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Prescott Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ

FOUND! Missing Teen Turns Up Near Home FOUND! Missing Teen Turns Up Near Home
Found! Missing Teen Turns Up Near Home UPDATE: A massive search ended when a missing 17-year-old boy with autism from Hawthorne was found. Christopher Dougherty was last seen near his home on Prescott Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 11, police said. Authorities were concerned because he wasn't wearing any shoes and had on shorts Police K9s were brought in and a New Jersey State Police helicopter was in the air. He was found at North 8th Street and Mohawk Ave barely a half-dozen blocks from home, police said.
Hawthorne House Fire Doused Hawthorne House Fire Doused
Hawthorne House Fire Doused Firefighters doused a stubborn house blaze Tuesday morning in Hawthorne. It came in as a ceiling fire on Prescott Avenue off North 9th Street, but firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic shortly before 7:30 a.m. Two alarms on arrival quickly went to three alarms. It took about an hour to extinguish all visible fire. Firefighters continued to douse hot spots past 9 a.m. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Prospect Park and Wyckoff. No injuries were immediately reported.