Ridgewood NJ, One (1) adult male was taken into custody by Ridgewood PD officers following an altercation at a 2-family home on Ethelbert Place during which one (1) tenant of the house held a knife to the throat of another tenant.
The victim and alleged perpetrator are not related. The individual taken into custody was transported to Ridgewood PD headquarters for processing.All defendants are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Patrolman Paul Dinice reports for his last tour of duty. Paul has been serving the Village since 1984 completing 31 years of service and is a past president of PBA local 20.
His father Patrolman Anthony Dinice served the Village from 1957 to 1981. Between the two, there has been an Officer Dinice on the Ridgewood Police Department for 57 years. Paul’s son Anthony currently serves as a Ridgewood Firefighter. We wish Paul well in his retirement.
Pedestrian Struck Crossing North Monroe Street in Ridgewood
September 26,2015
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Ridgewood NJ, An adult female reported to be in her early 60’s was struck by a passenger vehicle as she crossed North Monroe Street, near North Hillside Place, in Ridgewood shortly after 7 PM on Friday, 09/25.
The victim reportedly sustained compound fractures to both of her legs. She was conscious and alert as Ridgewood EMS emergency medical technicians attended to her injuries. An ambulance transported the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. No crosswalk was evident in the vicinity of the incident. Ridgewood PD is conducting an investigation.
No summonses were immediately issued to the driver of the vehicle involved, who remained at the scene and was cooperating with police investigators.
Ridgewood NJ, Data obtained in response to a written request for public records of the Ridgewood Municipal Court revealed that between September 1, 2015 and September 23, 2015, owners of the below listed properties received summonses for reported violations of the declared Stage IV Water Emergency. Those street addresses listed more than once indicate owners who were recipients of multiple summonses.
The owners of these respective properties should be considered innocent of violating provisions of the declared Stage IV Water Emergency unless they are officially declared guilty by the Ridgewood Municipal Court.
Street Name House number Offense Date Fine Avondale 220 9/10 $65.00 Avondale 241 9/10 $65.00 Banta 537 9/15 $65.00 Barrington 55 9/8 $65.00 Bedford 303 9/11 $65.00 Beechwood 202 9/16 $65.00 Beechwood 375 9/17 $65.00 Bellair 165 9/7 $65.00 Bellair 165 9/9 $65.00 Bellair 165 9/17 $65.00 Bellair 215 9/12 $65.00 Belmont 734 9/14 $65.00 Belmont 756 9/11 $65.00 Berkshire 382 9/6 $65.00 Berkshire 382 9/9 $65.00 Bogert 318 9/21 $65.00 Brookside 18 9/23 $65.00 Brookside 155 9/10 $65.00 Carlton 360 9/16 $65.00 Circle 108 9/9 $65.00 Colonial 445 9/18 $65.00 Colonial 470 9/16 $65.00 Concord 610 9/23 $65.00 Cottage 122 9/23 $65.00 Darby 501 9/10 $65.00 Dorchester 435 9/15 $65.00 E Glen 453 9/16 $65.00 E Ridgewood 797 9/23 $65.00 E Ridgewood 807 9/18 $65.00 E Ridgewood 906 9/17 $65.00 Eastbrook 612 9/21 $65.00 Eastbrook 623 9/21 $65.00 Eastgate 468 9/17 $65.00 Eastgate 487 9/10 $65.00 Eastgate 488 9/10 $65.00 Eastside 332 9/15 $65.00 Fairmount 105 9/10 $65.00 Fairmount 155 9/10 $65.00 Fairmount 201 9/10 $65.00 Fernwood 750 9/21 $65.00 Glenwood 355 9/14 $65.00 Godwin 252 9/23 $65.00 Godwin 305 9/17 $65.00 Greenway 201 9/9 $65.00 Greenway 201 9/13 $65.00 Greenway 201 9/21 $65.00 Greenway 201 9/23 $65.00 Greenway 221 9/9 $65.00 Greenway 285 9/10 $65.00 Grove 500 9/18 $65.00 Grove 508 9/16 $65.00 Grove 519 9/10 $65.00 Grove 615 9/15 $65.00 Hanks 484 9/18 $65.00 Heights 47 9/8 $65.00 Heights 47 9/21 $65.00 Heights 53 9/14 $65.00 Heights 145 9/10 $65.00 Heights 219 9/8 $65.00 Heights 456 9/19 $65.00 Heights 465 9/10 $65.00 Heights 517 9/10 $65.00 Highland 107 9/8 $65.00 Highland 200 9/12 $65.00 Highland 217 9/17 $65.00 Highland 272 9/16 $65.00 Highland 353 9/8 $65.00 Highview 384 9/16 $65.00 Hillcrest 473 9/12 $65.00 Hillcrest 706 9/8 $65.00 Hillcrest 751 9/12 $65.00 Hillcrest 811 9/21 $65.00 Hillcrest 941 9/8 $65.00 Howard 704 9/17 $65.00 Katherine 205 9/8 $65.00 Kenilworth 340 9/4 $65.00 Lincoln 171 9/8 $65.00 Lincoln 203 9/13 $65.00 Linwood 312 9/18 $65.00 Linwood 570 9/16 $65.00 Madison 87 9/8 $65.00 Manor 276 9/13 $65.00 Meadowbrook 443 9/10 $65.00 Melrose 120 9/8 $65.00 Melrose 213 9/8 $65.00 Morningside 608 9/9 $65.00 Mountain 345 9/14 $65.00 N Maple 140 9/10 $65.00 N Monre 368 9/13 $65.00 N Monroe 68 9/16 $65.00 N Monroe 132 9/15 $65.00 N Monroe 761 9/21 $65.00 N Monroe 801 9/22 $65.00 N Pleasant 60 9/23 $65.00 N Pleasant 236 9/23 $65.00 N Van Dien 17 9/18 $65.00 N Van Dien 130 9/17 $65.00 N Van Dien 155 9/17 $65.00 N Van Dien 155 9/23 $65.00 N Van Dien 167 9/9 $65.00 N Van Dien 223 9/23 $65.00 N Van Dien 262 9/18 $65.00 Nagle 553 9/17 $65.00 Norgate 836 9/17 $65.00 North 10 9/16 $65.00 Northern Parkway 151 9/8 $65.00 Orchard 310 9/14 $65.00 Orchard 310 9/16 $65.00 Paul 5 9/19 $65.00 Phelps 234 9/19 $65.00 Phelps 242 9/10 $65.00 Prospect 106 9/17 $65.00 Prospect 145 9/23 $65.00 Prospect 255 9/23 $65.00 Richards 275 9/8 $65.00 Roslyn 902 9/21 $65.00 S Irving 117 9/10 $65.00 S Maple 66 9/16 $65.00 S Pleasant 460 9/18 $65.00 S Pleasant 466 9/8 $65.00 S Van Dien 249 9/17 $65.00 S Van Dien 262 9/13 $65.00 S Van Dien 291 9/6 $65.00 S Van Dien 304 9/10 $65.00 Shelbourne 408 9/11 $65.00 Sheridan 150 9/17 $65.00 Spencer 195 9/8 $65.00 Spring 375 9/23 $65.00 Spring 386 9/18 $65.00 Spring 464 9/18 $65.00 Spring 537 9/10 $65.00 Steilen 203 9/8 $65.00 Sterling 516 9/16 $65.00 Stevens 490 9/13 $65.00 Stratford 820 9/11 $65.00 Sunset 211 9/8 $65.00 The By Way 245 9/13 $65.00 The By Way 260 9/13 $65.00 Union 164 9/8 $65.00 Union 220 9/8 $65.00 Upper 446 9/21 $65.00 Van Dyke 564 9/17 $65.00 W Glen 232 9/17 $65.00 Waiku 225 9/22 $65.00 Walthery 112 9/17 $65.00 Walthery 219 9/17 $65.00 Walthery 351 9/15 $65.00 Wastena 352 9/7 $65.00 Wastena 352 9/8 no entry Wellington 620 9/11 $65.00 Wellington 713 9/21 $65.00 Westgate 301 9/9 $65.00 Willow 319 9/15 $65.00
Quick thinking on the part of an observant bank teller and an immediate response by Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Paul Dinice saved a local resident from becoming a victim of the increasingly pervasive “IRS Scam.” photo by Boyd Loving
N.J. pair accused of bilking more than $150K from at least 70 people in 32 state-IRS scheme
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015, 7:59 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015, 12:12 PM
BY JIM NORMAN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
LEONIA – A man and a woman living in Middlesex County were arrested and charged with bilking at least 70 people in 32 states out of more than $150,000 by persuading them that they owed back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and would be arrested if they did not pay up immediately, authorities said Tuesday.
Leonia Police Chief Thomas P. Rowe said a man identified as Akash Satish Patel, 32, and a woman identified as Nikita Natvarlal Patel, 25, were arrested in Union as they arrived at a CVS store to claim the proceeds of a MoneyGram sent to them by one of their victims.
Rowe said the pair were not related, although they have the same last name and they both reside at the same address in Iselin, in Middlesex County.
False Alarm Set off by Contractors summons Ridgewood Police
September 17,2015
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Ridgewood NJ, The owner of a store front business establishment on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood inadvertently tripped his hold-up/panic alarm, and then failed to provide the correct “all clear” password to his central station alarm provider early Thursday afternoon, 09/17.
