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Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn
Knifepoint Fair Lawn Street ‘Robbery’ Takes Unusual Turn A Fair Lawn detective investigating a report of an attempted knifepoint street robbery quickly got a confession – from the alleged victim, authorities said. Joey T. Martinez, 29, of Paterson had called the police desk at 2:30 a.m. last month to report the failed holdup, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Martinez told officers who responded to Henderson Boulevard at Central Avenue that he was walking near 11th Street when a black Nissan pulled behind him, Eleshewich said. “A Hispanic male in his early 20s, 5-foot-6, with long hair and dressed in all black comes up behind him and pushes him to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Video, Social Media Posts ID Local Girls Who Trashed Fair Lawn Community Pool, Police Say Video, Social Media Posts ID Local Girls Who Trashed Fair Lawn Community Pool, Police Say
Video, Social Media Posts ID Local Girls Who Trashed Fair Lawn Community Pool, Police Say A trio of local girls who police said trashed a Fair Lawn community pool apparently didn't keep it a secret. Police responded four different times to overnight break-ins with damage to surveillance cameras, signs and hand-sanitizing stations at the Radburn Association pool, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The sanitizing stations and a lock box containing facility keys were also stolen, he said. Detective Brian Rypkema identified the three borough girls -- all 15 -- after reviewing surveillance video and social media posts, the sergeant said. Delinquency complaints were signed against all three, …

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by Jerry DeMarco