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One Caught, On Sought: Pair Wanted In Paterson Armed Robberies Pursued Through Fair Lawn One Caught, On Sought: Pair Wanted In Paterson Armed Robberies Pursued Through Fair Lawn
One Caught, On Sought: Pair Wanted In Paterson Armed Robberies Pursued Through Fair Lawn A police pursuit through Fair Lawn of two men wanted for a pair of armed robberies in Paterson ended, as Christmas Eve began, with one caught and the other sought. Authorities had been looking for a stolen Chevy Colorado pickup truck used in both holdups, including the robbery of a 7-Eleven on Ryerson Avenue around midnight on Friday, Dec. 22. Paterson Street Crime detectives spotted the pickup and pursued it into Fair Lawn around midnight Sunday. The pair bailed out near the intersection of Canger Place and Bellair Avenue. Citywide Towing collected the stolen pickup truck. Kyle Mazza…

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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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He’d Been Hacked, All Right: NJ Man Loses Staggering $150,000 To Computer Popup Scam He’d Been Hacked, All Right: NJ Man Loses Staggering $150,000 To Computer Popup Scam
He’d Been Hacked, All Right: NJ Man Loses Staggering $150,000 To Computer Popup Scam It might be emotionally painful for some to learn that a Bergen County man lost nearly $150,000 to a “your computer has been hacked” scam. Sadly, it’s true. The victim got a computer popup message “alerting” him to the purported hack earlier this month, Glen Rock Police Lt. Frank Riggio said. “Over the following days, he was advised to secure a large sum of money from his bank accounts to avoid further hacking,” the lieutenant said. The victim gave the con artist nearly 150 large "under the false pretense that this party was helping protect the victim from further financial hacking," Rigg…

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Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash
Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash A 32-year-old driver from Fair Lawn was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Route 208 early Thanksgiving evening. William Hennecke was driving his 2002 Porsche Boxter convertible when it veered off the southbound highway and into a utility pole just past Maple Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, Fair Lawn police said. Hennecke was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. An investigation was continuing. William "Billy" Hennecke SPECIAL to DAILY VOICE A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vander Plaat Colonial Home at 13-31 Saddle River…

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Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock
Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock A 17-year-old driver was speeding moments before he mishandled a turn and crashed into a tree in Glen Rock at the Ridgewood border, igniting a fire that engulfed his vehicle, authorities said. The driver had a 14-year-old passenger with him when, according to witnesses, he “traveled at an unsafe speed within the confines of the Village of Ridgewood along Carlisle Terrace, Ivy Place, and Linden Street” around 6:30 p.m. last Thursday, Nov. 2, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “When the driver turned from Linden Street onto Highwood Avenue, he lost control and struck a tree on the Glen Rock si…

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Morning Fire Clears Glen Rock Grammar School Morning Fire Clears Glen Rock Grammar School
Morning Fire Clears Glen Rock Grammar School Early arrival students were escorted from the Alexander Hamilton School in Glen Rock on Wednesday after a small fire ignited in a hallway light fixture. Everything went smoothly as the youngsters were temporarily brought from the K-5 school on Harristown Road to the nearby Academy of Our Lady shortly after 8:30 a.m. Oct. 18. Police officers who arrived first immediately doused the fire with extinguishers, Glen Rock Police Lt. Frank Riggio said. No injuries were reported, the lieutenant said.  The cause is being investigated by fire officials and Glen Rock police detectives, he said. …

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Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital
Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital A Glen Rock High School student, five school staffers, a police officer and two EMTs were all hospitalized following exposure to a rat poison that the youngster brought in on Monday, authorities said. The student had a reaction to the rodenticide known as Thallium, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. All nine people taken to The Valley Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center on Oct. 2 -- including the student -- were medically cleared, the chief said. "As of this time none are exhibiting any signs of an adverse reaction," Ackermann said late Monday afternoon. A Glen …

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Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD
Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD An 81-year-old driver from Fair Lawn received a summons after he knocked down a 48-year-old bicyclist from Hawthorne in Glen Rock, authorities said. The victim, meanwhile, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said weren’t considered life-threatening. The motorist made a left from Pomona Avenue in Fair Lawn onto westbound Harristown Road on the Glen Rock side when his 2007 Volvo struck the bicyclist shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, the chief said. The bicyclist was riding on the side of the road past the Herit…

