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Stevens Resident Reports Car Damaged in Driveway

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Reports a Stevens Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters on July 19, 2020 to report property damage to his motor vehicle. The victim reported an unknown person caused malicious damage to his motor vehicle while it was parked in his driveway. The victim reported it appeared his vehicle was scratched by a key causing damage. The amount of damage is unknown at this time.

All actors are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Sign Thieves At It Again Stealing Stop Sign from Grove Street And Stevens Avenue In Ridgewood

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July 21,2016

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Ridgewood, N.J.  It seems we write this story every summer , once again Stop signs and other road signs are disappearing in Ridgewood, in what has now turned into an annual and costly event.

Ridgewood police said a stop sign at Grove Street and Stevens Avenue was stolen this week. Creating a dangerous hazard for unsuspecting drivers .

Ridgewood Chief of Police Jacqueline Luthcke spoke with CBS News on why street sign thievery is an ongoing problem in Ridgewood.

Luthcke said ,“We generally average two to three per month for stop signs,” she said. “When it comes to all other types of signs, by the end of the year, it’s over 100.”

Luthcke continued stating the problem spikes in the summer. “Summertime is always one of the hardest, because although the kids think it’s not a problem – they want to take it off to college with them – it’s really something that is both a financial and a safety issue.”

According to Luthcke last year, it was such a big problem that Ridgewood offered amnesty to anyone willing to bring back the stolen goods.

“The amnesty that we did last year got an amazing amount of signs back,” Luthcke said. “We haven’t had a discussion yet this year.” Its was reported the over 20 signs were returned during the amnesty period.

In April of this year a social media post led to a Wyckoff man being charged with theft after police found a picture of him with stolen street signs from the village .

If they are caught and convicted, sign thieves face fines and even jail time.