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Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
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Update
: No Charges For Troubled Driver Who Claimed Child Was In Burning Car, Fair Lawn PD Says
An emotionally disturbed woman who told Fair Lawn police that a child was inside her burning car won't be criminally charged, authorities said. Officers were looking for an erratically-driven Dodge Neon when they spotted it speeding down a resident's driveway into a heavily wooded area off Saddle River Road around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1. The sedan got stuck on a large mulch pile, after which the driver began redlining the engine in a futile attempt to free it, a witness said."It sounded like someone was running a wood chipper," the witness said. The hot exhaust system ignit…
Obituaries
Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn
A funeral service is scheduled this week for 32-year-old Fair Lawn native William "Billy" Hennecke. Hennecke was graduated from Fair Lawn High School and Bergen County Tech, where he studied carpentry, his obituary says. He went on to work as an irrigation technician for Garden State Irrigation and Lighting. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing in local lakes and rivers and riding dirt bikes with family and friends. Hennecke, who died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day accident, is survived by his parents Hans and Eileen. He also leaves his sisters, Maureen Flax and her husb…
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash
A 32-year-old driver from Fair Lawn was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Route 208 early Thanksgiving evening. William Hennecke was driving his 2002 Porsche Boxter convertible when it veered off the southbound highway and into a utility pole just past Maple Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, Fair Lawn police said. Hennecke was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. An investigation was continuing. William "Billy" Hennecke SPECIAL to DAILY VOICE A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vander Plaat Colonial Home at 13-31 Saddle River…
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Fair Lawn Synagogue Amid Nationwide Rise In 'Swatting' Calls
Fair Lawn police evacuated a local synagogue and the immediate area after a caller claimed to have planted two pipe bombs there. The Thursday night incident comes with Rosh Hashana about to begin at sundown Friday, Sept. 15 -- and amid a frightening nationwide increase of anti-Semitic "swatting" calls. A caller to the Fair Lawn Police Dispatch Center at 8:01 p.m. Sept. 14 claimed to have planted both bombs in a black backpack at Congregation Ahavat Achim on Saddle River Road, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Police cleared the building and neighboring homes, and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb …
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Overnight Fire In Fair Lawn Serves As Reminder About Chimney Safety
A pre-dawn chimney fire doused by Fair Lawn's bravest serves as a critical public safety reminder. Fire from a chimney extended into the walls on the first floor of the Saddle River Road home shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Fire Chief Jake Mamo said. Mamo, who transmitted a general alarm, said firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze and opened the walls to check for any extension. No injuries were reported. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad, Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Police Department all assisted, the chief said. Mutual aid for coverage was provided by Elmwood Park and Saddle Br…
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Cell Tower Workers Stuck In The Air Rescued By Fair Lawn Firefighters
Three workers handling a job on a cellphone tower were rescued by Fair Lawn firefighters after their lift got stuck. Members of Fair Lawn Fire Company #2 brought their ladder truck to the borough DPW complex on Saddle River Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. All three workers climbed down the 50 or so feet without any trouble. Firefighters from Fair Lawn Fire Company #2 brought a ladder truck to the Fair Lawn DPW garage on Saddle River Road on Thursday, Oct. 20.Boyd A. Loving A mechanic was summoned to fix the controls on the boom. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and con…
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Sedan Driver Sought In Double Hit-And-Run Outside Oceanos Restaurant
A driver sped off after crashing a sedan into two SUVs, disabling both, outside a 5-star Bergen County seafood restaurant, witnesses said. A Jeep and a Lexus that had its front driver's-side tire knocked off the rim both had to be towed after a black Audi slammed into them in front of Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill on Saddle River Road around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. One injury was reported. It appeared to be minor, witnesses said. The fleeing sedan had heavy front-end damage, they added. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has home security video or other evidence that c…
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Rollover Crash Jams Morning Rush At Routes 4, 208
A rollover crash jammed the eastbound morning rush near the Fair Lawn/Paramus border. A Honda Civic landed on its roof following a collision with a Ford wagon where Route 208 becomes Route 4 near Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn shortly before 7:20 a.m. Thursday. Fair Lawn police and Rescue Squad firefighters responded along with Paramus police and EMS. Both vehicles had to be towed.Boyd A. Loving No serious injuries were reported. Arrow Towing removed the vehicles. No serious injuries were reported.Boyd A. Loving
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Rappers Megan Thee Stallion, Pardi Dine At North Jersey Restaurant
Megan Thee Stallion and Pardi were spotted at a North Jersey restaurant last week. Oceanos Oyster Bar & Grill on Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn posted a photo of the rappers to its Facebook and Instagram pages on Thursday, May 19. @theestallion #megantheestallion #theestallion #oceanoswineroom Posted by Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill on Thursday, May 19, 2022 In a private wine room, the couple enjoyed $50 shots of tequila and dined on platters of upscale seafood, NorthJersey.com reports. "They were very nice," co-owner Nikolaos Panteleakis told Daily Voice. Pardi shared a vid…
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Pig Succumbs To Injuries From Fair Lawn Fire
A pig had to be euthanized following a pen fire in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A neighbor doused the flames that broke out behind a Saddle River Road home around 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The Bergen County SPCA arranged for Van Saun Park Zoo personnel to take the pig to the Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital, he said. The Fair Lawn Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause of the fire.
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Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
A motorist was hospitalized following a collision at a busy Fair Lawn intersection. The crash at Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road early Thursday afternoon sent one driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The other driver refused medical attention. Both the Jeep and Hyundai sedan involved in the crash had to be removed by a flatbed tow truck. Borough police and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and produced this story.
