Glen Rock NJ, on Sunday March 26th at 5:06 AM , Glen Rock Police Patrols were dispatched to Nottingham Road after a resident confronted a male subject attempting to enter a vehicle in their driveway. The subject, described only as a male wearing a white hat, ran off when the resident yelled out to him and fled the area in a dark-colored vehicle towards Fair Lawn. Officers from Glen Rock and Fair Lawn checked the area with negative results. The resident was unable to access their home video surveillance system at the time of the report. They will attempt to do so and provide any images to police at a later time.
STOLEN VEHICLE ALERT: DO NOT LEAVE KEYS OR KEY FOBS IN YOUR VEHICLES
November 13,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, Three vehicles have been stolen from residential driveways since October 31st. In each case the vehicles were unlocked and the key fobs were in the vehicles, making detection extremely difficult as no forced entry was involved. Two of the three vehicles have been recovered in Newark. A vehicle stolen this morning also had a credit card in it that was used at a fast food restaurant in Irvington. Surrounding towns have also been experiencing a rash of stolen vehicles overnight from driveways, in all of these cases key fobs were left inside unlocked vehicle.
In Glen Rock, the stolen vehicles include a 2016 Lexus GC from Windham Place on October 31st, a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee from Yardley Court on November 7th and 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee from Highland Road on November 13th. Detectives are investigating a limited number of leads, including video surveillance from a resident whose vehicles were locked and therefore not taken: https://ring.com/share/6487811261847961682
Any residents or business owners with video surveillance systems are asked to check overnight activity for any persons who may have entered their driveways or yards in a similar manner. Detectives are interested in viewing any of these images as the investigation progresses. Those with video surveillance are asked to contact Det. Jim Calaski at (201) 670-3948 or Det. Mike Trover at (201) 670-3947.
All motorist and residents are reminded that there is no place, including your driveway, where it is safe to leave a vehicle with the keys or key fob inside. Lock your vehicle and take the keys with you at all times. Do not leave valuables in plain sight.
