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Doremus Avenue, Glen Rock, NJ

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Same Highly-Intoxicated Man Found Lying On Same Glen Rock Road Just Over 24 Hours Later Same Highly-Intoxicated Man Found Lying On Same Glen Rock Road Just Over 24 Hours Later
Same Highly-Intoxicated Man Found Lying On Same Glen Rock Road Just Over 24 Hours Later A 37-year-old Hawthorne man was found lying on the side of the same Glen Rock road twice, just over 24 hours later, highly-intoxicated each time, police said. A concern citizen reported finding the man lying next to a tree on the side of Doremus Avenue near Faber Field around 10:22 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Officers determined the man was highly intoxicated, and unable to care for himself. They were able to contact a friend of the man, who responded to the scene and agreed to provide care for him, the chief said.  The subject was safely he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Glen Rock DPW Worker Injured When Bobcat Tips Glen Rock DPW Worker Injured When Bobcat Tips
Glen Rock DPW Worker Injured When Bobcat Tips A Glen Rock DPW worker was hospitalized Thursday after a Bobcat mini excavator he was operating at the borough landfill tipped onto its side, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The 40-something worker was belted in when the mishap occurred at the facility off Doremus Avenue around 1:30 p.m. July 27, the chief said. He suffered trauma and a cut on his left leg, Ackermann said. Paramedics from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood treated the injured worker at the scene before EMTs with the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to the hospital, the chief said. The injured DPW worker wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock
Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock A minivan slammed into the gigantic boulder that gave the borough of Glen Rock its name. The alert, conscious driver sustained injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after his Toyota Highlander rammed the 570-ton boulder at the intersection of Doremus Avenue and Rock Road shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said he may have suffered a medical episode before the crash. The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Borough police and firefighters responded, along with Ridgewood police. The minivan was towed from the scene after f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway
Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway A Glen Rock resident who left an SUV unlocked – with the keys inside – got it back in much different shape, authorities said. Whoever took off with the 2006 Honda Pilot also rummaged through another vehicle that was also left unlocked in the Doremus Avenue homeowner's driveway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The keys, three folding sports chairs and some old clothing was taken from that vehicle, he said. Several hours later, the stolen Pilot was involved in a crash on the Garden State Parkway, Ackermann said. NJ State Police from the Bloomfield barracks found it abandoned on the h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Accused Glen Rock DPW Vehicle Thief Charged In Car Burglary Released Again Accused Glen Rock DPW Vehicle Thief Charged In Car Burglary Released Again
Accused Glen Rock DPW Vehicle Thief Charged In Car Burglary Released Again A Glen Rock man who was freed to await trial after borough police charged him with stealing two DPW vehicles and burglarizing a house was arrested for breaking into cars -- after which a judge let him go once again. Colin H. McCann, 38, had been ordered released by a judge pending trial after borough detectives arrested him last month for the DPW thefts, as well as a Doremus Avenue burglaries, thefts from unlocked vehicles and thefts of bicycles. Police said they recovered one of the stolen public works vehicles -- but with thousands of dollars of tools missing. McCann was sent to Bergen N…

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by Jerry DeMarco