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Morlot Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ

UPDATE: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire UPDATE: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire
Update: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire UPDATE: Three cats died in a fierce fire that all but destroyed a Fair Lawn home, officials said. The feline trio were the only ones home when the three-alarm blaze ignited at the front of the nearly 100-year-old wood-frame house on 5th Street off Morlot Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Fair Lawn native Nick Cornwell and his wife, Ashley, also lost all of their belongings. “We encountered heavy fire upon our arrival," Fair Lawn Fire Department Assistant Chief Ralph Rinaldo said. "The members did a great job knocking the fire down using deck guns before entering the b…
Wanted Unlicensed DWI Driver Carrying Crack, Smack, X Flees Route 208 Stop: Fair Lawn PD Wanted Unlicensed DWI Driver Carrying Crack, Smack, X Flees Route 208 Stop: Fair Lawn PD
Wanted Unlicensed DWI Driver Carrying Crack, Smack, X Flees Route 208 Stop: Fair Lawn PD An unlicensed driver with multiple outstanding warrants was carrying a variety of drugs and under the influence when he sped off from a Route 208 traffic stop, Fair Lawn police said. Basher Bajes, 38, of the Burlington County town of Palmyra, was initially stopped by Officer Matthew Hearon at the eastbound Morlot Avenue exit from northbound Route 208 shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct 19, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Hearon had gotten out of his vehicle when Bajes hit the gas on his PC Cruiser and headed west on Morlot, then back onto the northbound highway, the sergeant said. Bajes stopped …
Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn
Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn UPDATE: The victim of a fatal commuter train strike in Fair Lawn on Thursday was a township teenager, sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. The 16-year-old boy, who was in the 11th grade, was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The 66 train on the Port Jervis Line struck the victim between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, said Kyalo Mulumba, the transportation agency's senior public information officer. The train had left Middletown, NY, at 3:20 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:13 p.m., Mulumba said. There were…
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 A driver from Oradell was hospitalized after her sedan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on Route 208, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on the highway when her Honda Accord was struck by a Kenworth 310 cab just south of Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1. The 44-year-old Passaic trucker apparently was checking his speedometer when the crash occurred, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the female driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, Eleshewich said. Her condition…
Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say
Parked Cars Damaged In DWI Crashes, Fair Lawn Police Say It was fortunate that parked cars -- and not people -- were struck in separate DWI crashes a week and a half apart in Fair Lawn, responders said. Kelbin Cardenes of Paterson was arrested after refusing a roadside sobriety test following a single-car crash on Morlot Avenue near Van Saun Place around 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2022, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Cardenes was released to a responsible adult after being charged with reckless driving, failure to remain in a single lane, DWI and refusing to submit to breath testing, the sergeant said. Miguel Alvarez of Elmwood Park was arrested after…
SWATTING: Shotgun Shooting Report In Fair Lawn Proves Bogus SWATTING: Shotgun Shooting Report In Fair Lawn Proves Bogus
Swatting: Shotgun Shooting Report In Fair Lawn Proves Bogus A bogus call of a shotgun shooting brought Fair Lawn police to a quiet cul-de-sac. Officers who responded to the 11:45 p.m. call on Maywood Court off Morlot Avenue and Route 208 on Tuesday, Sept. 27, "rang the doorbell and spoke with all parties in the home," Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. "They were also given permission to inspect the home with negative results to the call," he said. Schools have been locked down and innocent people frightened at the sight of SWAT teams because of "swatters." Earlier this year, one of them used bogus local phone number to call in a series of threats th…
Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn A pickup truck collided with a sedan before slamming head-on into a utility pole in Fair Lawn. Everyone was OK following the crash at Morlot Avenue and Dorothy Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Arrow Towing removed both the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Altima. PSE&G was called to repair the pole. Fair Lawn police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. The pickup got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash A driver was hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash Monday in Fair Lawn that forced firefighters to cut a steel fence to free her. No other injuries were reported in the two-vehicle crash on Morlot Avenue at Philip Street. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Squad. Fair Lawn Rescue Squad members cut part of the fence to free the driver.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Both the Toyota Avalon and the other vehicle had to be towed after members of the Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue Squad cut the fence to free the sedan. B…
Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident
Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident Friday promises another ray of hope for the family of a 9-year-old Fair Lawn boy critically injured in a tragic accident last month. Aiden D'Angelo "is opening his eyes and moving his limbs," his father said Thursday. The news is heartening to many. There are Aiden's parents, Joe and Jessica, as well as his brother, Luca. There are the neighbors who called 911 and rushed into the street after Aiden was struck by a Honda CR-V on 17th Street near Morlot Avenue on May 26. There's the local police officer who held Aiden's head in his hands, the EMS workers who took him to St. Joseph's Re…
'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured 'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured
'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured A 9-year-old Fair Lawn boy was critically injured Wednesday in what responders all said was a "tragic accident." The third-grader apparently ran into 17th Street near Morlot Avenue when he was struck by a 2014 Honda CR-V shortly before 4 p.m., police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with a severe head injury, plus several broken bones, Metzler said. The driver, a 58-year-old woman also from Fair Lawn, remained at the scene, the sergeant said. No charges will be filed, he said. Fair Lawn police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members w…
Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn Italian Deli Blaze Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn Italian Deli Blaze
Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn Italian Deli Blaze Firefighters quickly doused a Sunday morning blaze at an Italian deli in Fair Lawn. The fire broke out in the kitchen and extended to the vents at Giovanni’s Deli on Morlot Avenue around 9 a.m. Responding firefighters had it knocked down in minutes. The fire broke out at Gio's around 9 a.m.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. Flames shot out the vents.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Giovanni’s (“Gio’s”) is open only for catering on Sundays. Firefighters knocked down the blaze within minutes.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE ALL PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving No inj…
NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins
NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins A 15-year-old New York City boy went on a burglary spree in Fair Lawn -- stealing cash, cigarettes and lottery scratch offs – using a muscle car reported stolen from Long Island, authorities said. The Feb. 21 spree included $100 taken from the register of Best Cleaners on Morlot Avenue after the glass front door was smashed, as well as a failed attempt at entering New Breed Paintball on Fair Lawn Avenue the same way, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Friday. The teen was captured on surveillance video breaking the glass on the front door of the BP Gas Station, also on Fair Lawn Avenue, around 3:30 a.…
Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Rt 208, Fair Lawn Detectives Investigate Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Rt 208, Fair Lawn Detectives Investigate
Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Rt 208, Fair Lawn Detectives Investigate UPDATE: Fair Lawn police on Friday continued to investigate a Wyckoff driver’s report that she was pulled over by two men posing as police officers. The 18-year-old woman told police that she’d just exited southbound Route 208 onto Plaza Road in Fair Lawn around 8:45 p.m. Monday when she saw overhead lights behind her. She described the vehicle following her as a small car that looked “similar to a Honda,” with front windshield tints, according to a report filed with Fair Lawn police on Thursday. Two men got out wearing “hoodies or beanies,” the woman reported.  Feeling something wasn’t …
Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn
Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn A 48-year-old Fair Lawn pedestrian was hospitalized with head and leg injuries after she was struck by a van Friday afternoon, police said. The victim was crossing Plaza Road when she was struck shortly after 2 p.m. by a 2010 GMC van driven by a 57-year-old Hackettstown man who was making a left turn from Morlot Avenue, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.She was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that Metzler said weren't considered life-threatening. Plaza Road between Morlot Avenue and Southern Drive was temporarily closed but later reopened, the sergeant sai…
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins A repeat offender from Paterson who was captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was charged with a pair of Fair Lawn burglaries. John Chavan Johnson, 32, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since the Sept. 15 chase. In that time, detectives have tied Johnson to car thefts and vehicle and home burglaries in Ridgewood, New Milford -- and, now, Fair Lawn. Less than a week before the chase, Fair Lawn police responded to home burglaries on Morlot Avenue near Canger Place during which electronics, garage tools and a vehicle were taken, …
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance A 30-year-old passenger removed by police in a fight on an NJ Transit bus was arrested in connection with a pick-up truck theft from a Fair Lawn parking lot the week before, thanks to surveillance footage that captured the theft, authorities said. The Ford F150 pick-up was reported missing from the Crunch Fitness parking lot on May 15 around 9 a.m., after a member reported his keys missing from his jacket pocket, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A week later, police responded to Morlot Avenue at Canger Place on a report of a fight between an NJ Transit driver and passenger, Metzler said. After rem…
Fair Lawn PD: Burglar Caught Swiping Items From Unlocked Vehicles Fair Lawn PD: Burglar Caught Swiping Items From Unlocked Vehicles
Fair Lawn PD: Burglar Caught Swiping Items From Unlocked Vehicles Summoned by citizens reporting a drunken man in their neighborhood, Fair Lawn police arrested a local resident who they said stole debit cards, sunglasses, headphones, a phone charger and change from three unlocked vehicles. Responding Officer Mark Roskowsky spotted 33-year-old Christian Rossiter on Dewey Place at Morlot Avenue, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Roskowsky found Rossiter carrying proceeds taken from vehicles on Canger Place and Morlot Avenue, the sergeant said. Rossiter also was carrying some marijuana, he said. Police charged Rossiter with three counts of burglary and possession of…
Why Home Security Apps Rock: Fair Lawn Police Nab Burglar In The Act Why Home Security Apps Rock: Fair Lawn Police Nab Burglar In The Act
Why Home Security Apps Rock: Fair Lawn Police Nab Burglar In The Act FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A Fair Lawn homeowner who got an alert on a security app led to the capture Wednesday afternoon of an accused burglar right outside the house. Before they were finished, Fair Lawn police had charged the man -- identified as Junior Perales, 31 -- with burglarizing the same place twice. The Morlot Avenue victim told police he got the video alert at 12:22 p.m. showing Perales going into a backyard shed and taking items, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Officers Luis Vasquez and Ian Manelis rushed to the home and grabbed Perales in the front yard, Metzler said. A bicycle that he use…
Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage
Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A 60-year-old Fair Lawn driver blocked another motorist with his van, then punched him in the face, breaking his nose, said police who arrested him. Severely bleeding, the 41-year-old Fair Lawn victim held onto Victor Aslanyan until another motorist summoned police to Morlot Avenue at Philip Street the afternoon of Jan. 22, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Aslanyan “drove his 2015 Ford van around the victim’s 2017 Toyota Highlander, blocking the Toyota from proceeding on Morlot Avenue,” Metzler said. Both men got out of their cars, the sergeant said, adding that Aslanyan popped t…