Another Dog Dies After Dean Street Dog Fight: Glen Rock Blotter

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Released by Glen Rock police and unedited by Patch, a spotlight on notable happenings from last week.

08-24-2020

2:33 a.m. – A Ridge Road resident reported witnessing an unknown male enter his unlocked vehicle which was parked on the street in front of his home. He recounted that a small dark colored vehicle had been driving down the street. The vehicle stopped near his home and a male in dark clothing exited from the driver’s seat. The subject briefly entered the complainant’s vehicle and then fled the area as the man called for police assistance.
Responding officers did find two vehicles fitting the general description, however, they were determined not to be involved and the occupants did not report witnessing any unusual activity.

The complainant determined that an envelope containing approximately $30 was taken from his vehicle.

08-26-2020

8:15 a.m. – A Glen Rock man reported receiving an email from what appeared to be PayPal advising him that suspicious activity had been detected on his account. The notice provided a link to resolve the issue. The man followed the instructions and provided credit card information which was requested.

Later in the day the man learned that the email was fraudulent and contacted his credit card company to cancel the transaction. He also learned that there were two additional fraudulent transactions pending on his account which had been flagged. The detective bureau is currently reviewing this matter.

08-26-2020

12:23 p.m. – Officers were dispatched to Dean Street on a 9-1-1 report of dogs fighting in the street. A preliminary investigation found that a Glen Rock woman was walking her dog, a chihuahua, on Dean Street when a bulldog ran out of a nearby home and approached them. Subsequently the bulldog grabbed ahold of the chihuahua. An area resident heard the woman screaming and ran to assist. He was subsequently able to separate the dogs. The chihuahua was found by the officers to be deceased. The bulldog had apparently been able to get out of its home due to a young child not properly latching a door.

TYCO Animal Control responded to the scene to assume the investigation and further handling of the incident from the responding officers. Incidents of this nature are investigated by Animal Control in cooperation with Bergen County Health Services.

This incident is in no way related to a similar incident where a dog was also killed on Dean Street on August 21st at around the same time of the day.

08-28-2020

1:18 p.m. – A Glen Rock man reported that he had been contacted by purported representatives of Verizon, Apple and the Social Security Administration concerning possible fraudulent activity in his name. The complainant is contacting each of these entities individually, in an effort to verify this information. He will also be requesting copies of his credit reports. As of the report there has been no monetary loss.