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Home Evacuated after Massive Tree Falls on Christmas Day in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, All occupants were safely evacuated from a single family home in the 100 block of Glen Avenue, Glen Rock after a massive shade tree toppled into the structure at approximately 0415 hours on 12/25/2020. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department personnel responded to the incident. A sub-code official from the Borough of Glen Rock’s Building Department was summoned to conduct an inspection of the structure which appeared to have sustained significant damage.

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Glen Rock Police and Fire Respond to Arson Leaf Fire on Glen Avenue

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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police, at 1:27 am on Sunday November 22nd,   Glen Rock Police along with Glen Rock Fire Fighters, responded to a leaf fire on the 200 block of Glen Avenue.  The fire was promptly extinguished without incident.  Video from a nearby home detected two individuals in the area who appeared to have started the fire.  Detectives are currently attempting to view the video for further evidence.  Anyone who may have witnessed this act is asked to contact the Glen Rock Police Department at (201) 652-3800.

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Glen Rock Home Crushed by Falling Tree

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Glen Rock NJ, On Tuesday afternoon, 08/04, Glen Rock Fire Department responded to a single family home located on Bedford Place, Glen Rock, to assess damages and to mitigate any hazards caused when a large tree fell into the structure during Tropical Storm Isaias. No injuries were reported by the home’s occupants. Glen Rock Police also responded to the incident. Damage sustained by the home resulted in it being posted as uninhabitable. Two (2) passenger vehicles parked in an adjacent driveway were also damaged when the tree fell.

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SUV Flips in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, A brand new Toyota RAV4 was totaled as a result of a Wednesday morning, 07/15, rollover crash in the 700 block of Propect Streets, Glen Rock. The vehicle’s adult female driver refused medical aid at the scene. A flatbed tow truck righted and removed the vehicle from the crash site. PSE&G was summoned to check on a severely damaged utility pole involved in the crash. Glen Rock Police, Glen Rock Fire Department, and Glen Rock EMS responded to the incident.

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Glen Rock Fire Responds to Morning Vehicle Fire

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Glen Rock NJ, A fully involved vehicle fire on Pamrapo Court West, Glen Rock was extinguished by Glen Rock Fire Department early Tuesday morning, 07/14. No injuries were reported in the conflagration. The charred Ford Explorer SUV was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Glen Rock Police and Fair Lawn Fire Department also responded to the incident.

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Tree Tumbles on Single Family Home in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, no injuries were reported by the occupants of a single family home located in the 300 block of Ackerman Avenue, Glen Rock after a municipally owned tree crashed into it on Thursday afternoon, 04/09. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department responded to the incident. The fallen tree appeared to have caused minimal structural damage.

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Glen Rock Public Safety Suspends Secondary, Non-emergent Operations

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Glen Rock NJ, Members of the Glen Rock Police Department, as well as our volunteer emergency services (Fire, EMS and OEM), continue to be here for the community 24/7 in responding to public safety emergencies and criminal acts in progress. However, due to the national, state and county declarations of a state of emergency certain secondary, non-emergent operations will be suspended until further notice.
Please see the attached document for further information.

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Glen Rock Fire Brings In Multiple Towns to Assist

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Glen Rock NJ, At 1834 hours on Monday, the Glen Rock Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke on the second floor of a residence on the Boulevard. A second alarm was transmitted in route by 830 upon reports by GRPD of a heavy smoke condition. The main fire area was in the attic space of the home. Crews used a combination of interior and exterior attacks to bring the fire under control. Thanks to all mutual aid towns, including Hawthorne, Fair Lawn, Ridgewood, Midland Park, Paramus, Waldwick, Wyckoff and Elmwood Park. Also thanks to the GRVAC and Glen Rock Police  for on scene assistance as well as Northwest and Central Bergen Mutual Aid coordinators and safety officers.

