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40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street 40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street
40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street A Hawthorne couple was hospitalized after being struck by a van on a local street. The van was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when it hit the pair, both 48 years old, near approaching Diamond Bridge Avenue around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, the lieutenant said. The 55-year-old driver, also from Hawthorne, remained at the scene, Hoogmoed said. Hawthorne police, EMS and ALS all responded, while Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police assisted, he said. No summonses o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CORRECTION: Hit-Run Driver Gets 364 Days In Death Of Hawthorne Grandpa In Glen Rock CORRECTION: Hit-Run Driver Gets 364 Days In Death Of Hawthorne Grandpa In Glen Rock
Correction: Hit-Run Driver Gets 364 Days In Death Of Hawthorne Grandpa In Glen Rock UPDATE: It may be difficult for many to believe, but a 67-year-old driver who sped off after a crash that killed a Hawthorne grandfather as he crossed a Glen Rock street was sentenced to a plea-bargained 364 days in the Bergen County Jail. A clerk with the Criminal Division of Superior Court in Hackensack incorrectly reported a three-year state prison sentence for Marina Lee of Hawthorne earlier Monday. It's actually less than a year in the county lockup in Hackensack, those who attended her Zoom-conferenced sentencing hearing on Friday. Lee was driving a Chevy Tahoe that struck Biagio Lem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Transit PD Nabs Philly Driver With Gun At Hawthorne Train Station NJ Transit PD Nabs Philly Driver With Gun At Hawthorne Train Station
NJ Transit PD Nabs Philly Driver With Gun At Hawthorne Train Station A Philadelphia man whose car was too close to the tracks at the train station in Hawthorne was arrested after NJ Transit police found him under the influence of drugs and carrying a gun, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a 7:30 a.m. call of vehicle near the track right of way off Lincoln Avenue spotted the gun on the floorboard of the vehicle's driver side, NJ Transit Senior Public Information Officer Kate Thompson said. Assisted by Hawthorne police, they arrested Alexus Ouy, 20, on charges that included possession of a weapon, a large-capacity magazine and drugs, as well a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fleeing Occupants Captured After Car Crashes Into Hawthorne Restaurant Fleeing Occupants Captured After Car Crashes Into Hawthorne Restaurant
Fleeing Occupants Captured After Car Crashes Into Hawthorne Restaurant Two people were arrested on drug charges after their car slammed into the side of an Italian restaurant in Hawthorne and they ran from the scene early Tuesday afternoon. The older-model Nissan crashed into Bella Fig on Lincoln Avenue shortly after 12:30 p.m., narrowly missing a fire hydrant. The vehicle struck a gas meter and deployed its front airbags. Both occupants fled and took refuge in the home of the vehicle's owner in the 100 block of Passaic Avenue in Hawthorne. Both were taken for treatment by separate ambulances to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. The extent of their inju…

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by Jerry DeMarco