Crime & Safety

Man Walking On 208 Found With Drugs: Fair Lawn Blotter

Fair Lawn police responded to a number of calls over the past week, including two narcotics-related arrests.

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Fair Lawn police responded to a number of calls over the past week, including two narcotics-related arrests.

You can read more about those incidents in a blotter provided by the department:

01/12/2020 7:03 a.m. Narcotics

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P.O. Michael Van Ness initiated a motor vehicle stop on Broadway at Midland Avenue and arrested the operator, a 23-year-old woman from Englewood, after marijuana was found inside a purse in the vehicle. She was released after being charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

01/13/2020 3:41 a.m. Narcotics

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P.O. John Rovetto responded to Route 208 at Maple Avenue on a report of a person walking on the state highway and once he found the person, transported a 38-year-old man from Fair Lawn back to his crashed vehicle on Lake Street at Weber Place. He was placed under arrest when vape catridges with THC were discovered inside the vehicle. He was released after being charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), possession of drug paraphernalia, leaving the scene of a crash, failure to report a crash, careless driving & CDS in a motor vehicle.

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