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SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock
Seen Them? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock Two individuals who were in the area of an anti-Semitic attack on a Starbucks sign in Glen Rock were being sought by the police who turned to the public for help. At this point, both are being characterized as "potential witnesses" to the Feb. 19th bias-related vandalism at the Starbucks in the borough's Central Business District, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "It is our hope that these two may be able to assist us in our investigation," the chief said. Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at the coffee shop apparently were mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD GOTCHA! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD
Gotcha! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD A third member of an organized New York State shoplifting ring from more than 50 miles away was identified and charged by police in Glen Rock, authorities said. There will be more, they said. Adriane Byrd, of Newburg, NY, is part of a group that targeted various borough merchants, Glen Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Detective Lucas Doney charged Byrd with shoplifting as part of an organized retail theft enterprise following the Aug. 7, 2023 heist at the Bottle King on Prospect Street, the chief said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Sgt. Greg Carter previously nabbed Miata Mitchell, 26…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Second Fugitive From NY State Charged By Glen Rock PD In Major Retail Theft Ring GOTCHA! Second Fugitive From NY State Charged By Glen Rock PD In Major Retail Theft Ring
Gotcha! Second Fugitive From NY State Charged By Glen Rock PD In Major Retail Theft Ring A second fugitive charged by Glen Rock detectives with participating in an organized shoplifting ring was captured by police in New York State. Latifah Smith, 33, of Newburgh, NY, is part of a group from New York State who targeted various borough merchants, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Ackermann's investigators earlier this month charged Miata Mitchell, 26, of Poughkeepsie with participating in an Aug. 7 group theft at the Bottle King Liquors on Prospect Street. That same week, police in Newburgh grabbed Smith after Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Det. Lucas Doney ide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dogged Detectives Peg NYC Man For Brutal Glen Rock Robbery Of Warehouse Worker From Bergenfield Dogged Detectives Peg NYC Man For Brutal Glen Rock Robbery Of Warehouse Worker From Bergenfield
Dogged Detectives Peg NYC Man For Brutal Glen Rock Robbery Of Warehouse Worker From Bergenfield 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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Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed
Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Route 208 was temporarily shut down in both directions after someone apparently fired a shot through the window of the Bank of America building in Glen Rock. Police found a bullet hole in the fourth-floor window at the bank's wealth management and private banking office building on Harristown Road around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. "The employee assigned to that office was not at work, and no one used the office during the day," Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "There were no injuries, and it has not yet been determined what time the incident occurred," the chief said. The Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene GOTCHA! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene
Gotcha! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene Two Fair Lawn teens scrawled anti-transgender graffiti outside a Glen Rock café, said police who took both into custody following an investigation helped in large part by area surveillance video. Juvenile complaints were signed against the 17-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy who left the LGBQT+ graffiti outside Nectar Café in a Rock Road shopping complex earlier this month, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Wednesday. The vandalism, discovered when the owner opened for the day on Oct. 7, was “a random act,” Ackermann said. “No specific individual, person, or business was targeted,” the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco