
file photo by Boyd Loving
May 4,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, According to the Ridgewood Police ,On Saturday, April 23, patrol responded to the Ridgewood Duck Pond to assist the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department. The victim reported that the window was smashed on her vehicle while it was parked at around 3:30pm. A purse was removed from the vehicle. On Sunday, April 24, a resident reported that his vehicle was parked in the YMCA parking lot between 4:30pm and 6:00pm. When he returned to his vehicle he discovered his window was smashed and three briefcases were missing. While Officers were taking the report, a second resident reported her vehicle’s window was smashed at the same location and her purse was missing. Typically thieves target locations such as Gyms and Parks where the victim is most likely to leave their valuables in the car while exercising. To minimize your risk, try not to leave anything of value visible to thieves; store them out of view or lock them in your trunk