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Rash Of Bike Thefts Reported At Both Glen Rock Train Stations Rash Of Bike Thefts Reported At Both Glen Rock Train Stations
Rash Of Bike Thefts Reported At Both Glen Rock Train Stations Five bicycles have been stolen from Glen Rock train stations over the past month, two of which are worth a combined $1,800, authorities said. “All appear to be taking place during off hours when there is little activity at the station,” Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Four of the bicycles had been locked in the rack at the NJ TRANSIT Bergen Line station near borough hall, their owners told police. One is a Trek FX3 bicycle valued at $1,000 that was racked around 6:30 a.m. and was gone when the owner returned shortly before 6 p.m., the chief said. A Haro Trail bicycle valued …

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HEROES: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep HEROES: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep
Heroes: Bystanders Free Trapper Driver Who Crashed In Glen Rock After Falling Asleep UPDATE: Bystanders helped free a 30-year-old driver after she fell asleep and her SUV slammed into a utility pole in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 2011 Kia Sportage split the pole into pieces, then rolled onto the driveway of a Lincoln Avenue residence between Greenway Road and Isabella Place shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Good Samaritans helped open a hole in the windshield and, with the help of a blanket to cover some of the jagged edges, got the Hawthorne driver out as police pulled up. She was conscious and alert but wincing in p…

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HERO: Nurse Comes To Rescue Of Bicyclist, 69, Suffering Medical Emergency In Bergen Park HERO: Nurse Comes To Rescue Of Bicyclist, 69, Suffering Medical Emergency In Bergen Park
Hero: Nurse Comes To Rescue Of Bicyclist, 69, Suffering Medical Emergency In Bergen Park UPDATE: An off-duty nurse helped rescue a 69-year-old bicyclist who suffered an apparent medical emergency in a Bergen County park, authorities said. Jacqueline Polentarutti was conducting CPR when Glen Rock and Paramus police and Bergen County sheriff's officers arrived at the bike path in Saddle River County Park near the Paramus border last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Glen Rock Police Officers Matt Stanislao, Sam Evans and Andrew Magro brought a defibrillator that was used in an effort to revive the victim, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad drove the unconsci…

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Senior Hackensack Couple Rescued From Glen Rock Riverbank After Parking Lot Crash Senior Hackensack Couple Rescued From Glen Rock Riverbank After Parking Lot Crash
Senior Hackensack Couple Rescued From Glen Rock Riverbank After Parking Lot Crash An elderly Hackensack couple were rescued after a mid-morning parking lot crash left their vehicle perched over a stream in Glen Rock, authorities said. Borough police, firefighters and EMS converged on the parking lot at 85 Harristown Road and found the pair stranded in their vehicle on the banks of the Diamond Brook. The 81-year-old driver apparently hit the accelerator instead of the brake and struck a parked van and two signs before his vehicle came to rest, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The responders got him and his 71-year-old female passenger out safely, the chief sai…

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CPR, Defib, Gator Used For Victim Of Medical Episode In Saddle River County Park CPR, Defib, Gator Used For Victim Of Medical Episode In Saddle River County Park
CPR, Defib, Gator Used For Victim Of Medical Episode In Saddle River County Park An off-duty nurse helped save the life of a 69-year-old bicyclist who was knocked unconscious in a fall at a Bergen County park, authorities said. Jacqueline Polentarutti was conducting CPR when Glen Rock and Paramus police and Bergen County sheriff's officers arrived at the bike path in Saddle River County Park near the Paramus border last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Glen Rock Police Officers Matt Stanislao, Sam Evans and Andrew Magro brought a defibrillator that was used in an effort to revive the victim, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.  Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad drove the u…

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NJ Man Advertises Fake Vehicle Registrations On Facebook, Sells Them In CVS Lot: Police NJ Man Advertises Fake Vehicle Registrations On Facebook, Sells Them In CVS Lot: Police
NJ Man Advertises Fake Vehicle Registrations On Facebook, Sells Them In CVS Lot: Police A man who advertised fake New Jersey temporary vehicle registrations for sale on Facebook was caught peddling them in the parking lot of a strip mall in Glen Rock. Photographer Boyd A. Loving was at the scene of the arrest. The defendant, Keith Miller, 40, had his SUV parked outside the CVS when police arrived at the Rock Road lot shortly before noon on Tuesday, June 6. Officer Andrew Magro arrested Miller, who Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said had six bogus temporary vehicle registrations with him at the time. The sale of phony temp plates has increased rapidly, Ackermann noted…

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Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits
Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits A trio of sticky-fingered thieves shoplifted $3,650 worth of makeup from a CVS in Glen Rock in separate trips, authorities said. An inventory shortage caught the attention of the manager of the Rock Road store, who checked surveillance video, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Two women working together stuffed $2,453.15 worth of product into a bag while a man shoved some items in his jacket while serving as a lookout around 7 p.m. May 19, the chief said. All three left the store in a white sedan with tinted windows, he said. It was around 6:30 p.m. May 24 when the same trio returned in …

