the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, on Tuesday November 30th at 1:21 PM , the Director of Security for the Glen Rock Public Schools reported that a catalytic converter had been stolen from a truck belonging to the school district’s Buildings and Grounds Department which was parked behind the Glen Rock High School over the Thanksgiving break. A review of video surveillance found that the theft occurred on November 25th at 6:40 PM. The video captured images of two unknown individuals driving up behind the school, one subject used a battery powered saw went under the truck, and quickly cut and removed the catalytic converter from the vehicle. The video images were not clear enough to record a license plate number.
The video images were turned over to the Glen Rock Detective Bureau which is currently participating in a regional investigation concerning a sudden rise in catalytic converter thefts. The theft at the Glen Rock High School is the second reported in several days. A previous theft was reported at the Sikh Temple which also occurred on November 25th.
