership in Fair Lawn

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Fair lawn NJ, One (1) non-life threatening injury was reported following a Wednesday afternoon, 09/02 motor vehicle crash inside of the Jack Daniels Kia dealership at 29-09 Broadway, Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn Police and a BLS ambulance from Hackensack University Medical Center responded to the incident. The damaged vehicle, a white colored Kia, was able to be driven away from the interior crash scene and parked in an exterior service lot. No word from police on the scene as to who was driving the vehicle when it crashed, nor what the vehicle hit. The injured driver, an adult male, walked to the ambulance on his own power.

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Fair Lawn Crash Sends One to Valley Hospital

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Fair lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police and Fair Lawn EMS responded to aid the injured driver of a 4-door Infiniti after it crashed into a utility pole in the 16-00 block of Kipp Street, Fair Lawn on Wednesday afternoon, 08/05. The female victim was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Her injuries appeared to have been non life threatening in nature. A passenger in the vehicle escaped injury. The wrecked sedan was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Police at the scene did not say what caused the driver to lose control and crash. No word either as to whether any crash related summonses would be issued.

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Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In 5 Vehicle Crash in Fair Lawn

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Fair lawn NJ, a high speed pursuit of an allegedly stolen vehicle terminated in a crash at the intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Plaza Road North, Fair Lawn on Wednesday afternoon, 07/22. Five (5) vehicles, including the one being pursued, were involved in the collision; all were removed from the scene by multiple flatbed tow trucks. At least two (2) crash victims were transported to local hospitals by ambulances. Paramus Police took two (2) adults, a male and a female, into custody. No police officers appeared to have been injured in the incident. Fair Lawn Fire Department extinguished an engine compartment fire in one (1) of the wrecked cars. Police officers from several local agencies converged on the scene to assist to aid the injured, and to help with crowd and traffic control.

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Vehicle Destroyed in Early Morning Fire in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Fire Department  responded to extinguish a fully involved passenger vehicle fire in the 2900 block of Fair Lawn Avenue late Sunday morning, 07/19. The vehicle was totally destroyed; no injuries were reported in the incident. Fair Lawn Police also responded to provide traffic control assistance and to take the necessary information for a property damage report. A tow truck removed what remained of the 4-door sedan. Traffic on Fair Lawn Avenue was detoured while emergency crews worked at the fire scene.

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Low Hanging Tree Branch Immobilizes Tractor Trailer in Fair Lawn

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Fairlawn NJ, a tractor trailer was immobilized after it slammed into a tree limb in front of 25-31 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn on Monday afternoon, 06/22. The Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue Squad and the Fair Lawn DPW worked jointly to free the vehicle from its predicament. No injuries were reported in the mishap. A segment of Fair Lawn Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic in both directions while emergency response crews worked. Police at the scene did not indicate whether any summonses were issued to the tractor trailer  driver. A water main break in the same block also impeded traffic earlier in the day.

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Dive Teams Search Passaic River Near the Fair Lawn Avenue bridge in Ongoing Investigation

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Fair Lawn NJ, last Wednesday Underwater diving teams from several municipalities in Bergen and Morris Counties focused their combined search efforts on a small segment of the Passaic River near the Fair Lawn Avenue bridge, Fair Lawn, on Wednesday morning, 03/18. Media reports indicate that the search was being conducted in connection with a criminal investigation. Officials at the scene did not say what or who scuba divers were looking for, nor did they reveal if anything or anybody was located in the river.

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Columbia Bank Robbed in Fair Lawn

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Fair lawn NJ, Fair Lawn Police report that it was shortly after 2 p.m. when the heavy-set black female robber “passed a note to the teller while keeping one hand in her jacket pocket and bringing that pocketed hand on top of the counter for the bank teller to see. This happened at the Columbia Bank on Fair Lawn Avenue. If you saw anything or have any information of this suspected pictured please contact us at 201-796-1400.

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