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Female Motorcyclist, 52, Hospitalized In Bergen County Crash Female Motorcyclist, 52, Hospitalized In Bergen County Crash
Female Motorcyclist, 52, Hospitalized In Bergen County Crash A 52-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized in a Bergen County crash Saturday, Oct. 8, authorities said. The woman was struck by a car on Broad Avenue at Probst Avenue in Fairview when she was struck by a car around 12:20 p.m., Chief David Brennan said.  The motorcyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with unknown injuries. The road was closed as firefighters dried fluids that spilled on the roadway, the chief said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Armed, Dangerous Fugitive Wanted By NYPD, ATF Captured By Fairview Police GOTCHA! Armed, Dangerous Fugitive Wanted By NYPD, ATF Captured By Fairview Police
Gotcha! Armed, Dangerous Fugitive Wanted By Nypd, ATF Captured By Fairview Police An armed and dangerous fugitive wanted by the NYPD and ATF had nowhere to run when Fairview police surprised him, authorities said. Alvin Eusebio, a 37-year-old ex-con, was wanted for shootings in Manhattan and Queens, as well as federal firearm offenses in Miami, when a colleague from the NYPD warrant squad told Fairview Police Detective Lt. Michael Martic that he might be in town. An Uber driver from the city had apparently dropped Eusebio off at an apartment building at the corner of Broad Avenue (Route 1&9) and Prospect Avenue in Fairview, the lieutenant said. Detectives obtained …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian GOTCHA! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian
Gotcha! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue as he wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle UPDATE: A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze
Photos: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze Firefighters doused a Wednesday night blaze in a Fairview commercial printing building. The two-alarm fire broke out on Broad Avenue across from Sedore Avenue around 7 p.m. Borough firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames. Providing mutual aid were their colleagues from Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fort Lee, Leonia and Palisades Park and Ridgefield. Borough firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported.Werner Ennesser for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. PHOTOS by Werner R. Ennesser AND Damien Danis. At th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo
Gone IN 60 Seconds: Critical Car Part Swiped At Alarming Rate In US, Fairview PD Nabs Duo Fairview detectives caught two thieves stealing catalytic converters amid what's become an explosion of thefts of the previous devices nationwide, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies everywhere are dealing with stealthy crews swiping the highly-prized emissions-control devices from the underbellies of vehicles parked in private driveways on otherwise quiet streets. “It’s a quick type of theft. They slide under a vehicle, go snip-snip and they’re gone,” Police Chief Martin Kahn said Monday. “They don’t have to steal the whole car.” Installed in almost all gasoline cars and trucks so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer
Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer A trio of Fairview police officers nabbed three burglars as they tried to flee the lot of one of the area’s largest truck dealers. Officers Ralph Guastella, CJ Turro, and Diego Porras caught one on the south side of Beyer Brothers on Broad Avenue, another who was tossing stolen items as he ran on the north side and the third waiting in a getaway car nearby after an alarm company notified police at 4:50 a.m. Friday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Khairi Matthews, 20, and Christopher Scott, 23, had a backpack containing a reciprocating saw, bolt cutter and sawzall blades, Kahn said. Scott al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection
Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection A garbage truck nearly toppled a traffic light at a busy Fairview intersection early Friday afternoon. No one was hurt after the B&B Disposal truck out of Hillside slammed into the light pole outside the Buy Rite Liquor Store at the corner of Broad and Fairview avenues -- at the bottom of what's long been known as "Dan Kelly's Hill, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. "Traffic was thickened while the truck was removed and repairs were made.

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by Jerry DeMarco