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Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses
Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses A man with an arrest history and a suspended driver’s license called police and then ran away early New Year's morning after his sedan hit two buses in Fair Lawn, said authorities who arrested him a short time later. Craig Tomlinson, 23, of Paterson was tracked down on Banta Place and Rosalie Street barely 20 minutes after the 8:46 a.m. crash on Broadway at 27th Street, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Tomlinson, who failed a roadside sobriety test, was charged with reckless driving, leaving the scene of a crash, driving while intoxicated and operating with a suspended license, Metzler said. He wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home
Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home What should have been a quick trip to the mall turned into a hellish nightmare for a paralyzed Bergenfield mom. Kathy Moore -- who is trying to raise money to buy herself a handicap accessible van -- ended up riding her electric wheelchair nearly two miles home in the cold Saturday due to problems with NJ Transit buses. Moore became paralyzed nearly 20 years ago after surviving a nearly-deadly stabbing by her ex-husband in Hackensack. She raised both of her sons alone and yearns to live an independent life -- working, volunteering and running errands. The public transportation system has …

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by Cecilia Levine