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Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Police Say Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Police Say
Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Police Say UPDATE: A 15-year-old bicyclist from Rockland whose detainment in Ridgewood on Sunday became a viral video refused to follow direct orders and resisted efforts to be taken into custody, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. The video shows a portion of the incident, in which police are seen taking the teen down as he tried to hold onto his bicycle – a response that some insisted was unnecessary force and called for action by the state Attorney General's Office. The boy was part of a much larger group of riders who passed through other towns on Sunday before trying to head down East R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Woman Strands Utility Worker Mid-Air In Bucket, Police Say Bergen Woman Strands Utility Worker Mid-Air In Bucket, Police Say
Bergen Woman Strands Utility Worker Mid-Air In Bucket, Police Say A Ridgewood woman upset with a cable company worker hopped into the cab of an Optimum truck and cut the power to a utility bucket, leaving him hanging in mid-air, police said. Elena Gerlihman, 59, then “removed utility property from the truck and walked away,” Capt. William Amoruso said. Responding officers found the worker stranded in the bucket near Gerlihman’s home at East Ridgewood and South Pleasant avenues, Amoruso said. They arrested Gerlihman on charges of harassment, false imprisonment, disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, then released her pending a court date.

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by Jerry DeMarco