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Police Dispatched as Glen Rock Resident Confronts Suspected Car Thief in Driveway

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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.

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Crash on Route 208 northbound at Harristown Road in Glen Rock sends Driver and Passenger to Valley Hospital

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Glen Rock NJ, a Nissan Rogue crashed into a utility pole on Route 208 northbound at Harristown Road in Glen Rock late Saturday night, 03/25. The vehicle’s driver and a passenger were transported to The Valley Hospital by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance. Injuries were reported to be non life threatening in nature. Glen Rock Police investigated the crash. Fair Lawn Police also responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged SUV from the scene. No damage was apparent to the utility pole.

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Glen Rock Detectives Search For Motives of Office Building Trespasser

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Glen Rock NJ, on March 3rd 10:49 AM – A representative of a company owning an office building on the 100 block of Harristown Road reported a suspicious individual who had been walking around the interior of the building the prior afternoon. When confronted, the individual first stated that they were looking to rent office space, at which time the representative provided contact information for the managing real estate agent. It was later learned that the individual continued walking around the building, approaching other tenants, giving each person a different explanation of their reason for being inside the building.

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Nabisco Site: Approximate Implosion date early April Depending on the  Demolition Progress

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Glen Rock NJ, questions are being raised over the Nabisco site demolition in Fair lawn and the abatement asbestos, and noise concerns . Glen Rock Council Member Paula Gilligan answers questions as to these issues:

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Paterson Man Charged in Fatal Hit and Run in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DAVID ROMERO (DOB: 11/22/1998; single; factory worker) of 594 E. 39th Street, Paterson, NJ for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, endangering an injured victim, and hindering apprehension. The charges are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Glen Rock Police Department under the direction of Chief Dean Ackermann.

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Glen Rock Resident Hit by Social Media “Cloning Scam”

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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday January 23rd at 2:55 PM a Glen Rock resident reported they learned of an investment opportunity from a purported professional colleague out of California, who they became acquainted with via social media. The resident made a series of investments totaling $25,100 via bitcoin and initially saw a high return on the investment. However, when the resident became suspicious and sought to withdraw funds from the account, the company, Crocker Wealth Management, stopped responding, and they have been unable to withdraw funds.

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BREAKING: Fatal Glen Rock Hit and Run Driver May Have been Identified

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Glen Rock NJ, a Glen Rock Police patrol supervisor and patrol officer conducting traffic surveillance in connection with a 01/30 fatal pedestrian hit and run collision on Lincoln Avenue, Glen Rock, spotted a vehicle matching the description of one being sought in connection with the horrific event driving right past the crash site early this morning, 02/01. The vehicle’s driver immediately complied with officers’ commands to pull over one (1) block north of the crash site. Following the officers’ visual inspection the damaged vehicle, and a brief conversation with the driver, it was decided to transport the driver to Glen Rock Police headquarters for questioning. Personnel from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office were notified and responded shortly thereafter to assume command of the vehicle inspection/impounding and suspect interrogation. No arrest has been announced at this time.

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Glen Rock Recreation Basketball Coach Reported a Possible “Peeping Tom” at Byrd School

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Glen Rock NJ, at 6:45 PM , Saturday January 14th a recreation basketball coach reported that the custodian at Byrd School had been confronted by a male subject who was looking into the windows of the school and knocked on the door seeking to enter the building.  The custodian alerted the coach of the subject’s presence, however, did not notify police.  Following the conclusion of the basketball program the coach contacted Glen Rock police concerning the incident, which had reportedly occurred two hours in the past.  It was related that the subject may have been in some form of distress, however, the coach had no contact with the individual who had reportedly left the area shortly after the incident.

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Police Chief Dean Ackermann Spoke On the Importance of the File of Life document at the Glen Rock Library

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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann attended and spoke at the File of Life event held at the Glen Rock Library. This event was presented by Terry Van Delden and Janet Chen of North Jersey Villages. Diane Herrlett of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Councilwoman Teresa Gilbreath were also in attendance.

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Dispute Brings Glen Rock Police to Wilde Park Tennis Courts

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Glen Rock NJ, on December 30th 2022 at 4:29 PM , Glen Rock Patrol Units responded to Wilde Park on a report of a dispute in progress involving several male actors. Upon arrival, officers found that the dispute was over the amount of time one group was spending in the tennis courts. Several of the actors had left prior to officers’ arrival and those remaining were calm. No further police action was needed.

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Traffic Stopped after Car Hits utility pole at the Intersection of Route 208 Northbound and Harristown Road in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, a single vehicle, Wednesday morning, 01/04, crash into a utility pole at the intersection of Route 208 northbound and Harristown Road, Glen Rock, caused a communications cable to drop across the entire width of Route 208, stopping traffic on the busy highway in both directions for over one (1) hour. No injuries were reported in the crash; a flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged vehicle from the intersection.

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Glen Rock Collision Sends Cyclist to Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries

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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police officers conducted a intensive investigation of a motor vehicle vs. bicyclist collision that took place in the 100 block of Delmar Avenue, Glen Rock on Wednesday afternoon, 12/28. The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Glen Rock EMS EMTs.

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Painmaikapuka, the Great Rock, of Glen Rock

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Researched and written by historian Kevin W. Wright, 2015
Glen Rock NJ, the rocky residue of glaciation comes in all shapes and sizes, from sand grains and clay particles up to abandoned boulders of often wondrous size. The most conspicuous glacial erratics in our neighborhood, seated in isolated splendor, earned names and had their likenesses published on postcards. Such is the story of the lonely stone-faced giant, Painmaikapuka, better known as the Glen Rock.

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Glen Rock Student Finds Swastika Penned on Desk Top

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Glen Rock NJ, in what seems to a yearly occurrence Glen Rock school officials as well as police are looking into an incident after a student found a swastika penned into the top of a desk earlier this week.
The desk is located in a classroom shared by sixth, seventh and eighth graders.

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Glen Rock Operation “Big Sweep”

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Glen Rock NJ, according to Business Administrator Lenora Benjamin the borough of Glen Rock created a program called  Big Sweep  to ease the challenge of fall leaf-raking  for its older residents by connecting seniors  with volunteers willing to take on the annual leaf-raking task.

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