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SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home
SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home A Honda SUV backing out of a driveway slammed into the front of a two-family Hawthorne home Tuesday night. The driver was taken to the hospital for examination after complaining of back pain following the 7 p.m. crash at the corner of Passaic and Loretto avenues. Authorities said the house sustained moderate structural damage. Authorities said the house sustained moderate structural damage.Boyd A. Loving A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked vehicle. Hawthorne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Hawthorne polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
3 Charged With Shoplifting From Fair Lawn CVS All Had Arrest Warrants, Police Say 3 Charged With Shoplifting From Fair Lawn CVS All Had Arrest Warrants, Police Say
3 Charged With Shoplifting From Fair Lawn CVS All Had Arrest Warrants, Police Say Three people arrested on shoplifting charges at the Fair Lawn CVS on the same day were all wanted by police on warrants.  The first incident took place on July 4 when Fair Lawn Police responded to the CVS at 18-35 River Road for a report of two men who had fled the store without paying for items, said Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler. While investigating the theft, Officer Stephen Buskiewicz approached two men matching the description on East 23rd Street in Paterson, but they fled on foot until eventually captured, Metzler said. Those captured included Sergei Derunets, 28, of Hackensack…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail
Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail A dump truck crashed into a guardrail on North Watchung and Rea avenues in Hawthorne Friday. No injuries were reported. North Haledon and Hawthorne police both responded. Last month, a dump truck crashed into a Hawthorne home on Sunrise Drive.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne
Mom, Daughter Struck By Car In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- A mother and her daughter weren't seriously injured when they were struck by a car while crossing a Hawthorne street Monday morning. Both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. The incident occurred in a crosswalk at the intersection of Lafayette and Van Winkle Avenues around 8:30 a.m. Hawthorney police and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco