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Newburgh Duo Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring ID'd By Police Newburgh Duo Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring ID'd By Police
Newburgh Duo Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring ID'd By Police Two more accused members of an organized New York State shoplifting ring from more than 50 miles away were identified by Glen Rock police. Newburgh residents Shatoya L. Smith, 26, and Carlan S. Newby, 23, both remain fugitives wanted in connected with thefts from the Bottle King on Prospect Street. The Orange County-based crew has hit businesses in Glen Rock and elsewhere in the region, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Three alleged members of the crew were arrested this past December and subsequently released under New Jersey’s bail reform law. Two of them, Latifah Smith and Adriane By…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Wanted Newburgh Man Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Wanted Newburgh Man
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Wanted Newburgh Man Police are asking the public for help locating a suspect from the Hudson Valley wanted in connection with two large shoplifting incidents at a liquor store. Police they are investigating the incidents that occurred on Saturday, July 10, and Thursday, July 15, at the Bottle King liquor store in Glen Rock, New Jersey.  The suspect, who is from Orange County and the City of Newburgh, is described as a Black male, fled the area in a 2019 gray Nissan Sentra. He was accompanied by a heavyset Black female. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to contact D/Sgt James Calaski of the Gle…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Driver Nabbed With 100 Bags Of Heroin, More, Police Say Orange County Driver Nabbed With 100 Bags Of Heroin, More, Police Say
Orange County Driver Nabbed With 100 Bags Of Heroin, More, Police Say An Orange County man driving with his license suspended had 100 bags of heroin, along with some cocaine and marijuana, in his car when it was stopped just off Route 208 in New Jersey, authorities there said. Officer T.J. Graziani found Paul M. Sosler, 37, of Florida, carrying the drugs after a routine traffic stop, Glen Rock (NJ) Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Sosler was charged with various drug counts and released pending a first appearance this Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Police also gave him summonses for driving with a suspended license, failing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report
North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report A priest with North Jersey ties was among 300 from six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania who sexually abused more than 1,000 children, according to a grand jury report released Tuesday. "We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this. We know some of you have heard some of it before. There have been other reports about child sex abuse within the Catholic Church," the document says. "But never on this scale. For many of us, those earlier stories happened someplace else, someplace away. Now we know the truth: it happened everywhere." The more than 1,300-p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Mercedes In Bergen Driver Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Mercedes In Bergen
Driver Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Mercedes In Bergen A falling tree limb cracked the windshield on a Mercedes Benz that had just exited Route 208 northbound in Glen Rock Sunday afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital with non life-threatening head injuries. The SUV's adult male driver was transported by Glen Rock EMS to Hackensack University Medical Center from De Boer Drive. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Glen Rock EMTs with patient evaluation.  The driver was the only occupant in the Mercedes when the tree limb hit it.  The Glen Rock police and fire departments also responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say 40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say
40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say U.S. Postal Service inspectors were investigating a wave thefts from mailboxes in Bergen County, authorities said. Anyone who believes their mailings have been compromised should contact either local police or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service: (877) 876-2455. The tampered-with boxes included one in Glen Rock at De Boer Drive and Harristown Road, borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In recent years, the service has retrofitted postal boxes to thwart thieves who "fish" for mail by rigging adhesive tape or other devices into the opening and then pulling out envelopes to searc…

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by Jerry DeMarco