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Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze
Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters protected nearby homes from serious damage when they snuffed a blaze that engulfed a car parked in a Fair Lawn driveway. The borough's bravest were temporarily delayed by a passing train as they headed to the Bergen Avenue home near 4th Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. They found flames consuming the vehicle. Not taking any chances, a responding assistant chief called a second alarm, summoning mutual aid for borough coverage from firefighting colleagues Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Paterson and Saddle River. Firefighters quickly doused the flames, which destroyed t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn PD: Couple Took Everything AND The Kitchen Sink Fair Lawn PD: Couple Took Everything AND The Kitchen Sink
Fair Lawn PD: Couple Took Everything AND The Kitchen Sink A Fair Lawn couple swiped a refrigerator and other sellable items from several area businesses, authorities charged. Fair Lawn Police Officer Juan Rodriguez stopped their car on 5th Street at Bergen Avenue and arrested the driver, Michael Katz, 45, and passenger Irene Katz, 43, after finding a stolen refrigerator, cooking pot and aluminum sink in their vehicle, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Officers also found heroin and crack in the vehicle, Metzler added. The items -- which police suspected the couple intended to pawn -- had been stolen from behind businesses on River Road at Bergen Avenue. …

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by Jerry DeMarco