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Ridgewood NJ, an adult male flatbed tow truck driver/operator was taken into custody by Ridgewood Police late Sunday afternoon, 08/21, after failing a field sobriety test at the scene of a service call his company had dispatched him to. According to the owner of a disabled, older model BMW, the tow truck driver operator seemed “unfit” to drive when he arrived at the service call.
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Ridgewood NJ, an adult female occupant of a retail store located at 41 Hudson Street, Ridgewood was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital as a result of non-life threatening injuries she sustained when a portion of the storefront’s dropped ceiling collapsed on her late Saturday afternoon, 08/20. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Deparment, and Ridgewood EMS personnel and equipment responded to aid the victim. There was no structural damage reported.
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Ridgewood NJ, a 10-day old Volkswagen Tiguan, unoccupied and parked in a driveway, was crushed by a fallen tree in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue, Ridgewood late Tuesday evening, 08/09. The tree also caused moderate damage to a single family home when it fell. No injuries were reported by any the home’s occupants, who were able to return inside once it was deemed safe to do so by a team of Ridgewood firefighters. Ridgewood Police and Ridgewood Emergency Services also responded to the incident.
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Ridgewood NJ, an adult female, reportedly wanted by Florida law enforcement authorities in connection with multiple infractions, was taken into custody by Ridgewood Police officers late Monday afternoon, 07/25, in the parking lot of Ridgewood’s municipal swimming pool. A telephone call to police reporting a “suspicious” black Cadillac Escalade occupied by several individuals and parked unlawfully at the Graydon Pool lot led to the arrest. Following a consensual vehicle search, police also issued two (2) motor vehicle summonses to the operator of the Escalade. The woman taken into custody was transported in a marked patrol vehicle to Ridgewood Police headquarters. No information was provided at the scene as to whether she would be transferred to the Bergen County Jail, or released by Ridgewood Police after processing.
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Ridgewood NJ, a tree toppled over on John Street between East Ridgewood Avenue and Wyndemere Avenue were blocked until the fallen tree was cleared. The Ridgewood Police cordoned off the area . No Injuries reported .
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed S2742/A4194 into law, establishing a police licensing program for all New Jersey law enforcement officers. The new law will require all law enforcement officers to hold a valid, active license issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to be employed as officers in the State of New Jersey.
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Ridgewood NJ, an unoccupied BMW X1 SUV that had been involved in a early Thursday afternoon, 07/21, two (2) vehicle collision at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and North Broad Street, Ridgewood, rolled into an unoccupied Ridgewood Police marked patrol vehicle that had responded to the incident. The BMW was towed from the scene; the patrol vehicle was driven away on its own power, but removed from service until repairs are made. No injuries were reported by any individuals who were involved in the initial collision.
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Ridgewood NJ, one (1) summons was issued by Ridgewood Police in connection with a Saturday morning, 07/16, crash that damaged three (3) vehicles, when a moving passenger car struck two (2) parked vehicles in the 300 block of East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood. Two (2) of the damaged vehicles were towed away by a flatbed. No injuries were reported. Distracted driving was said to have been responsible for the mishap.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Brandon Donnelly investigated a late Wednesday night, 07/13, single vehicle collision in which an unoccupied Jeep Wrangler was found crashed into a tree on Wyndemere Avenue near North Pleasant Avenue, Ridgewood. Several witnesses to the crash reported that a seemingly uninjured adult female fled the abandoned vehicle on foot headed toward nearby John Street. A person of interest was located less than a block away, at the address to which the Jeep was registered. No arrests were made in connection with the crash. However, four (4) motor vehicle summonses were issued by Officer Donnelly to the suspected driver. The Jeep was removed from the crash site by a flatbed tow truck. The tree survived the hit.
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Ridgewood NJ, an adult female occupant of a silver colored Honda SUV sustained non-life threatening injuries during a Sunday afternoon, 07/03, single vehicle crash in the 400 block of Berkshire Road, Ridgewood. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the opposite lane of travel, and crashed head on into a utility pole. Ridgewood Police and Ridgewood EMS responded to aid the victim. The wrecked Honda was towed from the scene. PSE&G’s Electric Division was notified about the damaged utility pole.
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Ridgewood NJ, several Ridgewood Police officers were successful in their joint efforts to reunite a fawn with its mother after the baby become stuck inside of a fenced playground at the Somerville Elementary School on South Pleasant Avenue, Ridgewood, late Thursday afternoon, 06/30. Officers guided the animal out of an open gate within 20 minutes or so after their arrival at the location in response to a telephone call from a concerned citizen. The fawn was seemingly uninjured despite having leaped directly into the chain link fence several times during the “roundup.”
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Ridgewood NJ, a late Monday afternoon, 06/27, dispute on a Greyhound bus heading southbound on Route 17 in Ridgewood, during which an adult male passenger allegedly threatened another man with a handgun, resulted in the arrest of an individual who was reportedly wanted in New York State for failure to pay child support. Several Ridgewood Police Patrol Officers and a pair of New Jersey State Police Troopers responded to the incident. Although a thorough body search of the person taken into custody by State Troopers, and a search of the bus, failed to produce a weapon, it is not known whether the detainee’s seized luggage was also searched at the scene, or whether such a search required a warrant. No injuries were reported in connection with the dispute.
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Ridgewood NJ, it is being reported from various sources that two (2) individuals, an adult man and woman, were reportedly arrested for trespassing at Ridge School this morning. Both were taken away in handcuffs to Ridgewood police headquarters for processing. Several marked and unmarked Ridgewood police vehicles were observed stationed in the driveway of Ridge shortly after 9:00 am. It is not known whether the individuals were trespassing inside or outside of the building when they were apprehended.
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Ridgewood NJ, a local resident driving under the provisions of a learner’s permit lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a railroad tie retaining wall and shrubbery of a single family home located in the 300 block of Grove Street, Ridgewood on Saturday morning, 06/18. The blue, 4-door Toyota Prius came to rest on the front lawn and sidewalk of the well maintained property. Neither the driver nor her adult male passenger were injured in the mishap. A flatbed tow truck extricated the Prius from its predicament and removed it from the scene. Ridgewood Police responded and processed the crash report.
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Ridgewood NJ, the driver of small box truck escaped injury when he crashed his vehicle into a utility pole on East Glen Avenue near Van Emburgh Avenue, Ridgewood on Monday morning, 06/13. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, and Ridgewood Emergency Services personnel and vehicles responded to the incident. Motor vehicle access to and from the Glen School and several nearby homes was disrupted by the incident for an extended period.
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