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Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock
Youngster Seized For Anti-Semitic Desk Graffiti, Internet Searches In Glen Rock A student accused of marking a Glen Rock High School desk with anti-Semitic graffiti also conducted troubling online searches, authorities said. District officials “handled the matter by district policy,” Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Borough detectives, meanwhile, have classified the matter as a bias incident, which will affect any delinquency complaints signed against the youngster. In addition to the 9th grade desk graffiti, “the student’s school computer internet search history had also been flagged by the administration due to antisemitic searches,” Ackermann said. Gle…

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Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13 Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13
Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13 A voicemail bomb threat left with the Glen Rock Board of Education was traced to a 13-year-old boy from Franklin Lakes, authorities said. The caller claimed there was a bomb in a school but didn’t say which one, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The message, which appeared to be from a child, was more than 12 hours old when discovered, and staff had observed nothing suspicious at any of the borough’s schools,” the chief said. “At no time was there any evidence to support the idea that any school facility could have been compromised,” he added. Police Sgt. Greg Carter and Detec…

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RECOGNIZE THEM? Pair Photo'd In NYC Tied To Thefts Of BMWs From Glen Rock Driveway RECOGNIZE THEM? Pair Photo'd In NYC Tied To Thefts Of BMWs From Glen Rock Driveway
Recognize Them? Pair Photo'd In NYC Tied To Thefts Of BMWs From Glen Rock Driveway 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Authorities have tied the theft of two BMWs from the same Glen Rock home to two men recorded on a parking garage surveillance camera on the other side of the Hudson River. The 2024 X5 and 2023 X1 were both swiped from the driveway of a Greenway Road residence after the thieves forced open a rear window and took the key fobs – which were hanging on hooks near the front door – as well as wallets just before dawn last Nov. 17, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Both vehicles were tracked on Route 20 heading towards Newark, the chief said. The thieves tried using the resident’…

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UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks
Update: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks Authorities were searching for whoever defaced a sign at a Starbucks in Glen Rock overnight with red paint, graffiti and stickers with hateful messages against Israel. The manager of the shop in the borough's central business district called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In addition to the paint, stickers were attached, one of which read: "FROM THE U.S. TO PALESTINE ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE." "it is believed that the act occurred in the early morning hours prior to the opening of the store," the chief said. Ackermann said his department is…

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RECOGNIZE HIM? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help ID'ing Person Of Interest RECOGNIZE HIM? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help ID'ing Person Of Interest
Recognize HIM? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help ID'ing Person Of Interest Glen Rock police turned to the public for help identifying a key figure in an investigation. The man in the photos is considered a person of interest in connection with a theft and fraud, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “He was seen talking to an individual in a white sedan, possibly an older (around 2005) Acura TL in the Bunker Hill section of Paterson,” the chief said. 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 who sees or can help identify the person in the photos is asked to immediately call Glen Rock Detective Sgt. James Calaski at (𝟮𝟬𝟭) 𝟲𝟳𝟬-𝟯𝟵𝟰𝟴 or email: 𝗷𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶@𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺.  

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Residents Home When Back-Door Burglars Steal Wallets, Fobs, New BMWs: Glen Rock PD Residents Home When Back-Door Burglars Steal Wallets, Fobs, New BMWs: Glen Rock PD
Residents Home When Back-Door Burglars Steal Wallets, Fobs, New BMWs: Glen Rock PD Residents were home when burglars broke in through a back window, snatched their key fobs and wallets and sped off with two new SUVs, police in Glen Rock said. The fobs were hanging on hooks near the front door and the wallets were found nearby, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said of the 6 a.m. break-in on Greenway Road. The burglars drove the 2024 BMW X5 and 2023 BMW X1 taken from the driveway towards Lincoln Avenue and were tracked on southbound Route 20 into Newark, the chief said. Moments later, they tried to use the resident’s credit card at a gas station on McCarter Boulevard, he said. …

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GOTCHA! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD GOTCHA! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD
Gotcha! 'Bait Bike,' Fire Chief Help Nab Train Station Bicycle Thief: Glen Rock PD Glen Rock police investigating a rash of bicycle thefts at its train stations nabbed a familiar face with help from technology and their borough's fire chief. Detectives attached a GPS tracker to a decoy bicycle before racking it at the NJ TRANSIT Bergen Line station, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. It was around 4:30 p.m. this past Friday, Oct. 27, when the "bait bike" was removed from the rack, he said. Police immediately headed toward the train station. The thief, meanwhile, found and removed the GPS tracker as he headed south on Lincoln Avenue, the chief said. Just when it look…

