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Glen Rock NJ, on Thursday March 23rd at 11:06 AM , Glen Rock Police Patrols and an ambulance were dispatched to the Dunkin Donuts on the 800 block of Prospect Street in response to a report from a store employee of a woman who had sprayed herself with pepper spray. Upon arrival, they rendered aid to a 21-year-old Fair Lawn woman who refused further medical attention.
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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.
Continue reading Police Dispatched as Glen Rock Resident Confronts Suspected Car Thief in Driveway
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Glen Rock NJ, on Thursday March 23rd at 08:29 AM the administration at the Glen Rock High School contacted Glen Rock police in regard to a social media threat. School officials had been approached by a student who reported a threatening message which was received via TikTok. The threat involved a potential act of violence at a middle school in Putnam County New York.
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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 NJ, CRIME ALERT: There were 5 reported incidents of catalytic converter thefts during the overnight hours today. Glen Rock has been lucky up until this point as this has been a major problem throughout the state. Although these criminals use power tools, they are able to remove a catalytic converter in under 1 minute and during the winter time everyone’s windows are closed, making it less likely to be heard while sleeping.
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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.
Continue reading Glen Rock Detectives Search For Motives of Office Building Trespasser
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Glen Rock NJ, on February 28th, Special Officer Mike Friedman instructed girls from Glen Rock Troop 15G in US Flag Code: Etiquette, Rules, and Guidelines, in front of Borough Hall. A veteran of the US Navy, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a retired school teacher, S.P.O. Friedman is the Borough’s expert on the US Flag Code. He manages and cares for each flag flown on Borough property, always ensuring a high level of care.
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Glen Rock NJ, the driver of a Ford Expedition sustained non life threatening injuries, and was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital following a late Saturday night, 02/18, rollover crash in the 500 block of Rock Road, Glen Rock. Two (2) parked vehicles were also damaged in the crash. All three (3) vehicles were towed from the scene. Glen Rock Police , Glen Rock Fire Department, and Glen Rock EMS responded to the incident.
Continue reading Late Saturday Night Glen Rock Rollover Crash Sends Driver to The Valley Hospital
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Glen Rock NJ, a local recycler who was told by workers at his local drop-off facility that they don’t accept Styrofoam went berserk and hurled the plastic foam at the staff . According to Borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann , a 69-year-old man, authorities said, sought to drop off Styrofoam Friday afternoon at the Glen Rock Recycling Center and became “irate” when he was told the site didn’t recycle foam.
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Glen Rock NJ, at approximately 545 pm Wednesday, the height of rush hour the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a smoke condition on a NJ Transit train at the Borough Hall Train Station. Firefighters assisted in extinguishing a small fire in the wheel housing of one of the train cars. Also on scene was Glen Rock Police , NJ Transit Police and NJ Transit rail operations.
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Glen Rock NJ, on Monday January 23rd at 8:16 PM , the administration at the Glen Rock High School notified police of an incident of bias graffiti which was reported by a student. In this case, the “N”-word was written with highlighter ink on the edge of a desk in the media room. School officials have indicated that they intend to review seating charts and video surveillance footage in an effort to identify the individual involved.
Continue reading The “N”-word Used in Racist Graffiti Discovered at Glen Rock High School
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Glen Rock NJ, on Friday January 27th at 5:27 PM , Glen Rock Police Patrols were dispatched to the Glen Rock High School on a 9-1-1 report that a shooting had just taken place. Responding officers met with school security personnel, who were present for an athletic event at the gym and were unaware of any problem at the school. Officers cleared the school building and determined that this was a swatting incident. There had been no gun shots fired nor any other act of violence.
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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.
Continue reading BREAKING: Fatal Glen Rock Hit and Run Driver May Have been Identified
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police a hazmat suit-wearing man walked into a flower shop and sprayed an unknown substance on the plants inside.
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Fair Lawn NJ, on Thursday January 5th at 2:42 AM ,Glen Rock Patrol Officer Sam Evans was dispatched to assist officers from the Fair Lawn Police Department on River Road with a distraught male subject, armed with a knife and a baseball bat. Officers were able to disarm the subject without incident. He was subsequently transported to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for evaluation. There were no injuries.
