All two Fair Lawn men wanted was to spend this coming New Years Day at Dayglow, the self-proclaimed “world’s largest paint party,” on New York’s Pier 94. But they were disappointed to discover the tickets they purchased from the same Craigslist vendor, each for $125, granted them access to last year’s venue. Both men, friends in their twenties, met the vendor at different locations to make the transaction, one in Glen Rock, the other in Rutherford. Fortunately, the two men saved themselves a trip to the city. One contacted Ticketfly, who notified them of the bad news--the tickets were for …

Fair Lawn police made two separate arrests within the past week at Pathmark on Maple Avenue, one for shoplifting and one for theft, according to reports from the police department. Police arrested Sean Tuttle, 21, of Glen Rock last Saturday and charged him with shoplifting after he allegedly concealed an apple and several cans of “beefaroni” under his clothing before leaving Pathmark, according to a police report. Officers Gerard Graziano, Don Mac Isaac, Brian Rypkema and Sgt. Eric Leitman responded to the supermarket on Maple Avenue at 1:37 a.m. for a report of a shoplifter that had run out …

A patron of Retro Fitness told Fair Lawn police that someone took his cell phone from his jacket pocket while he was working out on Feb. 9, according to a police report. Officer Kenneth Cavanagh responded to the Pollitt Drive gym at 9:26 p.m. that night, police said. The jacket was left hanging on a hook unattended during the workout, the report said. Here are other recent incident reports in Fair Lawn: On Feb. 7 at 8:46 p.m., Officer Tom Check responded to the area of Morlot Avenue and 15th Street for a car stuck on an embankment of snow, and found driver Andrew Stewart, 55, of Fair Lawn, …

Fair Lawn police arrested two individuals for concealing several containers of baby formula under their clothing prior to leaving ShopRite on River Road Sunday night, marking the second incidence of shoplifting at the supermarket within a week. Shannon Laforge, 30, of Fairfield and Thomas Diana, 27, of Maywood were transported to police headquarters and each charged with shoplifting, according to a police report. Both were later released on their own recognizance and are scheduled to appear in municipal court at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16. On Jan. 25 at 10:48 a.m., Officer Brian Simpson responded to …

A man's cell phone was stolen from the cup holder of a treadmill he was using at Retro Fitness on Pollitt Drive Thursday night, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. At 8:29 p.m., Officer Louis Failla responded to the gym for a report of a theft, the report said. The victim said he left his cell phone and keys in the cup holder, walked away from the machine for a brief period of time, and upon his return found both the keys and cell phone missing, police said. When the victim went to report the theft to the front desk, he found his keys had been turned in, but …

A business manager at Glen Toyota of Fair Lawn told police on Saturday that an unknown person stole a passenger door off one of the Toyotas at the car dealership, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. Officer William Hickey responded to the Maple Avenue dealership, where the manager informed him that the Toyota was parked in the lot and the door was removed sometime overnight, police said. Also on Saturday, Officer Brian Simpson responded to the Land and Sea Restaurant on Fair Lawn Avenue for a report of theft, a police report said, According to …

A Henderson Boulevard resident reported Monday that someone drew a swastika on the hood of his Toyota while it was parked on Pollitt Drive overnight, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. On Tuesday at 5:20 p.m., Officer Christopher Siano responded to United Check Cashing on Broadway for a report of criminal mischief, a police report said. According to a store employee, a disgruntled customer broke the glass pane on the front door as she walked out of the store earlier that day, police said. A description of the woman was provided and police searched …

The Fair Lawn Police Department has tracked down four wanted persons since Nov. 30, with the most recent arrest coming Sunday, according to incident reports. On Sunday at 8:27 p.m., Sgt. James Corcoran observed a white Jeep Cherokee parked on Heights Avenue occupied by a Seth Noah, 18, of Fair Lawn, a police report said. Corcoran recognized Noah and knew that he was wanted by the Hawthorne Police Department for an unanswered traffic violation, the report said. Hawthorne Police responded to the scene and took Noah into custody; Corcoran also charged Noah with driving while …

While responding to a loud party on Hopper Avenue in the wee hours of the morning Sunday, Fair Lawn police arrested an intoxicated man who allegedly struck two cars with his Nissan Altima and drove away, according to a police report. At 2:36 a.m. on Sunday, Officers Michael Franco, Robert Manning and Steve Buskiewicz—trying to locate the party—were flagged down by a woman who said that she and her friends were sitting in her car when the vehicle of 20-year-old Fair Lawn man Jose Quintana began to back up on Hopper Avenue, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police …

Fair Lawn police helped secure a stolen automobile for police in Suffern, NY. Officer Chris Siano was dispatched to the commuter parking lot at the Radburn train station last Thursday at 11:56 p.m. to look for a black Acura, according to a report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. Dispatcher Michael Van Ness, while processing the traffic tickets issued earlier that day, discovered that the Acura was issued a parking ticket and had been reported stolen in Suffern, NY, police said. Siano located the stolen automobile in the commuter lot, securing the car for the Suffern Police …

Pelting homes, cars or people with eggs is a popular form of mischief on Halloween, but a Fair Lawn home reportedly suffered that fate on Thursday–a full four days after the holiday. Fair Lawn Officer Robert Belbol responded to a home on Wyckoff Terrace Thursday at 11:25 p.m. on report of eggs thrown at the home, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. The resident stated that he heard noise outside his home earlier in the evening, and when he went outside found that his house had been struck by several eggs, police said. Three different thefts from …

On Thursday night, a Hawthorne resident reported that his 2004 Jeep Liberty was stolen from the parking lot of Rivara's Grill House on Maple Avenue in Fair Lawn, according to an incident report from the Fair Lawn Police Department. The resident said he parked the car in the evening and returned several hours later to find it missing, police said. Here are other incidents from the past week in Fair Lawn: On Sunday at 12:52 a.m., Officers Paul Donohue, Sean Macys and Robert Belbol responded to the area of Virginia Drive and Dobrin Court for a report of a motor vehicle accident, according to a …

A borough man has been charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of Xanax, aggravated assault on an officer, and resisting arrest after trying to evade officers Monday night, according to police. At 11:15 p.m., Fair Lawn officers Paul Donahue, Lonnie Mergler and Thomas Check responded to Brian J. Lodolce's Westwood Drive home after a report that Lodolce was intoxicated and trying drive off in a car, police said. When officers arrived, Lodolce, 20, was getting out of the Oldsmobile Alero, and before they could speak with him he took off running torward the rear yard of the home, the …

Fair Lawn police arrested shoplifters at Walgreens, Pathmark and Shop Rite in within the past week, offiicials said. James P. Damico of Elmwood Park, 23, is currently serving a 10-day prison sentence for shoplifting in Fair Lawn and is due to be released on Sunday, according to the Bergen County Jail's records department. On Oct. 2 at 2:02 p.m., Fair Lawn Officers Brian Rypkema and Tom Check responded to the Walgreens store on River Road after the store manager saw Damico flee with a shopping basket filled with Advil and  drive off towards Maple Avenue, Fair Lawn police said. Officer Tim …

The Fair Lawn Police Department encountered a pair of counterfeits last week–fake currency, and an alleged false cry for help. Police are investigating a report of a counterfeit $100 bill that may have originated from a bank in Fair Lawn, according to a police report. On Sept. 15, a victim claimed to cash a check at a Fair Lawn bank and then later went to a bank in Garfield to deposit the cash. The victim said the bill from the Fair Lawn bank was identified as counterfeit by the Garfield bank, police said. The bill was recorded into evidence in Garfield and federal agents will be …