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Elmwood Park Fugitive Wanted For Death Threats Captured By Glen Rock PD Elmwood Park Fugitive Wanted For Death Threats Captured By Glen Rock PD
Elmwood Park Fugitive Wanted For Death Threats Captured By Glen Rock PD A 19-year-old fugitive from Elmwood Park who was wanted for making death threats was arrested by a Glen Rock police officer after eluding capture for more than three months, authorities said. Vijor Lowery “had made threats toward an individual who is employed at a business in the Central Business District as part of ongoing hostilities,” Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A warrant for Lowery’s arrest was issued on June 14, the chief said. Glen Rock Officer Andrew Magro arrested Lowery last Wednesday, Sept. 27, assisted by Sgt. Bryan Scott and Officer Nick Onove, he said. He was …

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Misaddressed Bomb Threat Over Transgender Canadian Teacher Brings Tactical Teams To Glen Rock Misaddressed Bomb Threat Over Transgender Canadian Teacher Brings Tactical Teams To Glen Rock
Misaddressed Bomb Threat Over Transgender Canadian Teacher Brings Tactical Teams To Glen Rock A misdirected bomb threat intended for a school more than 600 miles away brought the bomb squad, K-9 unit and SWAT team to Glen Rock on Tuesday. A Central School in Hamilton, Ontario, apparently was the intended target of an email directed to the school of the same name in Glen Rock, borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said on Sept. 26. No fewer than six schools in the Hamilton-Wentworth district in Ontario reported receiving an unrelenting string of threats that began late last week. Their Central School wasn’t one of them, however. Not taking any chances, the Glen Rock police chief sum…

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Masked Home Burglars Surprised By Glen Rock Boy, Intense Manhunt Follows Masked Home Burglars Surprised By Glen Rock Boy, Intense Manhunt Follows
Masked Home Burglars Surprised By Glen Rock Boy, Intense Manhunt Follows A Glen Rock teenager surprised two masked burglars who'd broken into his family's home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. A massive manhunt followed the 1:30 p.m. Sept. 6 break-in at the single-family Belvidere Road home near the corner of Nottingham Road, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. NJ TRANSIT temporarily halted train service near the home so law enforcers who converged on the scene could search the area. The boy had been alone when he heard a door open, Ackermann said. Thinking it was a family member, he walked to the kitchen and found the intruders, who'd gotten…

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Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Driver Hospitalized After Fierce Glen Rock Rollover Crash (Photos) 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 just north of Isabella Place shortly after 2:30 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. EMS workers and police tend to the driver whose SUV…

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New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD
New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD A motorist driving an otherwise legit vehicle was caught using a temporary license plate that she literally bought off the street from a dealer she met on Facebook, Glen Rock police said. Officer Sarah Orsita spotted the fraudulent temporary registration attached to the rear of the vehicle and immediately knew it was phony, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She stopped the 31-year-old driver from Paterson, who told her she bought the vehicle a few months ago and the bogus tag for $200 from “a man she met on the street in Paterson,” the chief said. The driver was listed on the title and she…

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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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SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d
SEE Anything? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d 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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Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions
Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Four out-of-state men who’d stolen a car in Hawthorne and tried to flee on foot were nabbed -- including one who ran along Route 208 into Glen Rock, authorities said. Hawthorne officers headed to a call of vehicles being cased by four young men spotted the suspects on 8th Avenue near Rea Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. last Wednesday. The quartet all split up and ran as the officers approached, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. One was quickly seized on 10th Avenue and two others were grabbed near the corner of Ruth Avenue and Victor Place, the lieutenant said. The fourth was seen running …

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Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities
Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Charges continue to mount against a one-man crime wave – and onetime bail reform poster boy – whom judges have kept held in the Bergen County Jail since mid-October. Police in Glen Rock and Wyckoff became the latest to charge Nicola Torres, 40, of Passaic, with commercial burglaries in their towns. That makes more than a dozen municipal police departments in four New Jersey counties just this year alone. Torres has a criminal record that stretches back more than 15 years, mostly for business break-ins. More recently, the 6-foot-2-inch, 240-pound felon has been repeatedly arrested and the…

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Fleeing Driver Crashes At Route 208 Entrance: Passaic County Sheriff Fleeing Driver Crashes At Route 208 Entrance: Passaic County Sheriff
Fleeing Driver Crashes At Route 208 Entrance: Passaic County Sheriff A reckless driver led Passaic County sheriff's officers on a pursuit that ended in a crash at a Route 208 on-ramp. Officers spotted the Audi sedan with New York plates being driven recklessly "without regard to any other vehicles or pedestrian on or near the road" in the area of Route 20 and Maple Avenue in Paterson shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Officers pursued the sedan less than a mile to the entrance to northbound Route 208 in Fair Lawn, where it crashed, the sheriff said. The seized the driver, Tylee Leon Blunt, 22, of the Bronx, he said.…

