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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police responded to investigate the death of a pedestrian trespasser, reportedly struck by a NJ Transit Bergen Line train, at the Harristown Road,rail crossing, Glen Rock, on Wednesday morning, 01/22. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital also responded to the scene. Glen Rock Police are detouring all traffic Harristown Road down Glen Avenue to Maple Avenue.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that at 4:59 PM on January 8th patrols were dispatched to a dispute over payment at the Exxon Station located at Maple Avenue and Highwood Avenue. Upon arrival it was found that the station owner had allegedly extended credit to a 33-year-old Ridgewood man, two months in the past, as he did not have funds to pay for gas at that time. The man insisted that he had paid an unknown attendant at the gas station in the past and no longer owed the money. Neither party had any documentation to support their claims and were advised that this was a civil matter, not a police matter. The Ridgewood man was escorted from the property and was given notice against trespassing by the station owner.
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Glen Rock NJ, we pulled this off the Northwest Bergen Mutual Aid Association Facebook page . Sometimes you just know your destiny. While cleaning up the fire house a member noticed an article hanging in fire house with a 3 year old boy named Tyler Blazejewski. Today at age 18 probationary firefighter Tyler Blazejewski of the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department is no longer pretending.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that on January 5th at 4:45 Glen Rock patrol officers were dispatched to a 9-1-1 report of a disoriented male in the parking lot of the Sikh Temple on Prospect Street. Upon arrival they located a 59-year-old Paterson man in a highly intoxicated and disoriented state with minor injuries and blood covering his shirt. The man did not know how he got to the Temple and stated he was just trying to get home.
The subject was unable to care for himself and was transported by ambulance to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for detox.
Glen Rock NJ, The DPW will begin curbside Christmas tree pickup on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Residents asked to place their evergreen trees ONLY at curbside for daily pickups, until the deadline of January 17th, 2020. Please do not place trees in plastic bags, and make sure there are no foreign objects on the trees such as lighting, garland, decorations, etc. If you have any additional decorating items such as wreaths, garland, etc., which have wiring &/or metal fasteners, please place those items in ordinary household trash for regularly scheduled north/east & south/west collections.
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Glen Rock NJ, A defective/overheated bathroom exhaust fan was reportedly the cause of a multiple alarm house fire on Oxford Place in Glen Rock, Friday morning, 12/27. Glen Rock Fire Department was assisted in extinguishing the conflagration by fire personnel from numerous neighboring municipalities. At least one (1) firefighter was reported to have been injured fighting the blaze. The single family home sustained extensive fire, smoke, and water damage. Ridgewood Fire Department “A” Shift responded mutual aid to Glen Rock for the working attic fire. Glen Rock Police and Ridgewood Police also assisted .
Continue reading Single Family Home Sustains Significant Damage in Glen Rock Fire
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that at 10:59 p.m. on December 21st, Officials at the Sikh Temple on Prospect Street reported that a male subject entered the temple and began walking around while behaving strangely. While he did not make any overt threats, the man wandered around the interior of the temple repeatedly stating that they were doing a great job and making a “thumbs up” gesture. The man, who was described only as a white male, departed the area in a white Chevy SUV with “Jesus Christ is King” and other words in Spanish on the windows and bumper stickers, as well as an American flag.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police at 8:49 a.m. on December 22, Patrols responded to the Bergen Line Train Station along with EMS personnel to assist the NJ Transit Police with a commuter who was dragged by a train. The subject, a 33-year-old Ridgewood woman, appeared to have gotten her coat caught on the train and was dragged down the platform before falling. She was transported to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The matter is being investigated by the NJ Transit Police. The Glen Rock Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police a Glen Rock woman reported on December 16th that she detected a problem with her cellphone when she attempted to send a text message. When she contacted Verizon, she was informed that her phone number had been “ported” to another carrier. Verizon is in the process of attempting to regain the phone number and warned the complainant about the possibility of identity theft.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that on November 27th at 8:09 PM officers were dispatched to Starbucks in the Central Business District to investigate a report of sleeping in the store. Upon arrival, officers field contacted a highly intoxicated male subject who was difficult to awaken. The subject, a 47-year-old Midland Park man, was transported by ambulance to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for detox.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that on November 25th, at 7:46 AM Patrols were dispatched to a 9-1-1 report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at Radburn Road and Harristown Road. Investigation found that a 12-year-old Glen Rock girl was knocked down by a vehicle driven by a 73-year-old Fair Lawn man. The girl was examined by EMTs on the scene and her parents declined further medical aid. The driver was issued a summons for failing to stop for a pedestrian.
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Glen Rock NJ, Please see the message below from Glen Rock Mayor Packer:
This is Mayor Bruce Packer.
Continue reading Glen Rock Mayor Urges Caution and Care in this “Ugly Weather”
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that on November 23rd at 12:47 p.m. ,officers were dispatched to a reported dispute on Rock Road in the Central Business District. Upon arrival they located two women involved in a verbal dispute concerning one of the women allegedly opening their vehicle’s door striking the other’s vehicle. The matter was resolved when it was determined that there was no damage and both parties were sent on their way.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police reported on November 18th at 1:07 p.m. , the principal of Coleman School reported finding a small dead animal on the school grounds under circumstances which he perceived to be suspicious. The detective bureau is reviewing the matter, however, a preliminary assessment failed to disclose any criminality.
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Attached below are three public notices about changes to parking regulations and fees coming in 2020:
