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Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance
Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance A West Milford motorist driving without a license, registration or insurance was under the influence of drugs when his car crashed into another vehicle in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responders rushed Jeffrey Spurlock of Hewitt to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after it appeared he suffered an overdose behind the wheel of a 2006 Nissan before it struck another vehicle at Rock Road and Maple Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, they said. Spurlock, 52, who authorities said was the only one hospitalized in the crash, has a history of minor drug-related arrests, mostly involving heroin, record…

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FOUND! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock FOUND! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock
Found! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock A lost Rockland County senior was found at a dry cleaners in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responding to the Prospect Street business, Officer Sarah Orsita found the distraught 74-year-old woman from Spring Valley, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She told Orsita that she’d became lost while traveling from home – a distance a little over 17 miles. The officer tried to give her directions, but the woman remained confused, he said. So Orsita contacted a friend of the woman who came to Glen Rock to pick her up, the chief said.

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SEEN HIM? Drug Store Masturbator Subject Of Glen Rock Police Search SEEN HIM? Drug Store Masturbator Subject Of Glen Rock Police Search
Seen HIM? Drug Store Masturbator Subject Of Glen Rock Police Search Police turned to the public for help Monday while investigating a female shopper’s report that she’d seen a man masturbating in the aisle of a Glen Rock pharmacy. The shopper left, called police at 11:10 a.m. Sunday and told them the incident occurred at the CVS on Rock Road about 20 minutes earlier, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The man was no longer at the store when officers arrived and store employees were unaware of the incident,” he said. Detectives were reviewing surveillance video in an attempt to identify the masturbator, whom the woman described as wearing a puffer jack…

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SEE ANYTHING? Glen Rock Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists SEE ANYTHING? Glen Rock Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists
SEE Anything? Glen Rock Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists A weekend leaf fire in Glen Rock apparently was set, said police who turned to the public for help finding those responsible. Home surveillance video showed two people in the 200 block of Glen Avenue "who appeared to have started the fire" shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, the chief said. Ackermann asked that anyone who might have witnessed anything or has surveillance video or information that could help identify the pair contact Glen Rock police: (201) 652-3800.

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ALERT: Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver ALERT: Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver
ALERT: Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver SEE ANYTHING? Glen Rock police turned to the public for help finding a driver who took off after his vehicle shattered a utility pole. The pole on Maple Avenue in front of Wilde Park was snapped in half in the 11:30 p.m. crash Friday, Lt. Frank Riggio said. The vehicle continued north on Maple Avenue, he said. The lieutenant asked that anyone who might have seen the crash or the vehicle or has surveillance video or any other information call Traffic Sgt. J. Scott McGovern: (201) 652-3800.

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Apparent Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Glen Rock Home Apparent Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Glen Rock Home
Apparent Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Glen Rock Home The results of a medical exam will determine whether summonses are in store for a Glen Rock driver whose car barreled across a sidewalk and lawn and into another borough resident’s house, authorities said. The crash occurred on Lincoln Avenue, directly across from Van Winkle Avenue, after the 62-year-old driver appeared to suffer some type of medical emergency just after 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The motorist, who seemed “pretty out of it,” drove off the property and continued a short distance onto Van Winkle Avenue, Ackermann said. Police recovered the vehicle befo…

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Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle
Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle Glen Rock police were trying to identify a liquor store customer who dropped his pants and did his business in an aisle after he was told the bathroom was closed because of coronavirus restrictions. Detectives were reviewing surveillance video from the Bottle King on Prospect Street after the visitor “proceeded to defecate on the floor of a store aisle and left the building” when he was denied bathroom access, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The store manager was advised of the procedure to sign a complaint under a Glen Rock borough ordinance that prohibits individuals from defecating or…

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Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist
Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist Glen Rock police tracked down an unlicensed hit-and-run driver from Paterson who they said injured a 20-year-old Hillsdale motorist. The victim was stopped in traffic on Grove Street near Prospect Street last week when a vehicle driven by Samone T. Wade, 30, rear-ended him, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Wade took off before responding officers arrived, but by then the victim had collected information about her vehicle, Ackermann said. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Wade, meanwhile, was issued su…

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SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock
SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock A driver escaped serious injury after her SUV overturned Wednesday morning in Glen Rock. The 28-year-old Union City driver, who was headed to work at a local doctor’s office, was checked out after her 2020 Toyota Rav 4 sideswiped a utility pole and overturned on Prospect Street near Cornwall Road just after 9:30 a.m. She got out on her own before police arrived and refused medical attention, responders said. "A witness that was driving behind the vehicle reported that it was traveling at the speed limit and not driving erratically before the crash," Sgt. Michael Trover said. The vehicle …

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Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted
Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock busted three accused drug dealers from Passaic County after staking them out -- online. Officer Samuel Evans arrested the trio when they showed up Thursday night in a parking lot near the Rock Road central business district after arranging a deal on social media, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police recovered just over an ounce of marijuana and hash oil vape cartridges that had been offered for sale, he said. Arrested were Mutaz M. Saleh and Musbah N. Zakkour, 24, both of Clifton, and Justin W. Cortese, 22, of Passaic. All three were charged with drug-related offenses and re…

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Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree
Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree A Glen Rock man who’d once done part-time work for the borough DPW stole two department vehicles and committed a home burglary, said authorities who captured him in Paterson. Colin H. McCann, 38, was nabbed by Glen Rock Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Officer Nicholas Onove with a vehicle reported stolen out of Midland Park, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Friday. The investigation began over a week ago, when DPW workers reported the overnight theft of one of their trucks from the borough yard, Ackermann said. The vehicle was recovered with thousands of dollars worth of tools missing, th…

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COVID-19: Glen Rock Police Enact Emergency Measures For Dealing With Public COVID-19: Glen Rock Police Enact Emergency Measures For Dealing With Public
Covid-19: Glen Rock Police Enact Emergency Measures For Dealing With Public In an urgent effort to keep the public -- and themselves -- safe, Glen Rock police have restricted public access to headquarters only in emergencies, cancelled responses to parking complaints and minor property damage and implored anyone who’s quarantined to let any first responders to their home know in advance. “Members of the Glen Rock Police Department, as well as our volunteer emergency services (Fire, EMS and OEM), continue to be here for the community 24/7 in responding to public safety emergencies and criminal acts in progress,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. “However, due…

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