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SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock SEEN THEM? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock
Seen Them? Two Sought In Anti-Semitic Attack At Starbucks In Glen Rock Two individuals who were in the area of an anti-Semitic attack on a Starbucks sign in Glen Rock were being sought by the police who turned to the public for help. At this point, both are being characterized as "potential witnesses" to the Feb. 19th bias-related vandalism at the Starbucks in the borough's Central Business District, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "It is our hope that these two may be able to assist us in our investigation," the chief said. Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at the coffee shop apparently were mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says UPDATE: Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at a Starbucks in Glen Rock was apparently mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U.S. and Canada since the Israel-Hamas war began last October, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Ackermann also said that stickers bearing hateful messages against Israel that were found with the overnight vandalism on Feb. 19 apparently had been attached sometime before then. "A closer examination of these stickers shows scratches and marks that may indicate they had been on the poles for a few days," the chief said. In an effort to narrow do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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GOTCHA! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD GOTCHA! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD
Gotcha! 3rd Arrest Made In Probe Of NY State Theft Ring That Hit Bottle King: Glen Rock PD A third member of an organized New York State shoplifting ring from more than 50 miles away was identified and charged by police in Glen Rock, authorities said. There will be more, they said. Adriane Byrd, of Newburg, NY, is part of a group that targeted various borough merchants, Glen Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Detective Lucas Doney charged Byrd with shoplifting as part of an organized retail theft enterprise following the Aug. 7, 2023 heist at the Bottle King on Prospect Street, the chief said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Sgt. Greg Carter previously nabbed Miata Mitchell, 26…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Organized Couple Busted By Glen Rock Detective After $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts GOTCHA! Organized Couple Busted By Glen Rock Detective After $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts
Gotcha! Organized Couple Busted By Glen Rock Detective After $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts A Glen Rock police detective nabbed an organized pair of thieves -- one from Elmwood Park, the other from Paterson -- who swiped nearly $3,650 worth of cosmetics from a local CVS in separate trips, authorities said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski identified Carla E. Granda-Jara, a 37-year-old resident of the Silk City, and Ricardo E. Campos-Bardales, 42,  following the May 19 and May 24 shopliftings at the Rock Road pharmacy, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Calaski arrested Granda-Jara with help from his colleagues in Fair Lawn last Thursday, June 8, the chief said. The sergeant grabb…

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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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Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Plants At Glen Rock Florist ID'd As NY State Resident Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Plants At Glen Rock Florist ID'd As NY State Resident
Stranger In Hazmat Suit Who Sprayed Plants At Glen Rock Florist ID'd As NY State Resident UPDATE: One person's prank is another's vandalism, as a New York State man learned when police in Glen Rock identified him as the stranger in a hazmat suit who sprayed plants and flowers at a local shop with an unknown substance. Robert X. Houston, 22, of Middletown, claimed that he pulled the stunt at Perry’s Florist & Gardens on Harristown Road in January as part of an effort to establish himself as a YouTube personality, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Houston told police there were no chemicals or other substances in the hand-held sprayer, but Ackermann said more than $750 wo…

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Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed
Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Route 208 was temporarily shut down in both directions after someone apparently fired a shot through the window of the Bank of America building in Glen Rock. Police found a bullet hole in the fourth-floor window at the bank's wealth management and private banking office building on Harristown Road around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. "The employee assigned to that office was not at work, and no one used the office during the day," Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "There were no injuries, and it has not yet been determined what time the incident occurred," the chief said. The Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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LOOKIN' FOR LOVE: Police Detective Sniffs Out Online Scam That Victimized Glen Rock Man, Others LOOKIN' FOR LOVE: Police Detective Sniffs Out Online Scam That Victimized Glen Rock Man, Others
Lookin' FOR Love: Police Detective Sniffs Out Online Scam That Victimized Glen Rock Man, Others A Glen Rock detective was in for a surprise when he traced an online scam that victimized a local man to a woman in Washington State. It turns out that person got scammed herself. Before he was done, Glen Rock Police Detective Sgt. James Calaski found three other victims who got taken by a money launderer who lives in Africa, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. All of them were apparently looking for love. The con man had developed a virtual relationship with the 65-year-old Washington State woman, convincing her that he was a contractor flipping houses in Texas, Ackermann said. He the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation
Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation As many as 100 teens ran wild following Glen Rock High School’s graduation, stopping train service, damaging an event area and stealing a statue of the school mascot, authorities said. The panther statue “was returned to our campus after a gracious parent put out the call for a return,” Principal Michael Parent said. It was destroyed, however, the principal said in an email to the parents of school seniors. Parent called the rampage a “disgraceful act” that he said was “committed by our own students. "To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement,” he added. CLICK HERE for a video of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene GOTCHA! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene
Gotcha! Fair Lawn Teens Who Left Anti-Transgender Graffiti On Glen Rock Cafe Return To Scene Two Fair Lawn teens scrawled anti-transgender graffiti outside a Glen Rock café, said police who took both into custody following an investigation helped in large part by area surveillance video. Juvenile complaints were signed against the 17-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy who left the LGBQT+ graffiti outside Nectar Café in a Rock Road shopping complex earlier this month, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Wednesday. The vandalism, discovered when the owner opened for the day on Oct. 7, was “a random act,” Ackermann said. “No specific individual, person, or business was targeted,” the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured
Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured Another stolen vehicle, another wild pre-dawn police chase in Bergen County occurred before overnight Saturday – only this time an officer was injured. And once again, out-of-town teenagers were responsible, police said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski was working a detail aimed at catching car thieves when he spotted a vehicle with a burned-out tail light and a passenger wearing a ski mask on Lincoln Avenue just after 2:30 a.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A computer check showed the vehicle stolen out of Elizabeth, he said. Calaski followed it into Ridgewood, where a village officer …

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by Jerry DeMarco