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Fairview police received an anonymous call just before 1 a.m. saying someone was trying to kill her, Fairview's deputy police chief John Pierotti said.
Officers on scene on Franklin Avenue encountered an uncooperative female in the backyard with possible injuries, the deputy chief said. The female was not allowing officers inside of the house and said that her boyfriend was still inside.
The boyfriend, later identified as Jonathan Fauret, 35, of Rutherford, was refusing officers' commands to exit the home, Pierotti said.
The area was secured and Fauret was eventually found hiding under a stairwell in an illegal basement apartment, police said.
After initially providing false information, Fauret was charged with obstructing criminal investigation and hindering apprehension by giving false information. He was taken to the Bergen County Jail.
Officers from Fairview, Cliffside Park, and Palisades Park responded, as did the Bergen County Sheriff's Department and the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team.
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