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Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne DWI Driver Hits Fence, Fountain, Trees -- And House Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne DWI Driver Hits Fence, Fountain, Trees -- And House
Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne DWI Driver Hits Fence, Fountain, Trees -- And House A Hawthorne tax consultant was drunk when his car careened off the road before dawn, damaging a Glen Rock homeowner’s fence, fountain, trees and grass before hitting the house itself, authorities said. Brian Taveras, 25, of Hawthorne was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when the crash occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Rock Road just across the border from Hawthorne, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police charged Taveras with DWI and issued him a summons for careless driving, then released him to the custody of a sober adult while impounding his vehicle for 12 hours unde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam
Glen Rock Beauty Salon Owner Falls For PSE&G Phone Scam Even merchants can be conned by scammers, authorities said, after the owner of a Glen Rock hair salon was taken for nearly $500. The Rock Road business owner said she got a call from someone claiming to be from PSE&G telling her that power would be cut off to her business if she didn’t pay an overdue bill, Police Chief Glen Ackermann said. Following instructions, the owner bought a Money Pak card for $478.45 and gave the caller the numbers on the card, the chief said. It was only afterward, he said, that the manager realized it was a scam and called police – too late, unfortunately. P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car
Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car A Glen Rock police sergeant prevented a potential tragedy when he stopped a drugged, unlicensed repeat offender driving a stolen car and carrying a large knife and four empty crack vials, authorities said. Sgt. Greg Carter was on patrol along Ackerman Avenue when he spotted the car with a broken tail light stopped at a traffic light at Rock Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. A quick computer check returned a hit on a stolen auto, he said. Seeing Carter, 28-year-old Malvin Tavarez of Passaic pulled a quick U-turn, the chief said. The officer stopped him, backed up by Officers B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized After Driver Blows Red Light In Glen Rock 2 Hospitalized After Driver Blows Red Light In Glen Rock
2 Hospitalized After Driver Blows Red Light In Glen Rock Two people were transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a Volks Wagon sedan blew through a stoplight and hitting pushing the car ahead into another vehicle on the road, Glen Rock police said. One of the three cars wound up on the front lawn of a Rock Road home before being towed from the scene -- the intersection at Ackerman Avenue -- along with the other two. The driver of the Volks Wagon, a 43-year-old Glen Rock man, was issued summonses for failure to observe a traffic control device and careless driving, police said in a press release.  BOYD A. LOVING CONTR…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Glen Rock PD: Garfield Motorist Whose Car Slammed Into Busy Shopping Center Was DWI Glen Rock PD: Garfield Motorist Whose Car Slammed Into Busy Shopping Center Was DWI
Glen Rock PD: Garfield Motorist Whose Car Slammed Into Busy Shopping Center Was DWI A Garfield driver was drunk when her car hit a parked vehicle and a stone pillar at a busy Glen Rock shopping center, authorities said. Jaclyn Haj-Belgacem, 33, was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for treatment and detox after the 7:55 p.m. crash Friday on Rock Road “due to [her] high level of intoxication,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police were awaiting the results of toxicology tests for possible additional or enhanced charges.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria
Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria A driver and a pedestrian sustained what appeared to be minor injuries after a sedan slammed into a Glen Rock pizzeria early Wednesday afternoon. The male pedestrian was fine after being clipped by the Mercedes when it careened across the sidewalk and then broke into the seating area of Francesca's Brick Oven Pizza in the borough's main business district on Rock Road around 1 p.m. Both he and the driver refused further medical attention after being evaluated by EMS. "The 76-year-old driver was attempting to park in the angled parking spots near the front of Francesca’s [when he] hit t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Police Supervisors Nab CVS Shoplifting Suspects Glen Rock Police Supervisors Nab CVS Shoplifting Suspects
Glen Rock Police Supervisors Nab CVS Shoplifting Suspects Police supervisors get their hands dirty, too: A pair of Glen Rock police sergeants nabbed a couple – one of them a career offender who they said just shot up heroin -- after they shoplifted more than $725 worth of merchandise from a local CVS. Police Chief Dean Ackermann joined Sgts. Bryan Scott and Scott McGovern after they caught 52-year-old James Zottarelli just after 10 a.m. Monday in front of the Elmwood Avenue home where police said he’s been staying. Zottarelli has a criminal history dating back nearly 25 years, with dozens of arrests for drug-related crimes, as well as a host of pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Glen Rock Barber Raises $2,100 For Baby Girl Who Lost Mom To Cancer Glen Rock Barber Raises $2,100 For Baby Girl Who Lost Mom To Cancer
Glen Rock Barber Raises $2,100 For Baby Girl Who Lost Mom To Cancer A Glen Rock barbershop raised more than $2,100 Sunday for a New Jersey baby whose mom recently died of cancer. Christine Modica, owner of the Stag House on Rock Road, organized the event in honor of her friend Alyson Connolly-Randazzo of West Milford. The new mom died Sept. 9 after an aggressive 7-month battle with colon cancer. Proceeds will aid Connolly-Randazzo's baby girl, Isabella. "The cause is important to me because Alyson's most memorable attribute was her ability to unify friends," the barber said. " She hosted a lot of gatherings amongst us that kept us in each ot…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
No Injuries In Glen Rock Crash No Injuries In Glen Rock Crash
No Injuries In Glen Rock Crash No one was injured when a Subaru and a Chevy Suburban collided late Saturday morning in Glen Rock. Both vehicles had to be towed by flatbed from the intersection Hamilton Avenue and Rock Road. Glen Rock firefighters tended to a fuel spill. Police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco