During the period between October 30, 2023, through November 5, 2023, members of the GRPD handled 315 calls for service, the highlights of which included:
10-31-2023
8:32 AM – A contractor working at a residence on Bradford Street reported that their backpack and wallet were taken from their unlocked work van, which was parked on the street. The theft occurred sometime between 8:10 AM and 8:30 AM. The wallet contained personal identification, credit cards, and approximately $100 in cash.
Witnesses who were working at another home in the neighborhood observed a grey BMW SUV with two occupants pulled up next to the van. One of the occupants was seen opening the door to the van. At the time the witnesses thought that the individuals were part of the work crew setting up at the location in question.
Video surveillance at neighboring homes did not capture images of the vehicle involved.
10-31-2023
5:57 PM –Patrols, along with Glen Rock Firefighters, responded to a reported kitchen fire at a Tilghman Drive residence. Upon arrival it was determined that the fire was contained to the oven. Firefighters rendered conditions safe and removed the oven from the home. PSE&G was notified and dispatched a service technician to the residence.
10-31-2023
7:20 PM –Patrols were dispatched to the area of Rock Road and Glen Avenue on a reported disturbance during which a chair was thrown into the street. Officers located the subjects, an adult Glen Rock couple who were intoxicated and had a disagreement. There was no evidence to support that an assault had occurred, and no one wished to sign complaints. The subjects called for a rideshare and agreed to leave the area.
11-01-2023
9:40 AM – An Argyle Road resident reported the theft of a package from their front porch just after 7 PM on October 31st. The theft was recorded on the resident’s Ring camera, images of which were provided.
The subject was subsequently identified by another resident, via the Ring Neighbors App, as a local juvenile and the matter was resolved between the complainant and the juvenile’s parents.
11-02-2023
6:30 PM – Patrols, along with Glen Rock Firefighters, were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire on Highwood Avenue at the Ridgewood Border. Upon arrival officers determined that the vehicle had crashed into a tree and that the occupants, a 17-year-old Teaneck male and a 14-year-old Ridgewood male, had exited the vehicle as it became engulfed in flames. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.
According to witnesses the vehicle had been traveling at an unsafe speed within the confines of the Village of Ridgewood along Carlisle Terrace, Ivy Place, and Linden Street prior to the crash. Investigation found that when the driver turned from Linden Street onto Highwood Avenue, he lost control and struck a tree on the Glen Rock side of the street.
The driver and the passenger were transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. Once the vehicle was extinguished it was towed from the scene.
Hawthorne Firefighters, Ridgewood Police, and PSE&G also assisted.
