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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock police, in their efforts to investigate a series of bicycle thefts at local train stations, employed technology and assistance from their borough’s fire chief to apprehend a suspect. Detectives affixed a GPS tracker to a decoy bicycle, referred to as a “bait bike,” which they placed at the NJ TRANSIT Bergen Line station. On a Friday afternoon, the bait bike was taken from the rack, prompting the police to respond immediately.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Frank DelVecchio will once again run the annual 9/11 Remembrance Run. In Facebook post Frank laid out his plan and offered some personal observations:
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Heather A. Mailander , there are several ways to have your storm debris disposed of, which are as follows:
*Put out storm debris with your regular yard waste pickup.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on June 14, 2020, patrol units were dispatched to Parson Road on a report of a dispute in progress. Upon arrival, the victim reported while having a verbal argument with another Ridgewood resident, a knife was brandished in a threatening manner. Upon further investigation, a 66 year-old male from Ridgewood, N.J. was arrested at the scene and transported to Ridgewood Police headquarters. The arrestee was served with a complaint summons for Simple Assault and Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes and released with a pending court date.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Jeff Muhlstock who did camera work for some of the biggest TV news magazines in the country: “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “Nightline.” Has released a digital recording of his up close and very personal battle with COVID19 . The 57-year-old man made of his COVID-19 journey to the Hospital and then his return home . The 13 and a half minute video follows Muhlstock from early symptoms to his hospitalization ,his first dose of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine to his release April 5, being brought home by ambulance, with his wife, son and daughter waiting with celebratory signs.
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Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon M Hache reported on the passing of a Ridgewood resident from COVID 19 in a Facebook post:
“It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of one of our residents this morning from COVID-19. Please join us in thoughts and prayers for the family during this very difficult time. Let us join them and all our fellow residents in solidarity and in our efforts to combat the spread of the virus. Be well and stay safe.”
July 27,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood police report that a Southern Parkway resident reported a defiant trespass was discovered to have occurred in the past after the victim reviewed his surveillance camera footage on July 19th. The victim identified the person as a key holder who entered his residence without notification or authority to do so. The incident was documented as a matter of record.
March 28,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police report on March 27th, a Stevens Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report a criminal attempt. The victim reported a social media account was accessed without authorization and money was demanded or the account would be deleted. The victim was advised not to send money and to contact Facebook.com to report the incident.
February 24,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood police report that on February 21, a Hampshire Road resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report terroristic threats in the past. The victim reported he was contacted by a person who left a threatening message of violence on his phone. The victim provided the phone number and patrol investigated the incident. The accused was contacted and the incident was reported to be a misunderstanding. The reporting party did not wish to pursue criminal charges at this time.
February 15,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that a Steilen Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report being the victim of a fraud on February 12th. The victim reported she was advised all her Apple devices were compromised by a pop-up on her iPad from Apple technical support. A person then contacted her by phone and she was then convinced into purchasing a three year virus protection which she later learned was a scam after providing credit card information.
In “Tech Support Scams” such as this scammers call and claim to be computer techs associated with well-known companies like Microsoft or Apple. Other scammers send pop-up messages that warn about computer problems. They say they’ve detected viruses or other malware on your computer. They claim to be “tech support” and will ask you to give them remote access to your computer. Eventually, they’ll diagnose a non-existent problem and ask you to pay for unnecessary or even harmful services.
If you get an unexpected pop-up, call, spam email or other urgent message about problems with your computer, stop. Don’t click on any links, don’t give control of your computer and don’t send any money.
February 11,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Saturday was a big day for the future of American soccer and the United States Soccer Federation. Yesterday the federation selected its next president at its Annual General Meeting in Orlando, bringing an end to an a very public campaign process that has seen a great deal more attention than in past years.
Status Quo candidate Carlos Cordeiro, was elected as the new president of U.S. Soccer on Saturday after three rounds of voting and a historic and contentious eight-candidate campaign.
An unprecedented eight candidates stood for election and none of them are the incumbent Sunil Gulati, who has held the position unopposed since 2006 and declined to run for office.
Less than an hour before the Cordeiro election, fellow candidate Hope Solo blasted the federation for its faults, and criticized two candidates who, in her opinion, were complicit – two candidates who represented the status quo , Carlos Cordeiro and Kathy Carter.
Solo entered the race for United States Soccer Federation president less than a week before the nomination deadline back in December. Throughout the past two months, she has been outspoken in her criticism of the federation and the two establishment candidates.
Among the eight candidates was Ridgewood Resident Michael Winograd . Winograd was considered a blend of previous soccer experience and organizational talents. He played college soccer at Lafayette College and was a pro in Israel. He was also a coach and founder of a short-lived professional franchise, serves on the board of his local soccer organization and has a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
He was not considered as radical as some of the candidates, but he wanted to reform the structure of youth development on a state-by-state basis. He also has a plan for implementing promotion and relegation in American soccer that would also allow current MLS teams to remain in the top flight in perpetuity.
As the Cordeiro victory seemed imminent , Winograd withdrew after the second round as did several others.
Mike’s wife Siobhan Crann Winograd, said in a Facebook post, “Mike did a great job. Ran a honest, sincere, impressive campaign that we are all so proud of. His platform was bold, focused and raised a lot of the key issues ( especially the inequality for women). Without a doubt he was a major influencer.”
January 18,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, On Monday, Ridgewood resident Mike Winograd and his youth soccer advisor, Liam Winograd, went to ESPN FC. Winograd is currently in the running for United States Soccer Federation president.
Ahead of the United States Soccer Federation presidential election on Feb. 10, ESPN FC asked the eight candidates running to succeed Sunil Gulati to address a series of questions, in 150 or fewer words per answer.
Below are both a transcript and video of Village Resident Mike Winograd
Michael Winograd, USSF presidential candidate, answers ESPN’s questions :
https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/united-states/660/blog/post/3342635/michael-winograd-ussf-presidential-candidate-answers-espn-fc-questions
The video link https://www.espnfc.com/video/espn-fc-tv/86/video/3350902
January 12,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, On January 9, a Waiku Road resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report an attempted theft by extortion. The victim reported he received a letter threatening to expose him if he didn’t pay money. The actor requested to be paid in bitcoin and provided instructions. The victim determined the letter was a scam and requested documentation of the incident.
January 12,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, A Kenilworth Road resident reported being the victim of a fraud and theft on January 9. The victim reported she was contacted by a party who identified himself as an employee of PSE&G and threatened to turn off the residential service if an outstanding bill balance wasn’t paid. The victim was instructed to purchase $960 and provide the MoneyPak card serial numbers to prevent the service from being shut off. The victim then purchased the cards and provided serial numbers. The victim was then convinced to purchase an additional MoneyPak card in the amount of $500 before becoming suspicious and realizing this was a scam.
The Ridgewood Police Department would like to remind you to be aware of frauds. A common fraud that is currently being performed is the request for payment immediately and using gift cards, MoneyPac cards, other type of pre-paid or wire transfers or bitcoin. Please notify the Police Department if you feel you have been or are in the process of becoming victim to a fraud before payment is made
December 29,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, despite repeated warnings from the Ridgewood police and articles on this blog on December 24, a Laurel Road resident reported being the victim of a fraud and theft by deception. The victim reported while attempting to purchase a vehicle listed on ebaymotors.com, the seller convinced the victim to make payments by purchasing eBay gift cards as payment for the vehicle. The victim reportedly purchased the gift cards and provided the seller the gift cards online before realizing the fraud. The victim notified the eBay internet crime complaint center of the incident.
