[Quintus of Smyrna]

I used to live in Fair Lawn, about 8 blocks from the intersection in question; my sister still lives there. She went to the Fair Lawn Police Department to place flowers there yesterday; apparently lots of people are doing that. This police officer was well liked by everyone in the community. Its still a great neighborhood, but unfortunately the 'creeps' from Paterson come across the bridge onto Broadway (Route 4); my sister had her car stolen 2 years ago, months later they caught the guys; apparently they had a 'professional' business going where they would steal cars and disassemble them for parts that are in high demand. never got the car back, but they found some of the discarded parts on the banks of the Passaic River. I keep telling her its time to move out; but then again it seems to be getting worse all over.

[larlaw]

I grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey during the 1970s and 1980s until I graduated from high school; Back then it was a great community, great schools, great place to raise kids. However, the demographics of Northern New Jersey are changing, and given Fair Lawn's proximity to Paterson, it appears that things there are in a slow but inevitable downward spiral. Especially with the flack given to the N.J. State police by the P.C. politicians and media over "racial profiling", I suspect the police in Fair Lawn can no longer do the aggressive policing they realistically need to do to keep the town safe from outside criminal elements. It is a shame and not likely to get any better. Just glad I don't live in the increasingly liberal New Jersey anymore...