Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Snapping Turtle Lays Eggs As Police Ensure Safety of School Children
May 30,2013
Boyd A. Loving
9:32 AM
Ridgewood NJ, Due to the proximity of the nearby Henrietta Hawes Elementary School, Ridgewood Police dispatched patrol officers to ensure that a large snapping turtle laying eggs on the front lawn of a home in the 400 block of Stevens Avenue was not disturbed by children walking to school on Thursday morning.
Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Peter Gillen, pictured, was especially thrilled to watch the egg laying process as this is his last day on the job after serving as a uniformed patrol officer for 25 years with the Village of Ridgewood. Best wishes to Officer Gillen for a long and happy retirement!
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Will the construction crews be careful also or will they harm the eggs?
Officer Butler chasing parents away from the drop off/pick-up area by the RHS Little Theater doors. It’s a no-standing zone. Ensuring the safety of children comes first.
Pete enjoy retirement I certainly am,
to # 3 you been on retirement for the last few years who are you bull shit’in.
right
Ask turtle to eat and destroy the hideous McMansion baby blighting the landscape.
Bring the turtles over to the hideous Shedler hoe to and destroy that fake historical home while you’re at it.