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40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street 40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street
40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street A Hawthorne couple was hospitalized after being struck by a van on a local street. The van was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when it hit the pair, both 48 years old, near approaching Diamond Bridge Avenue around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, the lieutenant said. The 55-year-old driver, also from Hawthorne, remained at the scene, Hoogmoed said. Hawthorne police, EMS and ALS all responded, while Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police assisted, he said. No summonses o…

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NJ Love Seeker Loses $450,000 To Scammer On Dating App For 'Rich And Attractive' NJ Love Seeker Loses $450,000 To Scammer On Dating App For 'Rich And Attractive'
NJ Love Seeker Loses $450,000 To Scammer On Dating App For 'Rich And Attractive' It's heartbreaking to learn that someone you've become enamored with online isn't into you, but it's downright tragic to discover that person just made off with $450,000 of your money. That's right: A con artist collected nearly a half-million dollars in crypto from a Glen Rock, NJ resident who fell for an online romance scam. You could call it missed fortune. The victim met the imposter on Luxy, a dating app for millionaires -- and those looking to meet them -- that boasts of collecting "the most attractive and financially stable of dating applicants." Or, as the founders of the Hon…

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Runaway SUV In Drive Instead Of Park Plows Through Front Window Of Rita's Ice In Glen Rock Runaway SUV In Drive Instead Of Park Plows Through Front Window Of Rita's Ice In Glen Rock
Runaway SUV In Drive Instead Of Park Plows Through Front Window Of Rita's Ice In Glen Rock A Rita's ice shop in Glen Rock was open for business when an SUV plowed through the front window. Fortunately no one was hurt, police said. The BMW came crashing through the Rita's Italian Ice and Frozen Custard on Maple Avenue near the Fair Lawn border just off Route 208 shortly before 7 p.m. The Glen Rock driver, 43, who was operating with an Australian driver's license, told responding officers that he failed to realize that his vehicle was still in drive when he parked, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The SUV also damaged a side door and some chairs and tables inside, but that was i…

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Glen Rock PD: Washington State Man, 24, Traveled 2,500 Miles To Sexually Assault 14-Year-Old Glen Rock PD: Washington State Man, 24, Traveled 2,500 Miles To Sexually Assault 14-Year-Old
Glen Rock PD: Washington State Man, 24, Traveled 2,500 Miles To Sexually Assault 14-Year-Old A 24-year-old man traveled 2,500 miles from his home in the Pacific Northwest to have sex with a 14-year-old Glen Rock child, police said. Devin C. Curtis was arrested by police in Clarkston, WA, on Tuesday and waived extradition to New Jersey to face charges of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The FBI and law enforcement agencies in both Clarkston and Moscow, Idaho assisted after the child's parents told borough detectives of an "online relationship their child was having with an individual that they believed was a…

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UPDATE: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home UPDATE: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home
Update: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home A missing 16-year-old Fair Lawn boy was found safe and sound on Friday -- in Ohio, authorities confirmed. The news came a short time after a 16-year-old Glen Rock boy who also was reported missing on Thursday was found in Mahwah. Haadi Abdul-Ghaffar left his Fair Lawn home shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday, police said. Police suspected he might have been headed either to New York's Penn Station of Pennsylvania. He was reported found late Friday morning, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The department thanked police in Columbus and Dayton, Ohio for their assistance. The news out o…

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UPDATE: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home UPDATE: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home
Update: Fair Lawn Boy Found Nearly 600 Miles From Home A missing 16-year-old Fair Lawn boy was found safe and sound on Friday -- in Ohio, authorities confirmed. The news came a short time after a 16-year-old Glen Rock boy who also was reported missing on Thursday was found in Mahwah. Haadi Abdul-Ghaffar left his Fair Lawn home shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday, police said. Police suspected he might have been headed either to New York's Penn Station of Pennsylvania. He was reported found late Friday morning, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The news came after Glen Rock police reported that a 16-year-old boy from their town was found. …

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SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Couple Suspected In $3,000 Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Couple Suspected In $3,000 Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts
Seen HIM? Search Continues For Couple Suspected In $3,000 Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts Police investigating the theft of $3,000 worth of booze by a couple from a Glen Rock liquor store say they believe the shoplifters are from across the state line. Surveillance video shows both wearing masks when they shoplifted $776 worth of alcohol from the Bottle King on Prospect Street on July 10, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They reportedly returned soon after and took more, valued at nearly $2,225. The couple came back again on July 16 but bolted in a gray 2019 Nissan Sentra when they noticed employees watching them, the chief said. "Nothing was reported to have been taken at t…

