February 23,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hillsdale NJ, On February 21, 2018, the Hillsdale Police Department was made aware of a suspicious incident that took place on Bedford Road, near the Ann Blanche Smith School. The incident involved a nine-year-old student of the school that was walking home after school was dismissed. As the student approached Bedford Road a vehicle that was being driven by a middle-aged, white man with a crew cut said: “hey, come here”. The student described the vehicle as a smaller, black, four-door vehicle.
Despite our efforts, our follow-up investigation did not reveal any further details other than those provided by the student.
Please take this incident as an opportunity to discuss stranger safety with your children and remind them of the following:
• An adult does not need help from a child — not to find a puppy, not for anything. If an adult is asking you for help, that’s a warning sign;
• Don’t walk away with anyone other than a parent, or the person who was already arranged to take care of you that day;
• Always stay at least an arms distance away from any strangers or strange vehicles;
• Avoid walking places alone, use the buddy system;
• Point out places children can go for help when walking places like school and the park;
For further information on keeping your children safe check out
https://www.kidsmartz.org/ParentTips
Photo has to be Hillsdale NJ.as actual pavement exists under the Suvs .Ridgewood our roads are a danger and were a disgrace even before the PSEG onslaught. meanwhile, the VC looks to build a non conforming Garage high and wide on Hudson st. to stack visitors and multi family new renters and new residents cars aside the Train station .Taxpayers just say NO.
That’s really relevant to this story.
Pick another story to complain about ridgewood. The message here is too important to muddy with issues about conditions of the roads in town.