Ridgewood cops hunting clues to shots fired into church at Revolutionary war site
DECEMBER 29, 2014, 6:23 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2014, 8:03 PM
BY JOHN SEASLY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Authorities investigating Sunday morning’s firing of dozens of shots at Old Paramus Reformed Church — site of a sharp Revolutionary War battle — reported no new information on the case Monday.
No injuries were reported and the motive is unknown; no threats have been reported against the church or its pastor, the Reverend Rob Miller, according to police.
AMY NEWMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Shots were fired into a stained glass window of The Old Paramus Reformed Church. A bullet also left a hole in the building’s brick.
Miller could not be reached for comment Monday on the firing of at least 30 shots into the building, which the pastor has said occurred before morning services and resulted in damage, including holes through stained glass windows.
The church grounds occupy a prominent place in Bergen County’s Revolutionary era history: More than two centuries ago, many more shots were fired on the site as British and American forces clashed in bloody combat.
A different church, built in 1735, occupied the property then. Partly because of the war’s toll, that church was dismantled and replaced in 1800 by the one that stands today. The church and cemetery are a registered historic district. British and American soldiers are believed to be buried on the ground.
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