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Glen Rock NJ, on the morning of December 2nd at 4:08 AM a Glen Rock resident on the 700 block of Harristown Road recieved an early morning wake up call, knock on the door by an unknown male subject at their front door.
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Glen Rock NJ, on December 3rd at 2:27 PM , a Nottingham Road resident reported to Glen Rock Police that an elderly woman, driving by, stopped and approached their 6-year-old child asking if the child would walk their dog.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock SGT Scott McGovern and P/O Adam Pyatak had the honor of escorting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats from their home in Carlstadt to the staging area in Central Park. Approximately 30 motor officers and 20 police cars took approximately 2 hours in the middle of the night Tuesday night into Wednesday to complete this trip.
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Glen Rock NJ, many Bergen county municipalities hosted a Thanksgiving day run to help residents burn off some of their Thanksgiving day dinner . One of those is the borough of Glen Rock , organized by Racefaster called , 5k Run “Turkey Trot “. Ridgewood Emergency Services added a helping hand through their Special Operations unit to help out on race day .
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Glen Rock NJ, No injuries were reported following the early Sunday afternoon, 09/18, crash of a Hyundai SUV into a tree near 125 Cornwall Road, Glen Rock. A flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged vehicle from the scene. Glen Rock Police was investigating what caused the driver to lose control and veer off of the roadway.
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Glen Rock NJ, no injuries were reported in a three (3) passenger vehicle collision at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Park Avenue, Glen Rock on Saturday night, 09/03. Two (2) vehicles were heavily damaged in the crash; they both were removed from the scene by tow trucks. Glen Rock Police Department and Glen Rock Fire Department responded to the incident (FD personnel attended to a crash related fluid spill).
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police departments’s 2022 Intern, Danielle Pragdat, is heading back to school after completing her summer internship with us. She gained hands on experience working in the Records Bureau with our administrative assistant, handling multiple projects throughout her internship. She was also able to spend some time with police officers on a ride along and learned how to operate a taser. The department thanked Danielle for all of her hard work this summer and wished her a great school year! , the door is always open and best of luck in all your future endeavors.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Fire Department tower ladder truck was dispatched to Hanover Place, Glen Rock late Tuesday afternoon, 08/09, to rescue an adult male cable TV contractor who became stuck in a bucket truck that malfunctioned while its hydraulic arm was in the “up” position. No injuries were reported by the rescued individual. Glen Rock Police assisted with traffic control.
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Glen Rock NJ,A fallen high tension electric cable resulted in the closure of Route 208 near De Boer Drive, Glen Rock late morning and early afternoon on Saturday, 07/30. The “hot” cable also caused several small brush fires along NJ Transit’s Main Line tracks under Route 208. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, but motor vehicle traffic in the surrounding area was clogged for hours. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department were assisted by multiple law enforcement and fire suppression agencies in handling the incident.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann on Monday July 18th a Glen Rock resident reported that an individual met on the online dating app Tinder persuaded them to invest $1,000 in cryptocurrency. The complainant was told that, through the investment, they would receive back $10,000 within three hours. After beginning to transfer the funds using Bitcoin, they realized this was likely a scam and contacted their bank to cancel the transaction. Information concerning the transaction was forwarded to the detective bureau for review.
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Glen Rock NJ, a Glen Rock man called 911, claiming he was involved in a dispute with a man who was urinating next to a dumpster in a gas station parking lot near South Maple and Highwood Avenues. After the men argued, the man who allegedly peed near the dumpster drove away in a Toyota Avalon, which was no longer in the area when Glen Rock officers arrived. No other witnesses were identified, nor were any other reports received, police said.
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Glen Rock NJ, at approximately 4pm the Glen Rock fire department was requested Route 208 north in the area of Harristown road for a reported car fire with a kid possibly inside the car upon Glen Rock police arrival they confirmed a working car fire with everyone out of the car. Both Fair Lawn Fire and Glen Rock Fire units operated for approximately an hour before returning to service. Glen Rock Police reopened Route 208 North at 5:36pm.
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