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Drunken, Bloodied Bus Passenger From Hawthorne Taken Into Custody In Glen Rock Drunken, Bloodied Bus Passenger From Hawthorne Taken Into Custody In Glen Rock
Drunken, Bloodied Bus Passenger From Hawthorne Taken Into Custody In Glen Rock A blood-soaked drunken bus passenger from Hawthorne who’d been cutting herself was taken into protective custody by Glen Rock police, authorities said. Officers found the 29-year-old woman when they responded to the Harding Plaza station on a report of a disturbance onboard an NJ TRANSIT bus, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She was “in a highly intoxicated state, covered with blood, with apparent self-inflicted knife wounds on her arms,” the chief said, adding that she “could not care for herself.” An ambulance took her to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center for detox and medical care, he s…

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Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At Bergen Florist Identified As NY State Resident Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At Bergen Florist Identified As NY State Resident
Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Merch At Bergen Florist Identified As NY State Resident UPDATE: One person's prank is another's vandalism, as a New York State man learned when police in Glen Rock identified him as the stranger in a hazmat suit who sprayed plants and flowers at a local shop with an unknown substance. Robert X. Houston, 22, of Middletown, claimed that he pulled the stunt at Perry’s Florist & Gardens on Harristown Road in January as part of an effort to establish himself as a YouTube personality, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Houston told police there were no chemicals or other substances in the hand-held sprayer, but Ackermann said more than $750 wo…

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UPDATE: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge UPDATE: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge
Update: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge A Ridgewood driver was drunk when his SUV hit two parked vehicles and landed on its side in Glen Rock, authorities said. Jason R. Romine, 40, was rescued through the moon roof of his 2002 Ford Expedition by Glen Rock Police Officer T. J. Graziani following the crash at the T intersection of Rock and Midwood roads shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The pickup, a nearly 20-year-old Honda CR-V and a newer-model Honda Accord were all towed from the scene with extensive damage, witnesses said. Romine, meanwhile, told police he didn't know what happen…

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SIDEWAYS: Driver Hospitalized After SUV Hits Two Parked Vehicles In Glen Rock SIDEWAYS: Driver Hospitalized After SUV Hits Two Parked Vehicles In Glen Rock
Sideways: Driver Hospitalized After SUV Hits Two Parked Vehicles In Glen Rock The driver of an SUV that slammed into two parked vehicles was hospitalized following a late-night weekend crash in Glen Rock. Airbags deployed in the Ford Expedition, which landed on its side on Rock Road at the T intersection from Midwood Road shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Damaged were a nearly 20-year-old Honda CR-V and a newer Honda Accord. Citywide Towing removed all three vehicles after the crash on Rock Road at Midwood Road in Glen Rock shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18.Boyd A. Loving The driver got out through the moon roof and was taken to the Valley H…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock, Arrest Made Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock, Arrest Made
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock, Arrest Made UPDATE: A 24-year-old factory worker from Paterson was charged Wednesday with the hit-and-run death of an 83-year-old Hawthorne woman as she crossed a Glen Rock street two days earlier. The 2007 Honda CRV that David Romero was driving when he was stopped by Glen Rock Police Sgt. Michael Trover around 6:45 a.m. Feb. 1, not only has a dented hood. Tape also remained on an apparently new replacement windshield and bits of clothing were found in the grill. Romero was pulled over on Lincoln Avenue near northbound Route 208 -- less than a block up and easily visible from the spot where Angelina…

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Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad
Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad An armed and distressed Hawthorne man was subdued by police in Fair Lawn after he threatened to kill his father, authorities said. Officers who responded to a 911 call from the 25-year-old man himself found him holding a knife and a baseball bat on River Road at Berdan Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m., Fair Lawn Sgt. Brian Metzler said. His father wasn't around, Metzler said. The officers were joined by Glen Rock police, who helped get the man to drop the knife, the sergeant said. "He tried to walk away from the officers," Metzler said, "but they were able to take him to the ground and sec…

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There's A Car In There Just Off Route 208 (VIDEOS) There's A Car In There Just Off Route 208 (VIDEOS)
There's A Car In There Just Off Route 208 (Videos) Firefighters doused a fully involved car blaze off Route 208 late Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the impromptu Jan. 3 bonfire at the Harristown Road exit around 4 p.m. The spectacle thickened the northbound highway with rubberneckers. Motorists on the southbound side slowed, as well. Firefighters doused a fully involved car blaze off Route 208 late Tuesday afternoon.Boyd A. Loving Firefighters then cut their way into the KIA Rio to kill the battery. Harristown Road off northbound Route 208 in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving Fair Lawn firefighters were joined by borough p…