The first uniformed Ridgewood PD officer dispatched to the incident encountered a locked front door and observed the owner inside with two (2) adult males. Based on the circumstances at hand, numerous backup units were summoned to the scene. As the unknown males exited the premises, they were surrounded and detained until it was determined that they were contractors working for the owner, who had erroneously provided an incorrect “all clear” password to his central station alarm provider. No shots fired, no body slams by RPD – true professionals.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Department patrol officers are reportedly unable to issue any summonses for unlawful parking in metered spaces because none of them have access to the ParkMobile database. Without access to the ParkMobile database, patrol officers have no way of knowing whether a vehicle is lawfully parked.
Rumor has it that only the three Ridgewood Parking Enforcement Agents are able to issue summonses in connection with metered parking offenses.
There goes a sizable revenue stream; an additional burden for taxpayers to assume in connection with the parking garage construction.
One step forward, five steps backward , well Roberta?
Ridgewod NJ, Ridgewood Police report that on Tuesday September 8, 2015 a Godwin Avenue resident reported receiving a solicitation via the United States Postal Service from a health care company offering him/her an employment opportunity.
The victim subsequently received bank checks totaling $2,610 with instructions that he/she was asked to deposit said checks into his/her personal bank account. The victim was then asked to wire funds to a client from the account via a money gram. By the time the checks were determined to be fraudulent the victim had already wired funds from his/her personal account.
This type of fraud has been reported with varying schemes frequently targeting the elderly and unemployed but a new spin has been reported recently targeting college students seeking part time employment. Under no circumstance should you use your personal bank account nor should any legitimate company request you do so to process or covert company monies.
So why do they ask you to wire money – through companies like MoneyGram and Western Union – is like sending cash. Once it’s gone, you can’t get it back. That’s one reason scammers often insist that people wire money, especially to addresses overseas. It’s nearly impossible to reverse the transfer, trace the money, or track the recipients.
Anytime someone ask you to deposit a check its a scam . Scammers ask you to deposit a check for them, and then wire money back to them. The scam is that the check is fake. It will bounce, and you’ll owe your bank the money you withdrew. By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within a few days, but it can take weeks to uncover a fake check. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money is in your account. But if a check later turns out to be a fake, you’ll owe the bank any money you withdrew.
Tupac made the do-rag famous
September 11,2015
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Ridgewood Nj, Ridgewood Police report that on Thursday September 3, 2015, a Brookside Avenue resident reported that his/her unlocked late model high-end vehicle was entered while parked in the driveway of his/her home. The initial investigation revealed that a white or silver sport utility vehicle had dropped off a dark skinned male actor with facial hair wearing a “do-rag” and that this person was observed rummaging through the vehicle and pulling the doors on other parked locked vehicles in the victim’s driveway.
Nothing was taken from the victim’s vehicle and the matter is under investigation by the detective bureau. There have been numerous similar incidents throughout the state with many occurring in Bergen County where actors have been dropped for the purpose of finding unlocked parked vehicles in homeowners’ driveways during early morning hours where the owner also left the “smart key” or key fob ignition activator in the vehicle. Many of these incidents have resulted in the vehicles being taken. Again many of these crimes can be deterred by locking unattended vehicles and removing the “smart key” ignition activator.
from Wikipedia
A do-rag (also spelled variously as a doo-rag, dew-rag, du-rag or durag), is a piece of cloth used to cover the top of one’s head. Sometimes made of nylon material and having a “skullcap” fit it may also be referred to as a “wavecap“. According to the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term derives from ‘do as in hairdo.[1][2]
History
During the slavery period in the United States, African American women wore scarves that were later to become the do-rags of the 1930s to the 1960s. Do-rags were also used by African American men to hold chemically processed hair-dos in place while they slept. Originally they were most commonly made from women’sstockings; these were called stocking caps, not do-rags. Now, many are made from polyester.
Do-rags re-emerged as a fashion trend among urban youth in the 1990s and 2000s, first among African Americans, who used them to maintain their new hair styles. Do-rags are worn in a variety of colours, with black being the most common. Do-rags are regularly used to create and maintain waves and cornrowedhairstyles. They usually have long ties on either side that are wrapped around the head to secure the do-rag by tying at the back of the head; the old do-rags were tied at the front of the head.
In April 2000, the American National Football League banned its players from wearing do-rags and bandanas underneath their helmets. The ban did not apply to players who wore them for medical reasons.[3]
Over the years motorcyclists have begun to wear do-rags, especially in states with motorcycle helmet laws, to prevent “helmet hair” or “helmet head”.[citation needed]There was also the practical value of the do-rag preventing sweat and scalp oils (especially if the biker is bald) from causing an unpleasant smelling helmet, or wearing a do-rag without a helmet to prevent sunburn. Constructed a little differently with ties and a tail, they come in many different styles and colors.
