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Victim Run Over in Fair Lawn Road Rage Incident

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Fair Lawn NJ, late Thursday evening, July 11, a tragic road rage incident on Berdan Avenue in Fair Lawn escalated into violence when an elderly male passenger from one of the involved vehicles exited to speak to the other driver and was allegedly run over intentionally. The victim sustained serious injuries and was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. Fair Lawn EMS, assisted by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital, provided emergency medical care on the scene.

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Parking Goes Wrong ,Vehicle Crashed Through Fence at IHOP in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, three (3) occupants of a Ford Edge escaped injury late Saturday afternoon, 06/15, when their vehicle crashed through a fence and into a tree while attempting to park in the lot of an IHOP restaurant located on Broadway in Fair Lawn. A flatbed tow truck removed the vehicle from its predicament. Fair Lawn Police responded to investigate the crash.

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Minor Crash Leads to High Speed Pursuit Through Fair Lawn, Paterson, and Hawthorne

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Fair Lawn NJ, a minor Friday morning, 06/14, hit-and-run crash on Route 80 westbound in Saddle Brook involving a Honda Accord and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, lead to a more serious crash in Fair Lawn, followed by a high speed pursuit shortly thereafter through Fair Lawn, Paterson, and Hawthorne. The adult female driver of the Honda Accord was taken into custody after she fled from the Morlot Avenue, Fair Lawn crash site at high speed, and would not yield to pursuing police officers until they trapped her vehicle in a private driveway on Heights Avenue in Fair Lawn.

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Maple Avenue Bridge Closed After Transformer Explosion in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, a utility pole mounted electric transformer explosion and resultant fire on the Maple Avenue bridge between Fair Lawn and Paterson triggered full closure of the bridge to vehicular traffic for hours on Wednesday, 05/08. No injuries were reported. Information was unavailable at the scene as to whether any vehicles were struck by falling debris from the affected utility pole. The transformer itself appeared to have fallen into the Passaic River. Fair Lawn Police and Paterson Police provided traffic control during the incident. Paterson Fire Department Engine Company #5 assisted PSE&G Electric Division crews with fire suppression.

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BMW Slams into Utility Pole on Route 208 Sunday Morning in Fair lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, both occupants of a late model 4-door BMW sedan declined medical evaluation following an early Sunday morning, 05/05, crash in which their vehicle slammed head on into a utility pole at the intersection of Route 208 northbound and Harristown Road in Glen Rock. Glen Rock Police handled the accident investigation while Fair Lawn Police provided traffic control. A flatbed tow truck removed the BMW from the scene.

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Three Car Crash in Fair Lawn Sends Two to the Hospital

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Fair Lawn NJ, a three (3) vehicle Sunday morning, 05/05, collision at the intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and 4th Street, Fair Lawn sent two (2) victims to hospitals in separate ambulances, and heavily damaged two (2) of the vehicles involved. A flatbed tow truck hauled away both of the wrecked cars. Fair Lawn Police and Fair Lawn EMS responded to the incident, which was captured in its entirely by a nearby traffic camera.

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PSE&G Called in After Car Takes Our Utility Pole in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, PSE&G’s Electric Division was summoned to the scene of a Sunday morning, 04/28, single vehicle crash on Maple Avenue in Fair Lawn involving a utility pole. The driver of a 4-door Acura Sedan was transported by a Fair Lawn EMS ambulance to Hackensack University Center’s main campus shortly after the collision occurred. The victim’s injuries were reported to be non-life-threatening in nature. Fair Lawn Police conducted the crash investigation. The wrecked Acura was removed from the scene by a tow truck.

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Family Escapes Injury in Early Morning Route 208 Crash

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Fair Lawn NJ, three (3) small children, including a five (5) month old, and two (2) adults all escaped injury in an early Monday afternoon, 04/15, crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn.

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Body Discovered on NJ Transit tracks near Radburn Station in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, NJ Transit Police and Fair Lawn Police responded to an early Monday morning, 04/15, report of a dead body lying on the Suffern/Port Jervis bound train tracks at Radburn Station, 21-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn.

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Fully Loaded Concrete Mixer Rolls Over on Route 208 in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, it took several hours for towing company operators from two (2) separate companies to right a fully loaded concrete mixer that rolled over while entering Route 208 southbound at Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn on Thursday morning, 04/04. The truck’s driver sustained an arm injury in the mishap, and was transported to a local hospital by an ambulance. Fair Lawn Police , Fair Lawn Fire Department, Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue, and NJDOT personnel were all at the scene of the incident. Route 208 southbound was intermittently closed while emergency responders worked.

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Bronx Man Attacks Door Dash Employee with Knife in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, the Fair Lawn Police Department 2/27/24 – 7:46 pm – Aggravated Assault: P.O. Bradley Pindyck, P.O. John Rovetto, P.O. Brandon Loaiza, P.O. Salvatore Marotta, and Detective Justin DiGuglielmo responded to Door Dash, 15-01 Pollitt Drive Suite 3 and arrested Jermaine A. White, age 36 of Bronx, NY, after he threatened an employee and lunged at him with a knife. He was transported to the Bergen County Jail after being charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and unlawful possession of a weapon. The victim sustained no injuries.

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Police Officers Injured During Car Fire Rescue in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, while searching for a white colored Dodge Neon reported to be driving erratically on Saddle River Road late Saturday afternoon, 03/16, a Fair Lawn police officer spotted the vehicle driving down a private residential driveway at a high rate of speed, and directly into a heavily wooded area. The vehicle quickly became impaled on a large mulch pile and caught fire.

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Three-alarm Fire Severely Damages a Residence in Fair Lawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, on February 24, 2024, a three-alarm fire severely damaged a residence in Fair Lawn this afternoon. The Fair Lawn Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on the six block of 5th Street at 2:24 PM.

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Fair Lawn Police Officer Injured During Pursuit of Suspects

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Fair Lawn NJ, a Fair Lawn police officer, who was actively searching for two (2) fleeing shoplifting suspects, sustained a minor injury during a Monday morning, 01/29, two (2) vehicle crash at the intersection of Maple Avenue and River Road, Fair Lawn. The officer was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle involved was uninjured. Both shoplifting suspects were swiftly captured by other responding officers near the crash scene, which is right in front of the CVS store that was targeted by the alleged shoplifters. A flatbed tow truck removed the damaged unmarked police car from the scene. The other vehicle involved in the crash left the scene on its own power.

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Two Pedestrians Hit on Maple Avenue in Fairlawn

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Fair Lawn NJ, two (2) individuals were struck by at least one (1) vehicle near the intersection of Cedar Street and Maple Avenue, Fair Lawn shortly after 7:30 PM on Sunday, 01/28. Both individuals were transported by separate ambulances to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. One (1) victim was gravely injured, the other was alert and conscious as he/she was being loaded into an ambulance. Paramedics from The Valley Hospital assisted Fair Lawn EMS personnel at the scene. Maple Avenue was closed in both directions near the crash site for an indefinite period to facilitate an accident investigation.

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