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WANTED: Two More Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring From Upstate NY ID'd By Glen Rock PD WANTED: Two More Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring From Upstate NY ID'd By Glen Rock PD
Wanted: Two More Accused Members Of Retail Theft Ring From Upstate NY ID'd By Glen Rock PD 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…
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…
Fugitive Tied To Retail Theft Ring Captured By Glen Rock PD Fugitive Tied To Retail Theft Ring Captured By Glen Rock PD
Fugitive Tied To Retail Theft Ring Captured By Glen Rock PD An investigation by Glen Rock police into an organized shoplifting ring led to the arrest of a fugitive from New York State, authorities said. Miata Mitchell, 26, of Poughkeepsie is part of a group that targeted various borough merchants, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Sgt. Greg Carter nabbed Mitchell in connection with a theft at Bottle King Liquors on Prospect Street shortly after 1 p.m. Aug. 7, the chief said. Mitchell was with a number of accomplices, he said. She was charged with shoplifting-related offenses, including being part of an organized re…
Fair Lawn Driver Hospitalized After Glen Rock Crash Fair Lawn Driver Hospitalized After Glen Rock Crash
Fair Lawn Driver Hospitalized After Glen Rock Crash A Fair Lawn motorist was hospitalized following a Tuesday morning crash in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 38-year-old woman was driving a 2023 Toyota Camry that collided with a 2021 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 43-year-old Glen Rock woman at the intersection of Hillman Avenue and Woodvale Road near Prospect Street shortly before 10 a.m. Aug. 15, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The Camry driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't life-threatening, the chief said. A passenger in the Tahoe reported minor injuries but declined medical aid, he said. Both ve…
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock A senior driver suffered a severe leg injury when her sedan slammed into a utility pole Tuesday afternoon in Glen Rock. Borough police and EMS workers tended to the victim after her Toyota Corolla rammed the pole on Prospect Street near Saddle River Park. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the village's Fire Rescue team. Emergency responders teamed up to get the woman out of her car and into an ambulance following the crash Tuesday afternoon, June 13, on Prospect Street in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving Her car was …
Nozzle Behavior: Oopsie! Woman Pepper-Sprays Herself In Glen Rock Dunkin' Donuts Dispute Nozzle Behavior: Oopsie! Woman Pepper-Sprays Herself In Glen Rock Dunkin' Donuts Dispute
Nozzle Behavior: Oopsie! Woman Pepper-Sprays Herself In Glen Rock Dunkin' Donuts Dispute If you’re going to carry pepper spray, it’s always best to know how to use it. A 21-year-old Fair Lawn woman tried – and failed – during some type of squabble with a 46-year-old man at the Dunkin Donuts on Prospect Street in Glen Rock, local police said. “During the dispute, the woman took out a small canister of pepper spray and somehow managed to spray herself with it,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Responding officers rendered aid to the woman, who refused further medical attention, the chief said. Meanwhile, the man she was arguing with drove to police headquarters, he said. Beca…
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,"…
Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital
Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital An out-of-state driver and her passenger from Dumont were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Glen Rock, authorities said. A 2019 Jeep had just exited Saddle River County Park headed south when it swerved into the northbound lane of Prospect Street and struck a 2020 Honda Civic shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver, a 44-year-old Ridgewood man, said he was unsure of what happened, Ackermann said. He refused medical attention, the chief said. Both a witness who lives nearby and the Civic driver -- a 27-year-old Henrico, VA woman -- said the Jeep …
GOTCHA! NY State Duo Identified, Charged In Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts GOTCHA! NY State Duo Identified, Charged In Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts
Gotcha! NY State Duo Identified, Charged In Glen Rock Liquor Store Thefts Police who turned to the public for help following the theft of $3,000 worth of booze from a Glen Rock liquor store have identified and charged a couple from across the state line. Kevin Armwood, 39, of the Orange County town of Newburgh, NY, was the man seen in surveillance video posted on both sides of the border, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. With him was Kamesha Locklary, 39, also of Newburgh, Ackermann said. Colleagues helped identify both, he said. Security video (below) shows both wearing masks when they shoplifted $776 worth of alcohol from the Bottle King on Prospec…
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…
FOUND! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock FOUND! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock
Found! Wayward Woman From Rockland, 74, Turns Up In Glen Rock A lost Rockland County senior was found at a dry cleaners in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responding to the Prospect Street business, Officer Sarah Orsita found the distraught 74-year-old woman from Spring Valley, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She told Orsita that she’d became lost while traveling from home – a distance a little over 17 miles. The officer tried to give her directions, but the woman remained confused, he said. So Orsita contacted a friend of the woman who came to Glen Rock to pick her up, the chief said.
Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist
Glen Rock PD Nabs Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Hillsdale Motorist Glen Rock police tracked down an unlicensed hit-and-run driver from Paterson who they said injured a 20-year-old Hillsdale motorist. The victim was stopped in traffic on Grove Street near Prospect Street last week when a vehicle driven by Samone T. Wade, 30, rear-ended him, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Wade took off before responding officers arrived, but by then the victim had collected information about her vehicle, Ackermann said. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Wade, meanwhile, was issued su…
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 …