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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police on February 7th,at 5:21pm the owner of a rental home on Princeton Place reported that the home’s sewer line had been intentionally damaged. She was alerted to a sewer condition by the Glen Rock DPW who had traced the issue to her property. A private plumbing contractor responded and discovered that person(s) unknown had opened a sewer cap on the property and placed large rocks into the pipe causing damage.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police are working in cooperation with the Fair Lawn Police Department, P.O. Sam Evans determined that an unlocked vehicle had been entered while parked in a resident’s driveway on the 500 block of Prospect Street. Removed from the unlocked vehicle was a Gucci purse containing a wallet, just under $500 in cash, credit cards and personal identification, a cell phone, sunglasses, gaming cartridges, as well as shoes and clothing which had been left in the vehicle.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police Police at around 8:50 p.m.,Friday evening Glen Rock police were dispatched to the Glen Rock Athletic Club after receiving a call from the social club’s staff regarding “a dispute which was becoming violent,”
Continue reading Glen Rock Police Called Over , “a heated dispute over cheeseballs”
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that on 1/24/2020 3:54 p.m. patrols were dispatched to the CVS Store at 175 Rock Road on a reported dispute which took place inside the store. Investigation determined that a dispute had occurred between an adult man and an 11-year-old boy when the child had accidentally stepped on the man’s ankle while in the middle of an aisle. The man became enraged, grabbed the child by his clothing and pulled him to the front of the store. The store manager intervened and directed the man to left go of the boy at which time the man fled the store. The manager then summoned police. The child was not hurt during this encounter.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that on 1/26/2020 at 6:38 p.m. patrols were dispatched to the Exxon Station at Maple Avenue and Highwood Avenue on a reported assault. Investigation determined that the station attendant confronted a 31-year-old New York City woman who approached one of the gas pumps and attempted to fill a red solo cup with gasoline. The attendant, also a female, explained to her that she needed to purchase a gas can. While the woman initially agreed to do so, she subsequently became irate and a physical altercation occurred between the two women. Both the subject as well as a witness, who did not wish to become further involved, left the scene prior to police arrival.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police responded to investigate the death of a pedestrian trespasser, reportedly struck by a NJ Transit Bergen Line train, at the Harristown Road,rail crossing, Glen Rock, on Wednesday morning, 01/22. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital also responded to the scene. Glen Rock Police are detouring all traffic Harristown Road down Glen Avenue to Maple Avenue.
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Glen Rock N J, according to Glen Rock Police on 01-15-2020 at 8:03 PM a Glen Rock woman reported that her young daughter had communicated on-line with what she believed was an adult male via Instagram. During this exchange the unknown subject had sent the child a graphic photo. An investigation by Glen Rock Detectives determined that the subject was communicating with the child from outside of the United States and a further criminal investigation would not be possible. The parents were advised of the various actions they may take to protect their child from this type of on-line exploitation.
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Glen Rock NJ, the driver of a white colored Toyota Camry escaped injury after driving directly onto a NJ Transit Bergen Line railroad track at the Harristown Road crossing in Glen Rock, Monday night, 01/13. The stuck Toyota was safely removed from the train track by a flatbed tow truck. Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police responded to the incident. Train traffic through the area was completely halted in both directions until after the vehicle was removed and a maintenance of way crew inspected the track for damage.
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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that at 4:59 PM on January 8th patrols were dispatched to a dispute over payment at the Exxon Station located at Maple Avenue and Highwood Avenue. Upon arrival it was found that the station owner had allegedly extended credit to a 33-year-old Ridgewood man, two months in the past, as he did not have funds to pay for gas at that time. The man insisted that he had paid an unknown attendant at the gas station in the past and no longer owed the money. Neither party had any documentation to support their claims and were advised that this was a civil matter, not a police matter. The Ridgewood man was escorted from the property and was given notice against trespassing by the station owner.
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police report that on January 5th at 4:45 Glen Rock patrol officers were dispatched to a 9-1-1 report of a disoriented male in the parking lot of the Sikh Temple on Prospect Street. Upon arrival they located a 59-year-old Paterson man in a highly intoxicated and disoriented state with minor injuries and blood covering his shirt. The man did not know how he got to the Temple and stated he was just trying to get home.
The subject was unable to care for himself and was transported by ambulance to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for detox.
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Glen Rock NJ, A pressure cooker left in a shopping cart in front of the Rock Farmers Market on Prospect Street in Glen Rock resulted in a response from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Unit on Tuesday morning, 01/07. Glen Rock Police was assisted with traffic control by Fair Lawn Police and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division. The pressure cooker and another device found at the scene were both found to be harmless. An investigation is underway as to who left the devices and why.
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Hawthorne NJ, A three (3) vehicle crash on Route 208 southbound near Lincoln Avenue in Hawthorne caused extensive delays in both directions of Route 208 late Monday afternoon, 01/06. Two (2) ambulances were required to transport injured vehicle occupants from the scene to local hospitals. All three (3) vehicles involved were removed from the highway by tow trucks. Traffic in the area had been slowed prior to the accident because Glen Rock Police was investigating a disturbance on a school bus parked on the southbound shoulder of the highway, just south of Lincoln Avenue. Hawthorne Police and Hawthorne EMS responded to the handle the crash.
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Glen Rock NJ, from the Glen Rock Police Department ,”It is with much sadness that the Glen Rock Police Department must announce the passing of veteran School Crossing Guard Howard Perkins.
Howard served the school children of Glen Rock with honor and distinction for years. He was last active as the Crossing Guard at Coleman School during the 2017-2018 School Year.”
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police at 8:49 a.m. on December 22, Patrols responded to the Bergen Line Train Station along with EMS personnel to assist the NJ Transit Police with a commuter who was dragged by a train. The subject, a 33-year-old Ridgewood woman, appeared to have gotten her coat caught on the train and was dragged down the platform before falling. She was transported to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The matter is being investigated by the NJ Transit Police. The Glen Rock Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police a Glen Rock woman reported on December 16th that she detected a problem with her cellphone when she attempted to send a text message. When she contacted Verizon, she was informed that her phone number had been “ported” to another carrier. Verizon is in the process of attempting to regain the phone number and warned the complainant about the possibility of identity theft.
