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Jackknifed Tanker Truck Closes Route 208 Right Before Evening Rush Jackknifed Tanker Truck Closes Route 208 Right Before Evening Rush
Jackknifed Tanker Truck Closes Route 208 Right Before Evening Rush A jack-knifed tanker truck closed southbound Route 208 at the Glen Rock/Fair Lawn border just before the beginning of Monday's evening rush. Severe backups immediately began following the crash just beyond the Harristown Road around 4 p.m., Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "A fuel truck struck the back of a truck and carrier combo, causing the fuel truck to jackknife and spill fuel onto the highway," he said. No injuries were reported, the chief said. "Aerial" view from nearby overpass on Route 208Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Glen Rock firefighters began cleaning up a fue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building
Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building We need just one more to have a trend: For the second time in a couple of months, a delivery van got wedged beneath the same Glen Rock office building. Several sprinkler heads were destroyed and a piece of the ceiling was ripped off Thursday when the rental truck, begin used for Amazon Prime deliveries, got stuck under the Harristown Road building off Lincoln Avenue. A City Wide tower let the air out of the tires before driving the van out. Amazon workers then offloaded packages onto another van. Glen Rock police and firefighters also responded. Remember: One is a freak accident, t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing SEEN HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing
Seen HIM? Glen Rock Man, 26, Reported Missing Glen Rock police turned to the public for help finding a missing 26-year-old borough resident. Kiariff Alston was last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a gas station in Paterson, family members said. The former Paterson resident was driving a black 2020 Toyota Corolla with temporary NJ registration W770831, according to borough police. Alston's mother said he has a mental illness and has tended to wander but often returned soon after. Police asked that anyone who sees Alston or know where to find him is asked to contact Glen Rock police: (201) 652-3800.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Climbs Out After Rollover During Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 208 Driver Climbs Out After Rollover During Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 208
Driver Climbs Out After Rollover During Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 208 UPDATE: A driver climbed out of her sedan after it overturned in the fast lane during a multi-vehicle collision on Route 208 in Glen Rock. Although she sustained an injury in the crash on the highway's southbound side around 6 p.m., it was considered minor and she refused treatment. All Points Towing removed hers and another sedan from the scene just south of Lincoln Avenue. Glen Rock police, firefighters and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded along with Hawthorne police, who assisted with control of the miles-long backup. Firefighters tended to a minor fuel spill. Boyd A. Loving …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BAIL REFORM: Glen Rock Car Containing $230,000 In Valuables Stolen, Repeat Offender Charged BAIL REFORM: Glen Rock Car Containing $230,000 In Valuables Stolen, Repeat Offender Charged
Bail Reform: Glen Rock Car Containing $230,000 In Valuables Stolen, Repeat Offender Charged It didn’t take long for Glen Rock police detective to identify a thief who swiped a car from a resident’s driveway that contained nearly $230,000 worth of valuables, authorities said. Despite a recent series of arrests for property crimes, New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law has kept Colin McCann, 39, of Glen Rock out of jail and on the street. These include charges that he stole two Glen Rock DPW vehicles last year. McCann was awaiting trial for another theft arrest when a Southboro Lane resident called borough police earlier this month and reported a 2013 Honda Civic stolen overnight f…

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Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208 Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208
Police: Suspended DWI Driver Crashes Unregistered Vehicle On Route 208 A suspended Union County driver was drunk when he crashed an unregistered vehicle on Route 208 in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responding to a call shortly before 6 a.m., Officer Sarah Orsita found the car crashed into a curb on the overpass above DeBoer Drive, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Orsita got Angel Concepcion-Gonzalez, 26, of Union out with help from Hawthorne police and found him intoxicated, the chief said. Concepcion-Gonzalez, who wasn’t injured, was arrested for DWI, then also received summonses for driving an unregistered vehicle while on the suspended list. Hi…

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SCAM ALERT: ‘Gypsy’ Thieves Are Back, Con Elderly Glen Rock Couple Out Of $18,000 SCAM ALERT: ‘Gypsy’ Thieves Are Back, Con Elderly Glen Rock Couple Out Of $18,000
Scam ALERT: ‘Gypsy’ Thieves Are Back, Con Elderly Glen Rock Couple Out Of $18,000 SEEN IT? “Gypsy” scammers are out again, police warn, pointing to an elderly Glen Rock couple who came thisclose to losing $18,000. The con artists, also called “travelers,” move around the East Coast using scams and diversions to get into people’s pocketbooks. This time, a grifting group coincidentally came to the door of a couple who’d called a legitimate roofing company for help, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. When the couple asked whether they were their contractors, they said they were. They then “proceeded to cover the entire roof with some sort of tar or rubberized as…

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Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police
Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Glen Rock police revived a driver who’d overdosed behind the wheel and crashed, damaging a resident’s lawn, in the middle of the afternoon. Officers responding to a 911 call of an unconscious driver forced their way into the locked 2016 Mercedes SUV on Midwood Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They pulled the driver out and administered Narcan, which brought him around, Ackermann said. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took over, then brought the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, he said. One of the officers sustained minor injuries as they forced their wa…

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Truck Tips Off Route 208 Truck Tips Off Route 208
Truck Tips Off Route 208 A driver escaped injury when his truck tipped Monday morning at the Glen Rock-Fair Lawn border just off Route 208. The Harristown Road entrance ramp to 208 was closed at Elm Avenue after the box truck crashed outside Fair Lawn Fire Company 2 around 7:30 a.m. The driver for the Bright Panel Solar Company of Auburn, Massachusetts, which installs solar panels, climbed out and was waiting when responders arrived. One lane was opened a couple of hours later as debris was removed. Fair Lawn police and Glen Rock firefighters assisted Glen Rock police. The crash occurred right at the Fair La…

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Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash
Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash Hawthorne firefighters extricated a passenger following a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon. The woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance with injuries that weren't considered serious after members of Hawthorne Rescue Co. 5 got her out of a KIA SUV that was rammed by a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the corner of Utter and Lincoln avenues. No other injuries were reported. A Mercedes sedan also was damaged. The Cherokee got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Borough police were investigating. Glen Rock police assisted. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208 Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208
Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208 A Route 208 overpass was none the worse for wear after a container of mostly recycled computer and electronic parts smacked into it and toppled over Wednesday morning. A wrecker was towing the roll-off container, which hit the Maple Avenue bridge on the northbound highway in Fair Lawn around 10 a.m. The crash also pierced the fuel tank, creating a diesel spill attended to by Fair Lawn firefighters. The driver got out OK and the bridge didn't appear seriously damaged. An inspector was called as a precaution. Glen Rock police, the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and a state DOT crew were among the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus
Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus Hawthorne and Glen Rock police captured a quartet of juveniles from three counties -- two of them 15 years old -- after they crashed a Lexus stolen out of Ridgewood during a brief overnight chase Monday. Glen Rock police tried to stop the car, but the driver hit the gas and continued into Hawthorne, crashing on Parker Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m., Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said. The four occupants immediately bailed, he said. Hawthorne officers chased down three of them in a backyard on Rea Avenue after they ran there from 11the Avenue, King said. Glen Rock police nabbed the f…

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