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11th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ

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Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn
Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn A Fair Lawn detective investigating a report of an attempted knifepoint street robbery quickly got a confession – from the alleged victim, authorities said. Joey T. Martinez, 29, of Paterson had called the police desk at 2:30 a.m. last month to report the failed holdup, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Martinez told officers who responded to Henderson Boulevard at Central Avenue that he was walking near 11th Street when a black Nissan pulled behind him, Eleshewich said. “A Hispanic male in his early 20s, 5-foot-6, with long hair and dressed in all black comes up behind him and pushes him to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going
Fair Lawn PD: DWI Bogota Motorist Crashes, Keeps Going A Bogota man was drunk when he crashed his car into another and kept going, Fair Lawn police said. Officers found the disabled 2005 Honda Accord on Fair Lawn Avenue, nearly five blocks from where it struck a 2009 Honda Civic at the corner of 11th Street and Long Road, shortly before 11:30 p.m. this past Saturday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Still behind the wheel was Angel Garcia-Gantier, 34, he said. Garcia-Gantier failed a roadside sobriety test and was taken into custody, Metzler said. His vehicle was impounded and Garcia-Gantier was released to a responsible adult under John’s Law. He’s…

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by Jerry DeMarco