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Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5 Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5
Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5 Glen Rock police captured a car burglary crew from Newark with help from an alert resident and their colleagues from Fair Lawn and Ridgewood, authorities said. The resident called shortly before 5 a.m. Friday after spotting the thieves on Woodvale Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Sgt. Bryan Scott and Officers Annamarie Mattina and Nick Onove swooped in, joined by out-of-town officers, and took all five into custody, the chief said. They found items stolen from unlocked vehicles on Woodvale Road and Fieldmere Road in the car and on the thieves, Ackermann said. “Also recovered in th…

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‘Community Vehicle’ Owned By No One Seized By Glen Rock PD, Driver Busted With Stolen ID ‘Community Vehicle’ Owned By No One Seized By Glen Rock PD, Driver Busted With Stolen ID
‘Community Vehicle’ Owned By No One Seized By Glen Rock PD, Driver Busted With Stolen ID Not only did a Paterson driver give Glen Rock police who pulled him over a license created with a stolen ID, authorities said. And not only was the SUV he was driving unregistered and uninsured.  The black 2005 Honda CRV also carried license plates taken from another car and was considered a "community vehicle," they said. Several people from the same neighborhood used the SUV and never bothered to register or insure it, Police Chief Dean Ackermann explained. Felix Montero-Terrero, 44, happened to be behind the wheel when borough Police Officer Jim Donnelly stopped the CRV on Lincoln …

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Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle
Customer Denied Bathroom Cause Of COVID Does His Business In Glen Rock Liquor Store Aisle Glen Rock police were trying to identify a liquor store customer who dropped his pants and did his business in an aisle after he was told the bathroom was closed because of coronavirus restrictions. Detectives were reviewing surveillance video from the Bottle King on Prospect Street after the visitor “proceeded to defecate on the floor of a store aisle and left the building” when he was denied bathroom access, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The store manager was advised of the procedure to sign a complaint under a Glen Rock borough ordinance that prohibits individuals from defecating or…

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SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock
SUV Hits Utility Pole, Rolls In Glen Rock A driver escaped serious injury after her SUV overturned Wednesday morning in Glen Rock. The 28-year-old Union City driver, who was headed to work at a local doctor’s office, was checked out after her 2020 Toyota Rav 4 sideswiped a utility pole and overturned on Prospect Street near Cornwall Road just after 9:30 a.m. She got out on her own before police arrived and refused medical attention, responders said. "A witness that was driving behind the vehicle reported that it was traveling at the speed limit and not driving erratically before the crash," Sgt. Michael Trover said. The vehicle …

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Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted
Glen Rock PD: Social Media Pot Dealers Busted Glen Rock busted three accused drug dealers from Passaic County after staking them out -- online. Officer Samuel Evans arrested the trio when they showed up Thursday night in a parking lot near the Rock Road central business district after arranging a deal on social media, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police recovered just over an ounce of marijuana and hash oil vape cartridges that had been offered for sale, he said. Arrested were Mutaz M. Saleh and Musbah N. Zakkour, 24, both of Clifton, and Justin W. Cortese, 22, of Passaic. All three were charged with drug-related offenses and re…

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RECOGNIZE HER? Police Seek Help In $1,445 UGGs Mall Theft RECOGNIZE HER? Police Seek Help In $1,445 UGGs Mall Theft
Recognize HER? Police Seek Help In $1,445 UGGs Mall Theft Authorities sought the public's help Wednesday finding a woman who they said used a Glen Rock resident's ID and credit card to buy $1,445 worth of UGG boots at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. The woman in the photos (above and below) walked out with 10 pairs of boots from the Lord & Taylor store at the mall shortly before 8 p.m. Feb. 15, a Saturday, Glen Rock police said. She was described as 20 to 30 years old, with glasses and apparently braided hair. Surveillance images of the suspected thief.Glen Rock PD Anyone who knows or sees her is asked to contact Glen Rock Police Detective…

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Coronavirus Slows Probe Of Impostor Who Scammed Glen Rock Medical Firm Out Of $100,000 Coronavirus Slows Probe Of Impostor Who Scammed Glen Rock Medical Firm Out Of $100,000
Coronavirus Slows Probe Of Impostor Who Scammed Glen Rock Medical Firm Out Of $100,000 The closing of banks in China because of the coronavirus has made it more difficult for authorities to investigate a wire fraud that cost a Glen Rock medical services company $100,000. An accountant with the Harristown Road company reported receiving what appeared to be several legitimate emails from its CEO directing a wire transfer to a bank in China for international business purposes, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. After realizing it was a fraud, company representatives contacted police. Unfortunately, the money had already been wired, Ackermann said. “Overseas wir…

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