Crime & Safety

Porch Package Theft, Bank Fraud: Glen Rock Blotter

Glen Rock police responded to 231 incidents between Oct. 7 and 13.

GLEN ROCK, NJ - Glen Rock police responded to 231 incidents between Oct. 7 and 13, including reports of a package being stolen off of a resident's porch, a series of fraudulent banking transactions and an intoxicated woman causing a disturbance in the middle of town.

You can read about those incidents below in the police blotter provided by the department:

Oct. 10

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11:37 AM – A Glen Rock woman reported discovering numerous fraudulent charges on her TD Bank debit card. A total of 18 transactions occurred between August 26th and September 20th resulting in $ 6,772.82 of fraudulent charges. TD bank was contacted and has since issued a new debit card and begun the reimbursement process. Charges with Anchor Express are still outstanding and under review by the bank. The Detective Bureau is reviewing the matter.

3:19 PM – Officers came upon a highly intoxicated woman creating a disturbance near the roadway in front of Bottle King on Prospect street. The subject, a 42-year-old Ho-Ho-Kus woman, was subsequently transported by ambulance to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for detox.

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8:03 PM – A resident on the 100 block of Elmwood Avenue reported that she discovered an alert on her Ring door bell system from 2:45 PM. The images captured showed that a female subject removed a moderate size package which had been left at her front door. The resident had not been expecting a delivery and is unsure what the package contained.

The woman who took the package is described as a white female, approximately 5’6” tall, who was wearing a blue/grey striped long sleeve shirt and jeans. She was operating a silver/grey cross over vehicle, possibly an Acura.

The footage from the Ring doorbell has been turned over to the Detective Bureau for review.

8:59 PM – While investigating a motor vehicle accident at Lincoln Avenue and Harristown Road, P.O. Will Holguin arrested Jason Mickens, a 33-year-old Ramsey man, for driving while intoxicated. The driver was transported to Police HQ where he was processed and released in the care of a sober adult in accordance with John’s Law pending an appearance in Glen Rock Municipal Court. He was also issued a summons for careless driving.

Oct. 11

3:53 PM – Michael Sheridan, a 44-year-old Greenwood Lake, NY man was taken into custody by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department on a criminal warrant issued by the Glen Rock Municipal Court. The man was transported to the Bergen County Jail by D/Sgt. Jim Calaski and Det. Lucas Doney pending a court appearance.

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