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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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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ
Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ Police have nearly lost count of the number of times serial car burglar Isaiah Jones has been released only to strike again in community after community in Bergen and Hudson counties. It happened again Friday night when Edgewater police said they caught Jones entering unlocked vehicles in the parking lot of a River Road shopping center barely 500 feet from their headquarters. The 29-year-old Bayonne resident has become a local bail reform poster boy of sorts. Two weeks ago, Edgewater police arrested Jones for breaking into vehicles at the Viva Margarita Restaurant on Old River Road, across…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
FBI Crime Stats: Saddle Brook Among Safest Places To Live In America FBI Crime Stats: Saddle Brook Among Safest Places To Live In America
FBI Crime Stats: Saddle Brook Among Safest Places To Live In America A new report from Safewise.com named several Bergen County towns were named among the 100 "safest cities" in America. The report analyzed data from the FBI crime report, which found that the crime rate among northeastern states was approximately 30 percent less than the national average. On average, the areas on the list reported eight property crimes for every 1,000 people -- 67 percent less than the national property crime rate. Of the 15 New Jersey municipalities on the list, five are in Bergen County. Lewisboro, N.Y. comes in at No. 1 on the list, followed by Hazen, North Da…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked
Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked Ever wonder how safe your town really is? Niche.com has assessed the overall safety of Bergen County, compiling its findings into a new list for 2018. The ranking takes into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates as well as resident reviews. Here are the safest Bergen County towns, ranked by Niche.com: 20. Glen Rock 19. Allendale 18. Mahwah 17. Westwood 16. Woodcliff Lake 15. Oradell 14. Dumont 13. New Milford 12. Ho-Ho-Kus 11. Alpine 10. Montvale 9. Waldwick 8. Norwood 7. Northvale 6. Haworth 5. Emerson 4. Harrington Park 3. Washington T…

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by Cecilia Levine