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DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police
DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police Police responded to two unrelated incidents this month on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes, resulting in the arrests of three individuals, including two Mahwah residents, on various charges including DUI, authorities said. The first incident occurred on Dec. 4, around 12:47 a.m., when a motor vehicle stop on Route 208 North led to the arrest of Christopher W. Morgan, 41, of North Arlington, and Stephanie A. Swords, 36, of Mahwah, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said.  Both were charged with possession of CDS (controlled dangerous substances). Morgan was also issued several motor v…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MANHUNT: 12-Hour Search Ends In Franklin Lakes Following Fair Lawn Burglary, Pursuit, Crash MANHUNT: 12-Hour Search Ends In Franklin Lakes Following Fair Lawn Burglary, Pursuit, Crash
Manhunt: 12-Hour Search Ends In Franklin Lakes Following Fair Lawn Burglary, Pursuit, Crash What began as a home burglary in Fair Lawn ended with a crash in Franklin Lakes and the arrest of the driver exactly 12 hours later. An out-of-town resident reported remotely seeing two burglars on a security camera in her Koenig Court home just off Route 208 at 8:06 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. The superintendent arrived and saw the pair flee through a living-room window, the sergeant said. Responding officers rolled up on two men and a vehicle parked on northbound Route 208 moments later. The driver got back into the car and sped off, leaving hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police
Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police An overdosing 67-year-old motorist had to be revived with Narcan after his sedan struck another at a Route 208 exit in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Robert Mutzberg of Franklin Lakes was taken to The Valley Hospital following the crash at the intersection of the northbound highway and Summit Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. The other driver complained of pain but refused medical attention at the scene, McCombs said. A rear tire cap was ripped off and damage done along the driver's side of his Honda Civic when it was struck by Mutzberg's K…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208
Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 A motorist escaped injury when her sedan struck and killed a small black bear on Route 208, authorities said. The 30-year-old Haskell resident was headed north by herself on the highway when her 2016 Subaru WRX hit the bear between Ewing and Summit avenues in Franklin Lakes around 11 p.m. Friday, Capt. Mark McCombs said. She was OK, but the vehicle had to be towed, McCombs said. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife collected the bear.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Free Driver In Franklin Lakes Rollover Firefighters Free Driver In Franklin Lakes Rollover
Firefighters Free Driver In Franklin Lakes Rollover Franklin Lakes firefighters freed a heavily entrapped driver after a rollover crash. The Cadillac Escalade was on its side on Summit Avenue at Lynn Drive when responders arrived shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and began removing the roof before turning over the driver to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps for transportation to an area hospital. CityWide Towing removed the vehicle.Franklin Lakes Fire Dept.

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Firefighters Extricate Driver With Severe Head Injury In Crash Off Route 208 Firefighters Extricate Driver With Severe Head Injury In Crash Off Route 208
Firefighters Extricate Driver With Severe Head Injury In Crash Off Route 208 A driver suffered traumatic head injuries and had to be extricated by Franklin Lakes firefighters after she ran a stop sign and her car was hit by a truck, authorities said. The 27-year-old Paterson driver had exited northbound Route 208 to Summit Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m., Police Sgt. Denny G. Knubel said. She made a left onto Summit without stopping and her Nissan Sentra was struck by a Freightliner driven by a 66-year-old borough man, Knubel said. The Sentra then hit a BMW 530 driven by a 48-year-old Riverdale man who was headed north on Summit, he said. The truck and Sentra "wen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash
Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash Former NFL defensive end Rob Burnett was arrested and charged with DWI after crashing his truck a couple blocks from his Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. Burnett, 53, was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram that veered off Summit Avenue and crashed in a wooded area off Route 208 near Lynn Drive shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. He escaped without injury before being processed and released on DWI charges, the captain said. Malanga Towing removed the truck. The Livingston-born Burnett was drafted by the Cleveland Browns out of Syracuse University in 1990. He remained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown A 15-year-old car thief from Newark led Franklin Lakes police on a chase on Route 287 in one of two vehicles stolen overnight from the same borough home. A Huron Road resident called police before dawn Sunday saying that she activated a burglar alarm shortly before 5 a.m., scaring off someone who rang her doorbell, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein moments later spotted the teen, who matched the description of the stranger at the door, Bakelaar said. He was driving a 2019 Audi that had just been stolen, along with a 2017 BMW, from outside the caller’s home, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes Officer Injured In Brief Stolen SUV Chase Franklin Lakes Officer Injured In Brief Stolen SUV Chase
Franklin Lakes Officer Injured In Brief Stolen SUV Chase A Franklin Lakes police officer wasn't seriously injured in a crash with a stolen SUV during a pre-dawn pursuit Thursday, authorities said. A Highwoods Drive resident called police just after 2:45 a.m. to report someone trying to break into his vehicle, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein spotted a white, undetermined-type vehicle and a black Range Rover traveling together in the area, Bakelaar said. He tried stopping them, leading to a brief pursuit ended when Klein's cruiser collided with the Range Rover on Colonial Road near Summit Avenue, the captain said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes Driver Killed By Live Wire Identified As Wanaque Dad Franklin Lakes Driver Killed By Live Wire Identified As Wanaque Dad
Franklin Lakes Driver Killed By Live Wire Identified As Wanaque Dad A Wanaque father has been identified as the driver who was incinerated Thursday morning by a live utility wire in Franklin Lakes. Anthony Gonzalez, a father of three, died after driving around traffic cones and trying to move a downed wire in that was blocking Summit Avenue near the intersection of Route 208 just before 9 a.m., authorities said. Jackie Milnes of Fair Lawn, who works with Gonzalez' wife as a teacher, started a GoFundMe for the family. The site had raised nearly $500 as of mid Thursday afternoon. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Incinerated By Fire From Live Downed Wire In Franklin Lakes Driver Incinerated By Fire From Live Downed Wire In Franklin Lakes
Driver Incinerated By Fire From Live Downed Wire In Franklin Lakes FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A driver was incinerated after driving around traffic cones on a closed street and moving a downed live electric wire Thursday morning in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Responding officers found the SUV fully engulfed on Summit Avenue near the intersection of Route 208 just before 9 a.m., Capt. John Bakelaar said. Anthony Gonzalez, a father of three, apparently ignored the closed stretch of road and drove around the cones, then got out of the car for some reason and came into contact with the wire, multiple responders said. Investigators from the Bergen County Me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase
Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Garfield driver who authorities said nearly ran over a sheriff's officer and almost hit a Hawthorne patrol cruiser in a high-speed pursuit was caught by Fair Lawn police just under 24 hours later. Officer Juan Rodriguez pulled over a white Volkswagen Jetta driven by 48-year-old Faredon Abida on River Road at Hopper Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Rodriguez discovered active warrants for Abida out of Mahwah and Ho-Ho-Kus -- and also that he'd been involved in an assault on police and a chase that began just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Lafayett…

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by Jerry DeMarco