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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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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 .
file photo courtesy of Boyd Loving
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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.
Continue reading Paterson Man Charged in Fatal Hit and Run in Glen Rock
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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.
Continue reading 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 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.
Continue reading Glen Rock Resident Hit by Social Media “Cloning Scam”
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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.
Continue reading Glen Rock High School Victim of a “Swatting Event”
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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.
Continue reading BREAKING: Fatal Glen Rock Hit and Run Driver May Have been Identified
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Glen Rock NJ, a multi-agency fatal accident investigation is underway in connection with an early Monday morning, 01/30, tragedy in which a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue, Glen Rock. The vehicle involved, reportedly a Honda CRV, fled the scene and was last reported seen traveling northbound on Lincoln Avenue in Glen Rock near the Lincoln Avenue overpass of Route 208. A tanker truck driver witnessed the incident and immediately began rendering first aid to the individual prior to the arrival of emergency responders. The victim was rushed to a local hospital by ambulance and died shortly after arriving. Lincoln Avenue was closed from 713 am to 10:39 am .
Continue reading UPDATE: Pedestrian was Struck and Killed on Lincoln Avenue in Glen Rock
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police a hazmat suit-wearing man walked into a flower shop and sprayed an unknown substance on the plants inside.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Wednesday January 4th at 11:01 PM ,relatives of a 73-year-old Glen Rock resident reported that the resident, who suffers from dementia, was missing following their discharge from Hackensack University Medical Center. Through investigation, with the assistance of the Lodi Police Department, officers were able to locate the resident at a supermarket in Lodi. They were found to be unharmed and were reunited with family members. Their vehicle was later located in Fair Lawn.
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Glen Rock NJ, at 6:45 PM , Saturday January 14th a recreation basketball coach reported that the custodian at Byrd School had been confronted by a male subject who was looking into the windows of the school and knocked on the door seeking to enter the building. The custodian alerted the coach of the subject’s presence, however, did not notify police. Following the conclusion of the basketball program the coach contacted Glen Rock police concerning the incident, which had reportedly occurred two hours in the past. It was related that the subject may have been in some form of distress, however, the coach had no contact with the individual who had reportedly left the area shortly after the incident.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday the 9th of January at 2:26 PM , Glen Rock Police Officers were dispatched to Congressman Josh Gottheimer’s Office on Harristown Road in response to a subject on scene threatening staff members. Responding officers field contacted the subject who was upset about not being able to schedule an appointment with the Congressman, who was not present at the office, to address concerns they wished to raise. Working with the U.S. Capitol Police and the Congressman’s staff, officers were able to guide the subject through the process to schedule a meeting for a later date. The subject was satisfied and left the area without further incident.
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Glen Rock NJ, during the coarse of a motor vehicle stop , on Prospect Street near East Gramercy Place , Glen Rock Police officer T.J. Graziani arrested a 51 year old Ridgewood man for driving while intoxicated . The man was transported to Glen Rock Police Headquarters where he was processed and released to the custody of a sober adult . His vehicle was impounded in accordance with John’s Law . Additional summons ere issued for careless driving, disregard of a stop sign and failure to posses a drivers license and registration .
Continue reading Former Ridgewood Board of Education Member Gets Arrested for DUI in Glen Rock
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Glen Rock NJ, on December 30th 2022 at 4:29 PM , Glen Rock Patrol Units responded to Wilde Park on a report of a dispute in progress involving several male actors. Upon arrival, officers found that the dispute was over the amount of time one group was spending in the tennis courts. Several of the actors had left prior to officers’ arrival and those remaining were calm. No further police action was needed.
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