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SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock
SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Glen Rock A driver was hospitalized after an SUV slammed into a utility pole in Glen Rock. The Honda CRV crashed on Maple Avenue near the corner of Ackerman Avenue around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson with chest pains. Maple Avenue was closed in both directions as All Points Towing removed the wreckage and the area was cleaned up. The Honda CRV crashed on Maple Avenue between Ackerman Avenue and Clifton Place in Glen Rock around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.Boyd A. Loving Glen Rock…

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Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware
Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware The risk posed by deer in densely populated areas this particular time of year was tragically illustrated when one had to be put down in Glen Rock after being struck by a car. The driver was treated by an EMT from the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps for a minor hand injury after the deer smashed the windshield of a Hyundai Elantra on Maple Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 30. A Glen Rock police officer had to put the deer down using a small-caliber rifle. A tow truck removed the sedan. Animal control officers tended to the deer. Deer are particularly active and tend to cover more territory than…

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Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Bergen County Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Bergen County
Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Bergen County Two special needs students were taken to the hospital after a mini school bus and an SUV collided in Glen Rock. An aide and the driver of the Honda Pilot were treated at the scene by members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps after the crash at the confluence of Park, Highwood and Maple avenues at 8:19 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A 71-year-old Paterson man who was driving the children and aide to Bergen County Special Services in Paramus in the Hackensack-based Pro-Trans School Transportation bus failed to yield at the intersection of Highwood…

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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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Bicyclist, 14, From Ridgewood Struck By SUV In Glen Rock Bicyclist, 14, From Ridgewood Struck By SUV In Glen Rock
Bicyclist, 14, From Ridgewood Struck By SUV In Glen Rock A 14-year-old boy from Ridgewood who was struck on his bicycle at a Glen Rock intersection was expected to survive serious injuries, authorities said. Witnesses told police that a 2016 Chevy Equinox driven by a 40-year-old Oakland man had the green light on Prospect Street when the bicyclist suddenly rode in front of him and was struck at Grove Street at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver told them that he "did not see the bicyclist prior to the collision and was not even sure what side of the street [he] entered the intersection from,"…

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Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited
Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited An unlicensed 16-year-old driver from Wyckoff caused a three-vehicle crash in Glen Rock that severely damaged a Rockland resident's Jeep, authorities said. The teen carelessly turned the 2020 Jeep Compass from Park Avenue into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Maple Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Both then slammed into a third vehicle at the stop sign on Maple off Park, the chief said. No injuries were reported. Glen Rock firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. Citywide Towing removed the Jeep. Police gave the teen summonses for c…

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Falling Tree Branch Clips Bergen County Park-Goer Falling Tree Branch Clips Bergen County Park-Goer
Falling Tree Branch Clips Bergen County Park-Goer A man escaped serious injury when he was grazed by a falling tree branch in the Glen Rock section of Saddle River County Park. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps brought the man to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood as a precautionary measure after he'd been struck on the arm and head shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday.  He walked to the rig under his own steam. Responding with Bergen County sheriff's officers and the ambulance squad were Glen Rock police. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Glen Rock section of Saddle River County ParkBoyd A. …

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HIGH PROFILE: Stranded Cable Guy Rescued By North Jersey Firefighters Snaps Selfies (PHOTOS) HIGH PROFILE: Stranded Cable Guy Rescued By North Jersey Firefighters Snaps Selfies (PHOTOS)
High Profile: Stranded Cable Guy Rescued By North Jersey Firefighters Snaps Selfies (Photos) Talk about a high profile: Glen Rock firefighters plucked a stranded cable TV contractor from his bucket after it became stuck in the air, then he began snapping selfies on the way down, witnesses said. The hydraulic arm apparently malfunctioned, leaving the worker suspended above Hanover Place off Heathcote Road shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. The borough’s bravest brought a ladder truck to fetch the worker, who took advantage of the backdrop to shoot some selfies (see below). The cable guy was unfazed after finding himself in a pickle in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving Glen Rock police handl…

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Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash
Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash A young man was seriously injured in a crash in Glen Rock. A Toyota Celica with temporary license plates rammed a Toyota RAV 4 at the corner of Maple Avenue and Rodney Street late Saturday afternoon. The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The Celica got the worst of the collision with the Rav 4 in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving All Points Towing removed the vehicles. A Glen Rock police motorcycle unit was the first responder. Responders tend to the victim following the crash in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving The victim was seriously inj…

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