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June 3,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock PD Patrol Officer Sarah Orsita evaluates damage to a 4-door pickup truck caused by a fallen tree limb. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred on Friday afternoon, 06/02, on Concord Avenue near Rutland Road in Glen Rock. The downed limb also took out a cable TV wire and damaged the roof of a detached garage.
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June 1,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, A large quantity of hydraulic fluid entered a storm drain in Ridgewood following an early morning motor vehicle crash on Thursday, 06/01. The liquid found its way to the nearby Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and flowed south into neighboring Glen Rock before being noticed by a woman walking her dog. Fire departments from Ridgewood, Glen Rock, and Fair Lawn, along with the Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue Squad’s HazMat unit, were dispatched to address the situation under the guidance of the Bergen County HazMat unit. A uniformed officer from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division also responded due to the proximity of the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook to a Bergen County Park in Glen Rock. Ridgewood PD and Glen Rock PD officers also assisted during the incident.
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May 19,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock PD, FD, and EMS personnel rushed to aid the driver of a silver colored Nissan Rogue after it crashed into a large tree in front of 44 Radburn Road, Glen Rock on Friday morning, 05/19. The vehicle flipped after hitting the tree, causing damage that pinned the driver inside. The victim was freed by Glen Rock FD members and then transported by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Injuries to the victim appeared to have been non life threatening. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital was also at the scene. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked Nissan. Glen Rock PD is investigating the accident’s cause.
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May 10,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock PD responded to a multi vehicle collision at the intersection of Isabella Place and Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, 05/09, the impact of which sent an SUV careening off of the roadway. No injuries were reported in the incident. Two (2) vehicles were removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. No word from police on the scene as to whether any crash related summonses were issued. Traffic on Lincoln Avenue was minimally affected as wreckage was cleared from the intersection.
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May 9,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, For the second time less than 12 hours, Glen Rock FD responded to a house fire at 289 Rock Road, Glen Rock. The fire this time, on Monday morning, 05/08, appeared to have been contained to a laundry basket. A Glen Rock PD officer had removed the burning laundry basket from the home prior to the arrival of FD personnel. Firefighters from Ridgewood and Hawthorne assisted Glen Rock FD personnel at the scene. No injuries were reported; Rock Road was again closed between South Maple Avenue and Harding Plaza while emergency crews worked.
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May 8,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock FD responded to a working fire in the bedroom of a single family home located at 289 Rock Road, Glen Rock on Sunday evening, 05/07. Three (3) Glen Rock PD officers entered the home prior to the arrival of FD personnel and knocked down the bulk of the blaze with dry chemical fire extinguishers. The fire reportedly started in a second floor bedroom closet. Glen Rock EMS also responded to the scene. No injuries were reported that required ambulance transport to a hospital. Rock Road between South Maple Avenue and Harding Plaza was closed while emergency crews worked.
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Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment
April 19,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, The Glen Rock Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.
Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.
Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling (201) 815-7475 on April 30, 2017 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team. Email comments can be sent to the police department at at friggio@glenrockpolice.com.
Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Glen Rock Police Department, 1 Harding Plaza, Glen Rock NJ 07452. Please contact Sergeant Frank Riggio at (201) 670-3941 ext. 8127 for more information.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Glen Rock Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J Delgado, Ed.S., Accreditation Program Manager, hdelgado@njsacop.org, by phone 856.988.5880, or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chief’s of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, N.J. 08053.
Address/Location
Glen Rock Police Department
1 Harding Plaza
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-652-3800
April 15,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock mayor Bruce Packer who announced at Monday’s Borough Council meeting former Glen Rock police officer Matthew Stanislao, who was fired by the borough in October, 2014 and later sued the borough claiming he was the victim of discrimination because he is gay, has now been reinstated to his former position after he and the borough reached an out-of-court settlement that will give him two-and-a-half years’ worth of back pay and $750,000 in damages.
Officer Stanislao sued the borough in October 2014, one week after he was notified that he had been fired. In his suit he alleged that several officers had sexually harassed him for being gay.
Packer said “In the spirit of moving forward, the Borough pursued, and has now achieved, a full and final settlement, which will reinstate Mr. Stanislao to the Glen Rock Police Department.’
Packer stated the Stanislao will return to work on or before May 5, and the mayor added that the borough’s insurance company will cover $600,000 of the settlement. He also said the portion of the settlement that the borough will pay has already been figured into the annual budget for this year.
March 29,2017
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Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrest of BRIAN ROONEY (DOB: 02/11/1969, married; and employed as an employment recruiter) of 16 Abbington Terrace, Glen Rock, New Jersey on charges of Stalking, Filing a False Report, and Hindering. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert ANZILOTTI, and the Glen Rock Police Department under the direction of Chief Dean ACKERMANN.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office received information that two residents of Glen Rock, New Jersey were receiving harassing notes and text messages over an approximate eighteen-month time span. The two residents, one of which was BRIAN ROONEY, reported the harassing communications to the Glen Rock Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. An investigation by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit and the Glen Rock Police Department revealed that ROONEY sent the harassing communications to himself and another person and then ROONEY attempted to implicate a third person as the person sending the harassing communications.
As a result of the investigation, Brian ROONEY was arrested on Wednesday, March 27, 2017, and charged with one count of Stalking, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-10b, a fourth degree crime; one count of Filing a False Police Report, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-4a, a third degree crime; and one count of Hindering, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3b(4), a crime of the fourth degree. ROONEY was charged by way of complaint summons and was released on his own recognizance pending his first appearance in the Bergen County Judicial Processing Court on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.
Prosecutor Grewal states that these charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would also like to thank the Glen Rock Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.
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February 13,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Although no one was injured in a head on crash near 594 Broad Street, Glen Rock on Sunday morning, 02/12, both vehicles were heavily damaged and had to be removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Glen Rock PD handled the investigation and crash report.
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February 11,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, One (1) summons was issued in connection with a two (2) vehicle crash at the intersection of Greenway Road and Highland Avenue in Ridgewood on Friday afternoon, 02/10. Ridgewood firefighters used the “Jaws of Life” to free a passenger from a Nissan that was broadsided by a Jeep. Both occupants of the Nissan were transported by separate ambulances to a local hospital for treatment. Ridgewood PD was assisted by Glen Rock PD at the scene. Ridgewood FD and EMS personnel were also put into service, as was a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital. Both vehicles were heavily damaged and removed by a tow truck. Interestingly, the only 911 call reporting the accident was received from an occupant of the Nissan. No one in the neighborhood where the accident occurred called the police to report it, nor did the driver of the Jeep. Go figure.
Allison Pries , Staff Writer, @allisonpriesPublished 12:47 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2017 | Updated 5 hours ago
A former Glen Rock police officer who is serving prison time for sexting teenage girls and pawning guns is suing the borough for payment for unused sick and vacation time.
Eric Reamy, 52, pleaded guilty to a second-degree count of endangering the welfare of a child and a third-degree count of failure to make the required disposition of property in March and was sentenced in September to three years in prison. The original charges could have sent him to prison for 15 years.
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December 16,2016
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Glen Rock NJ, An adult male resident of Glen Rock was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Rock Road in Glen Rock on Thursday evening, 12/15. The victim sustained non life threatening injuries to his arm and lower extremities. He was transported by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital assisted Glen Rock EMS with on scene evaluation of the patient. The driver of the vehicle involved in the incident remained at the scene and was cooperating with Glen Rock PD.
Glen Rock NJ, on Sunday, November 20th ,2016 at 10:00 am the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and the Ridgewood Ambulance and Emergency Services will be conducting a drill at Glen Rock Middle and High School.
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November 16,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Glen Rock FD personnel used the “Jaws of Life” to free the adult male driver of a Jeep from his vehicle after it collided with a 4-door sedan at the intersection of Harristown Road and Elm Avenue in Glen Rock on Tuesday evening, 11/15. The victim was transported by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A flatbed tow truck removed the Jeep (minus its driver’s side door) from the scene. Glen Rock PD is investigating the crash.
