the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, on Monday morning, residents of Glen Rock noticed an unusual sight: purses and personal belongings strewn across two streets. This prompted police to uncover a case of a stolen car that had taken place just an hour earlier.
At around 8:03 a.m., Glen Rock police received reports from a resident and Department of Public Works employees about “purses and other personal belongings that were dumped in the roadway on Highland Road and Fairmont Avenue.”
Glen Police Officer Andrew Magro responded to the scene and traced the belongings back to a resident on a nearby road. The resident was unaware that their 1999 Audi had been stolen from their driveway until Officer Magro informed them.
Upon investigation, police discovered that the stolen car had been left unlocked with the key fob inside. Inside the car were two purses, $800 in cash, credit cards, and personal identification. The resident mentioned they had only left home from 6:00 to 6:17 a.m. that morning.
Home surveillance footage showed the car being taken between 6:53 and 6:56 a.m., though the video did not capture the suspect’s image.
Later in the morning, another resident on the 100 block of Woodvale Road reported video surveillance of a man attempting to enter a vehicle in their driveway around 7:00 a.m. The car was locked, preventing the suspect from entering. The video also showed images of the stolen Audi and another Audi following it.
By 10:28 a.m., the Newark Police Department had recovered the stolen Audi Q7, parked on a street with extensive damage. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot, but no suspects were found in the area.
Glen Rock police continue to investigate the incident and urge residents to ensure their vehicles are locked and valuables are removed to prevent similar thefts.
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This is a lost cause. Perfect illustration of RICH and STUPID..
How many times do articles like this have to appear(?) before folks stop leaving key fobs in cars, purses with large sums in cars, expensive jewelry in cars, hundreds of thousands of dollars of electronic equipment in cars, and leaving cars unlocked?
ALL of these things have been documented in articles in the RB over th past few years.
With all the publicity, people (they are NOT VICTIMS) who continue to do this deserve little or no sympathy, and insurance companies should refuse to pay if the insured did not take even minimally reasonable steps to secure their property.
…and keep walking into the street without looking because you have the right of way.
Rely upon the law, not common sense.
Count on “the government to protect you”.
Don’t be self-reliant and protect yourself.
You can keep on telling yourself that people keep walking into street without looking, or you can admit what we and you already know, which is that you’re either too feeble or too distracted to pay attention and are routinely shocked to discover you’re not the only person in existence.
You’re almost there though. You at least acknowledge that people can’t rely on the law and should protect themselves … from people like you. Bravo.
I find it amusing that the homeowner has “video surveillance” but leaves her purse in her unlocked car. Perfect example that spending money isn’t always the solution !