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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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Charity Navigator Offices Robbed During Move in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police at 10:41 a.m. Police Officer Orsita responded to Charity Navigator, located at 139 Harristown Road, on a report of a theft from the business. The employee stated that the company is in the process of moving to a new location and employees have been working remotely. It was discovered on this date that a floor safe had been removed from the office by an unknown actor. The safe contained a variety of company documents. The detective bureau is investigating.

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Glen Rock Town Pool to Remain Closed For The 2020 Season

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Council announced that the town pool will not open this season. The pool committee which included Councilmembers Mary Barchetto,  Amy Martin, and Robert Dill, decided, for the safety of both the patrons and staff, it was best not to open this year.

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For the 2nd Week in a Row Glen Rock Public Schools are hit by Vandalism

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Glen Rock NJ, on June 11th the Glen Rock Police reported at 9:25 a.m. – The director of security for the Glen Rock Public Schools reported that a window at the rear of Hamilton School was broken sometime overnight. The actor appeared to have used a loose paver which had been left in the area. Video surveillance footage is being reviewed in an effort to identify any suspects.

On June 17th , 9:07 a.m. – The director of security for the Glen Rock Public Schools reported that a window in an east side entrance door at Coleman School was found to be damaged. The window frame remained intact and no other damages were found around the school. Video surveillance footage is being reviewed by the school’s security staff.

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Glen Rock Resident Foils Attempted Car Break-in

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report on June 20th at 11:08 p.m. a resident on the 400 block of Doremus Avenue reported observing an unknown person who appeared to be attempting to enter their vehicle. As police were being called the resident reported that the person fled in the area in an unknown direction. Officers, assisted by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit as well as officer from the Ridgewood Police Department, searched the area with negative results. No vehicles in the area were found to have been entered.

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Ridgewood Overdose Victim Rushed to Valley Hospital by Glen Rock Police

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Glen Rock NJ, on June 8th the Glen Rock Police reported at 5:37 p.m. that patrols checking on the welfare of a man lying in the playground area at Wilde Park found that the subject, a 26-year-old Ridgewood man, was unconscious and had overdosed on heroin. Officers were able to revive the man with Narcan and he was transported by ambulance to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The same individual had been revived by officers from a Heroin overdose in Wilde Park on June 6th.

A recovery specialist from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Heroin Addiction Recovery Team was dispatched to follow up with the victim at Valley Hospital.

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Mobile COVID-19 Testing Comes to Graydon Pool Parking Lot in Ridgewood

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Ridewood NJ, Community mobile testing resumes on Monday June 22nd in Ridgewood offering both COVID-19 saliva diagnostic and COVID-19 antibody tests. The COVID-19 saliva diagnostic test is available to all residents and the COVID-19 antibody test is available for those who have previously tested positive as well as first responders and healthcare workers. The test site will be open from 9-10am for first responders/healthcare workers and from 10 am – 2:15 pm for the general public.

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Senator Bernie Sanders Endorses Dr. Arati Kreibich in CD-5 Democratic Primary against Josh Gottheimer

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Glen Rock NJ, Senator Bernie Sanders announced his endorsement of Dr. Arati Kreibich for Congress in NJ-5’s.

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Glen Rock Approves July 4th Parade

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Glen Rock NJ, in a nice turn of events , the Glen Rock council has approved the July 4th parade. According to  IDA President Jim Leonard the borough is looking at a scaled down version parade that would include route changes as well as participants.  The parade would go from Borough Hall to Faber Field. Participants would include just groups and people from Glen Rock.  It was recommended by council that they have social distancing ambassadors marching along the parade route. The final hurdle to having the 81st 4th of July Parade is approval by Police Chief Ackermann of the availability of the police, and the closing of Rock Road.

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Alleged Intoxicated Ridgewood Women’s Vehicle Recovered by Glen Rock Police

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report  that at 2:44 a.m. on May 28th while on patrol along Highwood Avenue, Sgt. Bryan Scott came upon a Jeep which was unoccupied in the travel portion of the roadway with the driver side door ajar. The keys were located in the vehicle, which was littered with garbage. A woman’s makeup bag was also recovered in the street near the vehicle.

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Glen Rock Police Seek Truck in Hit and Run with Cyclist

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police are seeking information regarding a truck that hit a cyclist at the intersection of Harristown Road and Berkeley Place around 2 p.m. Thursday, May 28th. A female bicyclist had been hit by the passenger side mirror of a truck, which had left the scene by the time officers arrived. Fortunately the women declined medical aid and appeared unhurt . The victim described the truck as a black utility-type vehicle commonly used for construction or landscaping.

The Glen Rock Police are investigating the matter. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information that could help identify the vehicle or driver is asked to contact Glen Rock police: (201) 652-3800.

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Missing Ridgewood Child Returned to Parents by Glen Rock Police and Bergen County Sheriff’s Department

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that at 3:26 p.m. Glen Rock Patrols assisted the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department in searching for a missing child who had wandered off from his parents in the Ridgewood Section of the County Park. Sgt. Robert Wotjecki located the child along the bicycle path in the Glen Rock Section and transported him to Ridgewood to be reunited with his parents.

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68-year-old Glen Rock Bicyclist Rear Ends Parked Car

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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report at 1:23 p.m.on May 21st  P.O. T.J. Graziani responded to assist an injured woman on the 100 block of Main Street. The subject, a 68-year-old Glen Rock woman, had accidentally ridden her bicycle into the back of a legally parked vehicle and subsequently fell. She was assisted on scene and transported by ambulance to the ER at Valley Hospital.

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Baton Rouge LA Man,found Wandering in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that at 2:17 a.m. while on patrol along Rock Road, Sgt. Greg Carter observed a man wandering in the area of the Rock who appeared to be in distress. Upon field contact he learned that the subject, a 38-year-old Baton Rouge LA man, was in need of medical care. The man was transported to New Bridge Medical Center and his family was contacted with the assistance of the Baton Rouge Police Department.