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Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At NJ Starbucks Before Red-Paint Vandalism, Chief Says Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At NJ Starbucks Before Red-Paint Vandalism, Chief Says
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At NJ Starbucks Before Red-Paint Vandalism, Chief Says UPDATE: Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at a Starbucks in Glen Rock was apparently mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U.S. and Canada since the Israel-Hamas war began last October, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Ackermann also said that stickers bearing hateful messages against Israel that were found with the overnight vandalism on Feb. 19 apparently had been attached sometime before then. "A closer examination of these stickers shows scratches and marks that may indicate they had been on the poles for a few days," the chief said. In an effort to narrow do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BIAS CRIME: Red Paint, Anti-Palestinian Messages Deface Sign At NJ Starbucks BIAS CRIME: Red Paint, Anti-Palestinian Messages Deface Sign At NJ Starbucks
Bias Crime: Red Paint, Anti-Palestinian Messages Deface Sign At NJ Starbucks Authorities were searching for whoever defaced a sign at a Starbucks in Glen Rock overnight with red paint, graffiti and stickers with hateful messages against Israel. The manager of the shop in the borough's central business district called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In addition to the paint, stickers were attached, one of which read: "FROM THE U.S. TO PALESTINE ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE." "it is believed that the act occurred in the early morning hours prior to the opening of the store," the chief said. Ackermann said his department is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker 'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker
'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker Two determined Glen Rock detectives identified, located and charged a Queens man with the vicious robbery of a 66-year-old Bergenfield man last spring in the parking lot of the warehouse where he works. The victim was carrying what police described as a “substantial” amount of cash when two robbers accosted him in broad daylight at the De Boer Drive warehouse last June 16. Co-workers dialed 911 after hearing the victim’s cries for help, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim had bought lottery tickets at a nearby Maple Avenue convenience store a short time earlier, the chie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At NY Florist Identified As NY State Resident Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At NY Florist Identified As NY State Resident
Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At NY Florist Identified As NY State Resident UPDATE: One person's prank is another's vandalism, as a New York State man learned when police in Glen Rock identified him as the stranger in a hazmat suit who sprayed plants and flowers at a local shop with an unknown substance. Robert X. Houston, 22, of Middletown, claimed that he pulled the stunt at Perry’s Florist & Gardens on Harristown Road in January as part of an effort to establish himself as a YouTube personality, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Houston told police there were no chemicals or other substances in the hand-held sprayer, but Ackermann said more than $750 wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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LOOKIN' FOR LOVE: NJ Detective Sniffs Out Online Romance Scam LOOKIN' FOR LOVE: NJ Detective Sniffs Out Online Romance Scam
Lookin' FOR Love: NJ Detective Sniffs Out Online Romance Scam A Glen Rock detective was in for a surprise when he traced an online scam that victimized a local man to a woman in Washington State. It turns out that person got scammed herself. Before he was done, Glen Rock Police Detective Sgt. James Calaski found three other victims who got taken by a money launderer who lives in Africa, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. All of them were apparently looking for love. The con man had developed a virtual relationship with the 65-year-old Washington State woman, convincing her that he was a contractor flipping houses in Texas, Ackermann said. He the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rampaging NJ Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging NJ Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation
Rampaging NJ Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation As many as 100 teens ran wild following Glen Rock High School’s graduation, stopping train service, damaging an event area and stealing a statue of the school mascot, authorities said. The panther statue “was returned to our campus after a gracious parent put out the call for a return,” Principal Michael Parent said. It was destroyed, however, the principal said in an email to the parents of school seniors. Parent called the rampage a “disgraceful act” that he said was “committed by our own students. "To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement,” he added. CLICK HERE for a video of…

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by Jerry DeMarco