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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police detectives are investigating the death of an individual who was struck by a NJ Transit Hoboken bound, Bergen Line train at the Boro Hall, Glen Rock train station. The incident was reported to have occurred at 9:22 am on Wednesday, 06/08.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Wednesday May 18th at 8:59 PM, a Paterson resident, who had tracked their stolen iPhone to a home on the 300 block of Boulevard requested police assistance. At the same time this call was received, the resident also phoned police about an unknown person ringing the doorbell. The Paterson man had not only tracked his phone to the Glen Rock address, but also produced video surveillance footage from Home Depot in Paterson purportedly identifying the individual who stole the phone. Glen Rock Officers interviewed the resident and were subsequently able to recover the iPhone. The victim was satisfied with recovering their phone and was advised of their right to sign complaints for theft with the Paterson Municipal Court if they so desired.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Tuesday May 24th at 2:41 PM, Glen Rock Police Patrols were dispatched to the M&T Bank on Prospect Street in response to a bank official’s report of a male subject, dressed as a construction worker, attempting to cash a fraudulent check. The bank manager related to officers that they became suspicious of the check, as well as the fact that the subject was not a customer of their bank. When they contacted the account holder it was confirmed that the check was in fact fraudulent. The actual account holder had been the victim of identity theft with several fraudulent checks cashed against their account. Responding officers ran a computer check of the identification provided by the actor, a Pennsylvania Driver’s license, which came back to a female subject who had also been the victim of identity theft.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday May 05-16-2022 – 5:37 PM a Glen Rock Officer was dispatched to a home on the 200 block of Pinelynn Road at the request of the Newark Police Department after one of their officers received a report of the resident’s vehicle being involved in a suspicious incident in their jurisdiction. Upon interviewing the resident, who was unaware that their vehicle was missing, it was learned that the 2019 Land Rover had been stolen. According to the resident the vehicle had been left unlocked with the key fob inside. The resident also reported that there was a large amount of sports apparel in the vehicle.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Sunday May 22nd at 11:01 AM a Valley Road resident reported criminal mischief to their vehicle, which occurred sometime overnight. According to the complainant they found a dead fish was left near the windshield and an unknown substance was poured on the vehicle. The resident also reported two other acts of criminal mischief that have occurred on their property over the last year, which may be related. Those residing at the home have indicated that they have not been involved in any disputes or any other type of issue which they believe would give rise to the pattern of incidents. The Glen Rock Detective Bureau is reviewing the matter.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Wednesday May 25th at 3:31 AM Glen Rock Police Patrols were dispatched to a warehouse on De Boer Drive to investigate a report from workers who had confronted an intruder trespassing inside their work area. No physical confrontation occurred. The actor had run off towards Harristown Road and Route 208 as police were being summoned. A search of the area by officers from Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, Hawthorne, and Paterson proved negative.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock police. a NJ Transit train struck and killed a person very early Friday morning . As of Friday morning authorities were working to formally identify the victim ,who was a man in his 30s .
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police say two teens called 911 after they were awoken by the intruders rifling through their home. The brothers reported that at least two men armed with a knife and other weapons forced their way into their home.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Saturday May 28th at 2:38 PM ,an employee at the Glen Rock Recycling Center was bitten by a dog which had jumped from a vehicle inside the complex. The dog was under the care of a dog walker, a 46-year-old Midland Park woman, who became irate when she learned that the employee needed to file a report due to both the dog bite and a workplace injury. At some point during the incident, the woman reportedly grabbed the employee and demanded that he not report the incident.
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Glen Rock Nj, on Saturday May 21st at 10:35 AM ,Glen Rock Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on the 100 block of S. Highwood Avenue on a reported burglary. The resident reported that while they slept overnight someone had entered their home, sometime after 11:00 PM. It appeared that the unknown actor entered through the kitchen window and took $400 in cash from a wallet in the adjacent dining room. Nothing else in the house was disturbed.
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Glen Rock Police Department be advised the entrance and exit for Harristown Road, to and from Rt 208 North will be closed until further notice.
Pictured from left to right: Council Member Jon Cole, Council Member Rob Dill, P.O. Stanislao, P.O. Orsita, Lt. Riggio, Sgt. Trover & S.P.O. Friedman.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police at 4:33 PM ,the adult son of a Glen Rock woman contacted police reporting that his mother had been the victim of a “grandparent” scam. Upon interviewing the woman, she recounted receiving a phone call from an individual stating that her grandchild was in jail and needed money for bail. The victim subsequently withdrew $ 9,800 from the bank and a man showed up at her home to collect the money.
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Glen Rock NJ , according to the Glen Rock Police on Tuesday May 3rd at 5:32 PM a Hillsdale woman reported that she was the victim of a road rage incident which occurred on Lincoln Avenue near Diamond Bridge. She recounted that she pulled over to yield to an ambulance with its emergency equipment activated. When she reentered the roadway, a white SUV began tailgating her. When both vehicles stopped for a red light, the occupant of the white SUV, described as a white female, exited her vehicle and approached. The woman reportedly began screaming obscenities at the complainant and spit on her window. The victim was able to obtain the actor’s license plate number and called 9-1-1 for assistance.
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