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Glen Rock Detectives Search For Motives of Office Building Trespasser

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Glen Rock NJ, on March 3rd 10:49 AM – A representative of a company owning an office building on the 100 block of Harristown Road reported a suspicious individual who had been walking around the interior of the building the prior afternoon. When confronted, the individual first stated that they were looking to rent office space, at which time the representative provided contact information for the managing real estate agent. It was later learned that the individual continued walking around the building, approaching other tenants, giving each person a different explanation of their reason for being inside the building.

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Glen Rock Council Continues to Monitor the Progress of the Nabisco plant Demolition

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Council is keeping a careful eye on the progress of the Nabisco plant demolition. From the Borough’s website:

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Glen Rock Troop 15G Get Lesson in US Flag Code

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Glen Rock NJ, on February 28th, Special Officer Mike Friedman instructed girls from Glen Rock Troop 15G in US Flag Code: Etiquette, Rules, and Guidelines, in front of Borough Hall. A veteran of the US Navy, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a retired school teacher, S.P.O. Friedman is the Borough’s expert on the US Flag Code. He manages and cares for each flag flown on Borough property, always ensuring a high level of care.

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Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps: A Cure for the Empty Nest Syndrome

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Glen Rock NJ, a Cure for the Empty Nest Syndrome: the kids are gone and you no longer have to coach, watch, mentor, or drive your children to and from activities. A once noisy house is so quiet that you can hear the ticking of the clock. Maybe it’s time to replace that tick-tock, tick-tock, with the sound of a pager – beep, beep, beep!

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Street Signs that Are Just too Small in Ridgewood & Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, small road signs over intersections are not only annoying to motorists but can cause a problem. In Glen Rock a motorist driving from the post office along Glen avenue who stops at Rock road is confronted by a small sign above the intersection which is not easy to read because it is small “NO TURN ON Red 7A–6P  Mon —Sat.”  According to the FHWA it only suggests placing such a sign on crossbar near the signal. It clearly states that that this recommendation is just a guidance,not a requirement. This confusion can be eliminated by a much bigger sign placed on the right corner next to “DO NOT BLOCK” where motorists can read it.

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Nabisco Site: Approximate Implosion date early April Depending on the  Demolition Progress

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Glen Rock NJ, questions are being raised over the Nabisco site demolition in Fair lawn and the abatement asbestos, and noise concerns . Glen Rock Council Member Paula Gilligan answers questions as to these issues:

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Late Saturday Night Glen Rock Rollover Crash Sends Driver to The Valley Hospital

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Glen Rock NJ, the driver of a Ford Expedition sustained non life threatening injuries, and was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital following a late Saturday night, 02/18, rollover crash in the 500 block of Rock Road, Glen Rock. Two (2) parked vehicles were also damaged in the crash. All three (3) vehicles were towed from the scene. Glen Rock Police , Glen Rock Fire Department, and Glen Rock EMS responded to the incident.

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“I am mad as hell and I’m not going to take it “, Man Hurls Insults and Styrofoam at Glen Rock Recycling Center

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Glen Rock NJ, a local recycler who was told by workers at his local drop-off facility that they don’t accept Styrofoam went berserk and hurled the plastic foam at the staff . According to Borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann , a 69-year-old man, authorities said, sought to drop off Styrofoam Friday afternoon at the Glen Rock Recycling Center and became “irate” when he was told the site didn’t recycle foam.

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UPDATE: Rush Hour Smoke Condition on a NJ Transit Train at the Borough Hall Train Station in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, at approximately 545 pm Wednesday, the height of rush hour the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a smoke condition on a NJ Transit train at the Borough Hall Train Station. Firefighters assisted in extinguishing a small fire in the wheel housing of one of the train cars. Also on scene was Glen Rock Police , NJ Transit Police and NJ Transit rail operations.

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Hazmat Suit-wearing Man Who Attacked Plants in a Glen Rock Flower Shop Claims it was A Prank for a YouTube Video

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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock  Police Chief Dean Ackermann , Robert Houston, 22, of Middletown, New York, surrendered himself to Glen Rock police and confessed that the January 16th Hazmat suit-wearing plant attack incident at Perry’s Florist was a prank and that he had recorded a video to post it on YouTube .

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Paterson Man Charged in Fatal Hit and Run in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DAVID ROMERO (DOB: 11/22/1998; single; factory worker) of 594 E. 39th Street, Paterson, NJ for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, endangering an injured victim, and hindering apprehension. The charges are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Glen Rock Police Department under the direction of Chief Dean Ackermann.

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The “N”-word Used in Racist Graffiti Discovered at Glen Rock High School

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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday January 23rd at 8:16 PM , the administration at the Glen Rock High School notified police of an incident of bias graffiti which was reported by a student. In this case, the “N”-word was written with highlighter ink on the edge of a desk in the media room. School officials have indicated that they intend to review seating charts and video surveillance footage in an effort to identify the individual involved.

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Glen Rock Resident Hit by Social Media “Cloning Scam”

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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday January 23rd at 2:55 PM a Glen Rock resident reported they learned of an investment opportunity from a purported professional colleague out of California, who they became acquainted with via social media. The resident made a series of investments totaling $25,100 via bitcoin and initially saw a high return on the investment. However, when the resident became suspicious and sought to withdraw funds from the account, the company, Crocker Wealth Management, stopped responding, and they have been unable to withdraw funds.

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Glen Rock High School Victim of a “Swatting Event”

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Glen Rock NJ, on Friday January 27th at 5:27 PM , Glen Rock Police Patrols were dispatched to the Glen Rock High School on a 9-1-1 report that a shooting had just taken place. Responding officers met with school security personnel, who were present for an athletic event at the gym and were unaware of any problem at the school. Officers cleared the school building and determined that this was a swatting incident. There had been no gun shots fired nor any other act of violence.

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BREAKING: Fatal Glen Rock Hit and Run Driver May Have been Identified

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Glen Rock NJ, a Glen Rock Police patrol supervisor and patrol officer conducting traffic surveillance in connection with a 01/30 fatal pedestrian hit and run collision on Lincoln Avenue, Glen Rock, spotted a vehicle matching the description of one being sought in connection with the horrific event driving right past the crash site early this morning, 02/01. The vehicle’s driver immediately complied with officers’ commands to pull over one (1) block north of the crash site. Following the officers’ visual inspection the damaged vehicle, and a brief conversation with the driver, it was decided to transport the driver to Glen Rock Police headquarters for questioning. Personnel from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office were notified and responded shortly thereafter to assume command of the vehicle inspection/impounding and suspect interrogation. No arrest has been announced at this time.

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