Crime & Safety

Men Get Into Fight Over Cheeseballs: Glen Rock Police

Police say they broke up a fight between two intoxicated men over a snack Friday evening.

GLEN ROCK, NJ - Police say they broke up a fight between two intoxicated men over a bar snack Friday evening.

Around 8:50 p.m., Glen Rock police were dispatched to the Glen Rock Athletic Club after receiving a call from the social club's staff regarding "a dispute which was becoming violent," Chief Dean Ackermann said.

Responding officers found a 54-year-old Glen Rock man and a 56-year-old Ridgewood man involved "in a heated dispute over cheeseballs," the chief said.

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Both men had been separated by staff and patrons prior to the arrival of police and no actual assault occurred, Ackermann said. However, police escorted the men from the premises and were advised not to return for the evening, the chief said.

No charges were filed, but the men were advised of their rights to sign complaints against each other in municipal court if they wanted to, according to Ackermann.

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