Crime & Safety

Cops: Dude Looked Like a Lady, Ran Off From IHOP

Also, police say a bank robber keeps his travel light.

This one takes the (pan)cake.

(You'll groan at the joke after reading below ... if you haven't already.)

Police say two men dined and dashed from an IHOP in Fair Lawn, . At least, technically, it was two men, police say.

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The driver of the car, police said, was dressed as a woman. He (or, if he prefers, she) was reportedly in a T-shirt, a black-hooded sweatshirt, and, we swear the police account says this ... "stretchy pants."

This is, of course, unacceptable for two reasons. For one, it's wrong to steal and to assault people. But more than that: Have you seen the calorie counts at IHOP? No one should consider wearing stretchy pants after a meal there.

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If you see anything, do a double-take, then call call Fair Lawn police at 201-796-1400.

Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:

If At First You Don't Succeed: Toms River police say their most recently apprehended bank robber didn't like to travel much. He allegedly entered a Provident Bank, but . Then, police say, he headed a Sovereign bank across the street ... just as the Provident employees on the other side of the road were reporting a suspicious person to Toms River dispatchers. Police say the robber handed a note to a Sovereign teller that secured him the $600 in her drawer, and an arrest not long after.

Yet Again, You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape: You know what's never good? Getting so drunk your family feels the need to call the cops. You know what's worse? Threatening to kill the officer when he shows up. Washington Township, Morris County police say .

Sorry, Not Here: A Fanwood resident stumbled upon an uninvited guest earlier this month. In the mid-afternoon, the resident was home when he heard a noise coming from downstairs, police said. When he went to investigate, he discovered another Fanwood resident in his living room, police said. The unexpected visitor said he was looking for his son, then left, according to police; .


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