Ridgewood Police : Safety Alert Cancellation Notice
I realize that everyone has been rightfully frightened as a result of yesterday’s alleged slashing/ attempted robbery and I would like to take this opportunity to alleviate your fears and concerns.
After an exhaustive investigative effort we can now confirm that there was not, nor is there now any current threat to public safety or our children from the alleged slashing/attempted robbery incident which was reported to our police department yesterday.
As many of you have witnessed our community takes the safety of our children very seriously and will mobilize and take all necessary steps to ensure their safety. I would like to thank everyone for their support and cooperation in this matter.
Please be assured that we will continue with our increased presence in and around our schools along with patrols both marked and unmarked which have been in place since the previous attempted luring incident earlier this month.
I will apologize for not being able to provide more details on the matter, however there are portions of the investigation which are still ongoing.
Sincerely
Chief John M. Ward
