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Edison Man Among 2 Prowlers Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Foot Chase Edison Man Among 2 Prowlers Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Foot Chase
Edison Man Among 2 Prowlers Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Foot Chase Two men, including one with a replica handgun, were arrested early Monday morning, Nov. 18 following a foot pursuit involving multiple Bergen County police departments after they were caught them prowling residential neighborhoods, authorities said. Glen Rock Officer Nicholas Onove was on patrol just after 2:30 a.m. when he spotted two men in dark clothing near properties on Cornwall Road and Gibson Place. When Onove attempted to confront them, the suspects jumped a fence into the backyard of a Cornwall Road property and fled. Following a foot chase involving Sgt. Greg Carter, Officer James…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco