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Ridgewood NJ, Congratulations the Village of Ridgewood’s newest Police Officer Shannon Greer on her graduation from the Police Academy . The Ridgewood Police Department is excited to welcome Shannon to their ranks.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood firefighters quickly knocked down an early Monday afternoon, 12/11, structure fire that reportedly originated in the kitchen of a single family home on Liberty Street, Ridgewood. No injuries were reported in the blaze; however, there was an unconfirmed report of a missing dog. Ridgewood Police, and Ridgewood Emergency Services personnel also responded to the incident along with mutual aid fire and EMS units from several nearby communities.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Keith Kazmark in response to resident concerns regarding traffic violations at the intersection of Morningside and Hamilton Roads, our Traffic Signal Division striped bump outs to slow vehicles and further regulate control at the intersection this week. Thanks to the residents, Citizens Safety Advisory Committee ( CSAC ) chaired by Councilwomen Lorraine Reynolds , the Ridgewood Police Department, Engineering and Signal for working together to make us a safer community.
Continue reading New Road Safety Design for Morningside and Hamilton Roads in Ridgewood
Continue reading Lieutenant Brian Pullman Retires from the Ridgewood Police Department
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Ridgewood NJ, the driver of a while colored Tesla was extricated by Ridgewood Fire Department firefighters after becoming entrapped in the vehicle’s passenger compartment following an early Thursday afternoon, 09/28, rollover crash in the 200 block of Van Emburgh Avenue, Ridgewood. The Tesla slammed into the back of a parked landscape contractor’s truck before rolling over on the driver’s side. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. The driver was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical’s main campus for treatment. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital responded to the crash as did several Ridgewood Police Department units. Paramus Police Department assisted with traffic control.
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Ridgewood NJ, in a Facebook post the Ridgewood Police Department said ,“We love Ridgewood’s annual car show so much that we thought we would join in on the fun.
After years of this car assisting the caped crusader, it finally made it to our department..at least for one night.”
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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood Board of Education meeting the Ridgewood Board of Education conducted an overview of vandalism occuring by trespassers at two of our schools, Orchard and Willard, this summer was reviewed. A child has been injured after falling on broken glass with the most recent incident.
Continue reading Vandalism Reported At Orchard and Willard Schools in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department is once again seeing an increase in motor vehicle thefts and catalytic converter thefts. The vehicles are parked overnight on the street, so we remind everyone that overnight parking between 0200 and 0600 hours is not permitted in the Village without special permission. These thefts can be prevented by taking your keys with you and securing your vehicle. Please make it a routine to lock all your doors to your vehicles and your homes. Also do not leave the vehicle running unattended with the keys inside.
Continue reading UPDATE LOCATED 8/27/23 : RIDGEWOOD MISSING PERSON ALERT
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Ridgewood NJ, there was a water main break at the corner of Woodland Avenue and N. Monroe Street. The water main break temporally caused disruption to morning traffic. Ridgewood water crews are on site with assistance from Ridgewood Police Department.
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Continue reading Ridgewood Police Department: Updated PSE&G Paving Schedule
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Village Manager yesterday morning, the Ridgewood Fire Department received a report of a fire at a west side residence. Upon arrival, smoke and fire were coming from the home. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and prevented the fire from spreading further from the room of origin. The Ridgewood Fire Department was assisted by the Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Special Operations, OEM, the Bergen County Mutual Aid Coordinators and Glen Rock Ambulance. At this time, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported . Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark offered praise , “I want to thank all our emergency responders for their quick action to protect life and property”
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Road Construction Update!
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Ridgewood NJ , according to the Ridgewood Police Department the Milling and Paving of Linwood Avenue has been postponed until Monday (7/31). Linwood Avenue will have significant detours and delays starting 7am on Monday. These closures will occur through most of the week. Access to Valley Hospital will be from N Van Dien Avenue.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water Distribution Crews worked until the early morning isolating and patching a leak on the corner of Upper Boulevard and Glen Avenue. At 2 am they paused work to fill the hole and allow residents to move freely and have water returned to service for the morning commute. The crews then returned during the late morning to replace the broken section and complete the repair so that residents could access this road for the evening commute. This main is located in a dense bedrock trench requiring extensive excavation just to access and then remove the cracked main. Look at all that red rock.
Continue reading Ridgewood Water Continued Work on Upper Boulevard on Thursday
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Ridgewood NJ, don’t forget to feed the meters or in the Ridgewood Central Business District’s case ,feed the kiosks, on July 10th the Village of Ridgewood welcomed two new Parking Enforcement Officers – Thomas Colgan and Benjamin Ritter to the Ridgewood Police Department team.
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