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Teen Daughter Of Slain Fair Lawn Mom 'Lost Her Best Friend'
TRIBUTE: Jeanette Willem "was not much for attention," but the late Fair Lawn mom would've appreciated the tidal wave of love and support that has come her family's way, her grieving brother said. A funeral service is scheduled this Monday for Willem, 43, who was slain at her job at Jamis Bikes in Northvale this week. "Everyone has been so supportive," Matthew Willem wrote Friday afternoon, adding that his sister "would have loved seeing everyone come together during this time." The shock and grief has barely subsided since news of Jeanette Willem's death was announced on Wednesday. A co-…
News
Pickup Truck, SUV Crash Head-On In Fair Lawn
A pickup truck and an SUV collided head-on Tuesday afternoon in Fair Lawn. The 59-year-old Honda Pilot driver from Glen Rock apparently crossed the double-yellow line passing another vehicle on Saddle River Road when it collided with a Chevy Silverado at Terhune Place shortly after 4:30 p.m., Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She sustained a head and chest injury, Metzler said. A 38-year-old male passenger in the pickup was hospitalized with neck, ribs and ankle injuries. He was one of five men who'd been out plowing snow, responders said. Two of the seven total occupants in both vehicl…
Police & Fire
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramus…
Police & Fire
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones, friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramu…
Police & Fire
Update
: Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash
She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramus…
Police & Fire
Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir
A memorial service will be held this Saturday for a longtime Hawthorne caterer who died after falling into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while ice fishing last week. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was rushed to Chilton Medical Center in Pequannock, where he was pronounced dead, after police and firefighters pulled him from the frigid water last Friday. Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, Trojanowski immigrated to the United States in 1989 before settling in Hawthorne 22 years ago. He owned and operated Meadowlands Catering in Hawthorne for 25 years and for the past three years was a tra…
Police & Fire
Funeral Mass Set For Popular Bergen County Sheriff's Officer, 34
A funeral Mass was scheduled in Ridgewood this Thursday for former Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Scott Emerson, who died suddenly this past weekend. Visiting hours are from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Vander Platt-Caggiano Funeral Home at 13-31 Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn, (201) 797-3500. Thursday's 10 a.m. funeral will be at Our Lady of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Ridgewood. Burial will follow in George Washington Cemetery in Paramus. "If someone asked 100 different people to describe you," good friend Ryan Ward wrote in tribute, "I can guarantee somewhere in…
Police & Fire
Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again
A pair of 29-year-old habitual offenders from Mahwah were arrested by Glen Rock police on drug charges following a Route 208 stop – and then released soon after being booked into the Bergen County Jail. An officer pulled them over around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for failure to signal what became an unsafe lane change on the northbound highway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Che Muller and Matthew Bourgholtzer were arrested after an open alcohol container, cocaine, suboxone and pot were found, Ackermann said. Traffic summonses also were issued, he said. Both men have documented criminal histo…
Police & Fire
Photos
: Fair Lawn Rescue Squad Cuts Out Windshield To Free Driver
A driver whose car rolled onto on its side refused medical attention Thursday night after Fair Lawn Rescue members cut out a portion of the windshield to free her. An electrical box was damaged in the northbound Saddle River Road crash just south of Fair Lawn Avenue around 8:40 p.m. A flatbed tower righted and removed the Toyota Prius. Fair Lawn police and firefighters responded, as did a PSE&G crew. Saddle River Road southbound was closed at Fair Lawn Avenue while crews worked. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Fair Lawn Rescue members cut out a …
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Check-Fishing Mailbox Thefts
Amid a rash of thefts from postal boxes throughout North Jersey, a Fair Lawn police detective arrested two women who authorities said cashed checks fished from two of them. For years, police and U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents have been flooded with reports of mail either fished from postal boxes or snatched after they were pried open. In several cases, cash was taken or checks cashed. Three months ago, a resident told police two checks mailed from a postal box outside a Plymouth Park shopping center on Saddle River Road were endorsed by a stranger. Detective Paul Donohue tracked dow…
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Police Captain Cracks Months-Old Cell Tower Battery Thefts
FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Thanks to a Fair Lawn police captain, one of two CVS shoplifters caught in the act was also charged with swiping four cellphone tower batteries several months ago, authorities said. Hawthorne couple Michael Wright, 41, and Nicole Paletta, 36 -were carrying nearly $50 worth of items taken from the River Road pharmacy when police arrested them a short time later. Paletta was released pending a court hearing. Wright, however, was held, after Capt. Joseph Dawicki identified him as the burglar who took the batteries from a Saddle River Road tower last Dec. 19. Wright, who was…
Obituaries
Funeral Set For Saddle Brook Man, 20, Who Died On Easter
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A funeral mass was scheduled this Friday for a popular 20-year-old Saddle Brook man who died suddenly on Easter Sunday. Andrew Camilleri was "sincere, witty and dedicated to everyone," reads his obituary, posted by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. "He enjoyed working out and traveling. "We will miss him dearly. A son is truly the greatest gift you can receive." Nicknamed "Hammer" and "A Train," Andrew wrestled and played football at Saddle Brook High School. His junior year, he scored five touchdowns and av…
Police & Fire
Four-Vehicle Pileup In Fair Lawn Smashes Sedan
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A four-vehicle chain-reaction crash Thursday morning in Fair Lawn took the greatest toll on a sedan that had to be towed. No injuries were reported in the Saddle River Road pileup near Naugle Drive. Glen Rock police provided traffic control assistance. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.
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