21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say 21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say
21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say Animal control officers removed 21 cats and two dogs who authorities said were being neglected by a Fair Lawn woman. Julie Alaimo, 37, was charged with nearly two dozen counts of animal cruelty, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Police found the animals at Alaimo’s home on 30th Street near Raphael Street following a complaint last Tuesday, Nov. 8, Metzler said. Officers with Bergen County Animal Control were summoned and borough police Lt. James Krizek investigated, the sergeant said. Alaimo must answer the summonses in court.
Cell Tower Workers Stuck In The Air Rescued By Fair Lawn Firefighters Cell Tower Workers Stuck In The Air Rescued By Fair Lawn Firefighters
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…
Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Tree Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Tree
Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Tree A firefighter with just the right experience helped rescue a tree trimmer who was left perilously perched in the air in Fair Lawn after a cut limb from an oak broke his leg, responders said. Firefighters couldn't get to the 42-year-old arborist from Hackensack with an aerial ladder after the mishap left him stranded on an unsteady limb 20 to 30 feet above the backyard of an Ellington Road home shortly before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. They had to use ground ladders and ropes instead. "Coincidentally, while on his way to teach rope rescue for hostage negotiation, off-duty FF Steven Alvarez…
New Jersey Is Home To Two Of The Best Small Cities In America, Website Says New Jersey Is Home To Two Of The Best Small Cities In America, Website Says
New Jersey Is Home To Two Of The Best Small Cities In America, Website Says Nearly half of the US population says they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, so the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted a research study about 2022’s Best Small Cities in America, which it released on Tuesday, Oct. 4.  To help Americans put down roots in places offering good quality of life and affordability, WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 43 key indicators of livability— which range from housing costs and school-system quality to restaurants per capita and the crime rate, but you can read more about that methodo…
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor An Uber passenger was robbed at knifepoint outside a Saddle Brook hotel by a man who’d conspired with the female driver and another accomplice to hold him up, authorities said. Uber driver Karina Eremyan, 30, of Fair Lawn was behind the wheel when ex-con Antonio Bowen, 28, of Fair Lawn put a knife to the passenger’s neck in the parking lot of the Crowne Plaza Saddle Brook hotel off Route 80 around 3:30 a.m. March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Bowen forced the fare to turn over his backpack, which contained $3,000 and other undisclosed items, the prosecutor said Friday. Th…
Driver, 87, OK After Sedan Plows Into Fair Lawn Convenience Store (PHOTOS) Driver, 87, OK After Sedan Plows Into Fair Lawn Convenience Store (PHOTOS)
Driver, 87, OK After Sedan Plows Into Fair Lawn Convenience Store (Photos) An 87-year-old driver from Glen Rock escaped injury when her sedan smashed through the front of a Fair Lawn convenience store. No other injuries were reported, either. The Toyota Avalon barreled into the Quick Mart in a mini-shopping center on Broadway when the driver accidentally hit the gas shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. Fair Lawn police and firefighters responded to the crash at the Quick Mart on Broadway.Douglas Lee for DAILY VOICE Borough police and firefighters -- including members of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad -- responded.  A building inspector de…
Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn
Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn A habitual offender was charged with stealing $18,000 worth of catalytic converters from school buses in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The pricey parts were swiped from vehicles at the Scholastic Bus Company depot on River Road shortly before 6 a.m. June 13, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Johannes Vanwageningen, 37, of Bloomingdale was identified as the thief by Fair Lawn Police Detective Chris O’Shaughnessy with help from Butler Police Detective Jarred Schmiedhauser. Vanwageningen is known to police, having served time for aggravated manslaughter and been arrested several times …
HEARTLESS: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More HEARTLESS: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More
Heartless: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More Phone scammers who told a Fair Lawn senior that her grandson was in trouble settled for half the $8,000 that he supposedly needed for bail money after she told them she didn’t have it, authorities said. The callers were in for a surprise, though: The would-be victim notified police, who were waiting when the Bronx pair showed up to collect. The passenger got out after both pulled up to the woman's Plymouth Drive home, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. That’s when police moved in, he said. Elvin Guzman, 32, was seized, charged with theft and released under New Jersey’s bail reform law of 2017. the…
Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS
Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS One man was killed and another wounded in an overnight shooting outside Paterson Eastside High School, authorities said. Police responding to the 2:17 a.m. incident on Park Avenue on Sunday found a 21-year-old victim with multiple wounds and a 25-year-old man who was also wounded. The younger man died a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The older victim remained in stable condition, they said. Neither victim was immediately identified. Valdes and Baycora also didn’t say wh…
NJ Steakhouse Named Among Best In America NJ Steakhouse Named Among Best In America
NJ Steakhouse Named Among Best In America Want to give dad a break from the grill this Father's Day? A food and dining website suggests heading to one steakhouse in North Jersey. The River Palm Terrace — in business for more than 35 years — was named the best steakhouse in New Jersey by Eat This Not That. Posted by The River Palm Terrace, Edgewater on Thursday, January 2, 2020 The restaurant, which has a Fair Lawn location, says its focus is "Quality, quality, quality." "...each steak is dry-aged, hand-selected, and cut by the in-house butcher," Eat This Not That said. Sushi and pasta are also on the menu. River Palm Terrace,…
RECOGNIZE THEM? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock RECOGNIZE THEM? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock
Recognize Them? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock A 66-year-old Bergenfield man who was carrying a substantial amount of cash was beaten and robbed by a pair of ruthless thugs who left him in the parking lot of the Glen Rock warehouse where he works, authorities said. Glen Rock police released surveillance image photos Thursday night in the hopes of identifying the assailants. Co-workers at the De Boer Drive warehouse called 911 after hearing the victim’s cries for help shortly before 3 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim “was in possession of a large amount of cash” when he bought lottery tickets at a nearby Maple Avenue …
NOT TODAY, PAL: Fair Lawn Senior Turns Tables On 'Grandparent Scam' Artists NOT TODAY, PAL: Fair Lawn Senior Turns Tables On 'Grandparent Scam' Artists
NOT Today, PAL: Fair Lawn Senior Turns Tables On 'Grandparent Scam' Artists Not everyone falls for the "grandchild in trouble" scam. A Fair Lawn senior citizen who’d been targeted by scammers quickly figured out what was what and immediately called police. Detective Chris O’Shaughnessy responded to the Barry Place home after someone claiming to be a lawyer called a resident there and asked for $11,000 bail to get the would-be victim's granddaughter out of jail, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A woman was waiting outside to pick up the money, the caller said. O’Shaughnessy found the woman, 21-year-old Destiny Gonzalez of New York, NY, “whose story would keep changing dur…