East Ridgewood Ave in the central business district will be closed beginning at 4:30pm for the chamber of commerce fall car show.
Ridgewood NJ, The Annual Fall Car Show, presented by the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Friday, September 11h, 2015 from 6:00-9:00pm. Don’t miss this FREE chance to stroll through Ridgewood’s historic, bustling downtown area, filled with 400 cars from the years 1930 to 2015! This year, the Car Show will take place around Memorial Park at Van Neste Square and on E. Ridgewood Ave. The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce 2015 Car Show is dedicated to the memory of those who died on 9/11. A special “Memorial Award” will be given out by Duxiana of Ridgewood. This is the best EVENING car show of the fall! Bring the entire family and take your picture under the huge American flag suspended between two hook and ladder fire trucks! Come see the Ridgewood High School Marching Band in their first performance of the season. The RHS Maroon Men acapella group will start the evening off with the Star Spangled Banner. Listen and dance to a live band, have dinner at one of Ridgewood’s many restaurants, and see the wide variety of cars, from muscle cars and hot rods to current models and crazy designs
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police report that on Saturday September 5, 2015, a William Street resident reported a suspicious interaction with a suspicious man while holding a garage sale at his/her residence. The man asked if he could enter into the resident’s home to look at other items that he might be interested in purchasing and he persisted until the homeowner allowed him to do so.
At some point the man became extremely pushy and initially refused to leave the home when asked, making the homeowner uncomfortable. This is a frequently reported pattern of behavior by persons looking to take advantage of these situations often targeting the elderly or unsuspecting citizens and often times working in unison with an accomplice known as a “distraction scam”.
Ridgewood Police urge residents to , “Use great caution when allowing any strangers entrance to your home.”
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, 7:09 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015, 7:10 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — A swastika was found on a stop sign in the village earlier this week, sparking an investigation by detectives.
Ridgewood police said vandals used gold spray paint to mark up the sign, at the corner of Northern Parkway and Colonial Road.
While a sacred, auspicious symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, the swastika has become associated with hate and prejudice since being used by Germany’s Nazi Party in the 1930s.
A police spokesperson did not comment on whether the event was being handled as a “bias incident.”
This is the second swastika to catch the attention of the Ridgewood police within the last month.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Police report that on the morning of Thursday August 27, 2015 a juvenile male Olivia Street resident called 911 to report that an unidentified adult male had entered his/her residence and was yelling loudly. The caller was home alone with his/her younger sibling when they heard the disturbance on the first floor of the home and dialed 911. Responding officers who found the front door of the home open immediately removed the juveniles from the inside before searching for the man. As the residence was being searched an officer at the scene observed that the door of a motor home parked in the resident’s yard was also open.
Craig E. Andrews (48) of Ridgewood subsequently approached officers outside the home shouting incoherently, Andrews who was not wearing clothing appeared agitated and continued to come closer aggressively approaching the officers and the juveniles. He was arrested at the scene and charged with burglary, 2C:18-2a(1), criminal trespass, 2C:18-3, obstructing administration of law, 2C:29-1a, lewdness, 2C:14-4b(1), possession/being under the influence of marijuana, 2C:35-10a(4) and possession of narcotics paraphernalia, 2C:36-2. Bail was set at $40,000., it was posted by a family member and Andrews was released pending Ridgewood Municipal Court appearance.
All defendants are considered to be innocent until found guilty by a court of law.
Any child under the age of 8 years old and a height of 57 inches shall be secured as follows in the rear seat of a motor vehicle:
a. A child under the age of 2 years and 30 pounds shall be secured in a rear-facing seat equipped with a 5-point harness.
b. A child under the age of 4 years and 40 pounds shall be secured as described in (a) until they reach the upper limits of the rear-facing seat, then in a forward-facing child restraint equipped with a 5-point harness.
c. A child under the age of 8 and a height of 57 inches shall be secured as described in (a) or (b) until they reach the upper limits of the rear-facing or forwardfacing seat, then in a belt positioning booster seat.
d. A child over 8 years of age or 57 inches in height must be properly secured by a seat belt.
If there are no rear seats, the child shall be secured as described above in the front seat except that no child shall be secured in a rear-facing seat in the front seat of any vehicle that is equipped with an active passenger-side airbag. The aforementioned is acceptable if the airbag is de-activated.
photo courtesy of Boyd Loving Facebook
Driver Loses Control and Hits Tree in Ridgewood
August 30,2015
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Ridgewood NJ , The female driver of an older model Honda CRV sustained non-life threatening injuries after losing control of her vehicle, which then left the roadway, striking a fence and a tree at approximately 9:00 AM Sunday, 08/30 in front of 259 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood.
The victim was transported by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Ridgewood PD is investigating the cause of the crash. The wrecked vehicle was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.