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Single Family Home Sustains Significant Damage in Glen Rock Fire

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Glen Rock NJ, A defective/overheated bathroom exhaust fan was reportedly the cause of a multiple alarm house fire on Oxford Place in Glen Rock, Friday morning, 12/27. Glen Rock Fire Department was assisted in extinguishing the conflagration by fire personnel from numerous neighboring municipalities. At least one (1) firefighter was reported to have been injured fighting the blaze. The single family home sustained extensive fire, smoke, and water damage. Ridgewood Fire Department  “A” Shift responded mutual aid to Glen Rock for the working attic fire. Glen Rock Police and Ridgewood Police also assisted .

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Glen Rock Fire Department has an extremely busy day

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Glen Rock NJ, Yesterday the Glen Rock Fire Department had an extremely busy day. After the hazmat call in the morning the Glen Rock Fire Department responded to 4 additional calls throughout the day. At 5:00pm multiple calls came in for an odor of gas around Borough Hall and Valley road. The cause was determined to be a disabled bus. At 7:46 pm a fire alarm came in for a residence on Ashon Place. At 11:28 PM members responded and extinguished a minor engine compartment fire on Route 208. Ending the day members responded to a residence on Yardley Court for a broken water pipe.

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UPDATE: Early Morning Crash Leaves Two Seriously Injured

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Glen Rock NJ, Two (2) individuals were seriously injured in a head on motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Rock Road, Glen Rock in the early morning hours of Saturday, 07/13. Both victims were transported by ambulances to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Lincoln Avenue was closed between Rock Road and Van Winkle Avenue, Hawthorne for an extended period during a post accident investigation and clean up process. Glen Rock Police was assisted by Hawthorne Police and Ridgewood Police at the scene. A crash related vehicle fire was extinguished by Glen Rock Fire; Hawthorne FD also aided in fire suppression efforts. Glen Rock EMS and and hospital based paramedic teams also responded to the incident. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation Crime Scene Unit helped collected visual and physical evidence at the scene. Both vehicles involved in the crash, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a 4-door Nissan Sedan, were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.

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UPDATE :Man Struck and Killed by Hoboken Bound NJT Train

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Glen Rock NJ, An adult male was struck and killed by a Hoboken bound New Jersey Transit passenger train at the Main Line Train Station in Glen Rock on Saturday afternoon, 07/13. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital. Motor vehicle traffic was diverted away from New Jersey Transit’s Main Line’s Rock Road, Glen Rock grade level crossing during the subsequent police investigation, which was conducted by officers of the New Jersey Transit Police Department. Glen Rock Police, Glen Rock Fire, and Glen Rock EMS also responded to the incident, as did a representative of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office.

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Gas Leak Forces Home Evacuation in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, on Wednesday both the Glen Rock Fire Department and Glen Rock Police Department responded to an active gas leak in the area of Main Street and Argyle Road.

Main Street and Argyle Road were temporally shut down and homes on Argyle Road and portions of Main Street and Southboro Lane were evacuated . PSE&G stopped the leak around 11 a.m.

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Glen Rock Police and Fire Department Respond to AM 911 at Glen Rock Gas Station

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Glen Rock NJ,  Shortly after 9:30 PM on Thursday, 05/16, Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department responded to a 911 telephone call reporting that a U-Haul rental truck had struck a gas station building at 390 South Maple Avenue, Glen Rock. First arriving units quickly determined that no one was injured in the mishap, and that damage to the gas station itself was very minimal. However, the truck’s drive shaft was severely damaged rendering the vehicle completely unmovable. A heavy duty tow truck was used extricate the rental vehicle from its post crash resting position and remove it from the scene. No word as to whether the driver would be responsible for towing charges and damages incurred to the vehicle.

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School Bus Explodes in Flames in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, Flames completely engulfed a van used to transport school children just moments after all of the children and their driver had been safely evacuated to a nearby strip mall on Thursday afternoon, 01/24. The raging fire was extinguished by members of Fair Lawn Fire Department Fire Companies 2 & 4, Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue, Bergen County Hazmat, Glen Rock Police , Glen Rock Fire Department, and Fair Lawn Fire Department also responded to the incident which was located in the parking lot of an office building at 266 Harristown Road, Glen Rock.