Scams and Shoplifting: This Week's Glen Rock Police Blotter

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Submitted by Glen Rock Police, and unedited by Patch, a collection of notable happenings from last week.

02-08-2021

2:41 p.m. – A Glen Rock resident reported that they received a 1099 form from the state of Ohio for unemployment benefits paid in her name. The resident never filed for or received these benefits. Authorities in Ohio have been notified. The detective bureau is currently reviewing the matter.

02-09-2021

6:01 p.m. – The management of Bottle King Liquors reported that on Saturday February 6th around 7PM and again on Monday February 7th around 3PM, a woman shoplifted liquor valued at a total of $350 from the store. The woman is described as a white female, average build, who left the area as a passenger in a silver SUV with a “LYFT” sign in the front window. Police were not notified at the time these incidents occurred. Detectives are currently reviewing the video footage and possible vehicle information to attempt to identify the actor.

02-10-2021

9:07 a.m. – A resident on the 500 block of Doremus Avenue reported observing footprints in the snow through their backyard. The responding officer found that the footprints began near the fence at the Glen Rock DPW Yard on Doremus Avenue, appearing as if someone jumped over the fence, and proceeded through several back yards. According to the complainant it is most likely that this occurred sometime overnight. Detectives are currently reviewing video footage for any possible evidence. As of this time no thefts or attempted entries have been reported.

02-10-2021

10:52 a.m. – A Glen Rock resident reported receiving a voicemail message stating that his PSE&G payment was past due. He called back the number provided and became suspicious that this was a scam. The complainant then contacted PSE&G through their posted phone number and verified that there was no issue with his bill and that the call was in fact a scam.

For more information on how to protect yourself from PSE&G scams please go to PSE&G’s website at Scams and Fraud - My Account - PSE&G.

02-11-2021

1:03 p.m. – The owner of a Glen Rock based business reported that someone attempted to write a fraudulent check in the amount of $ 8,554 on their account with Valley National Bank. However, the name listed on the check was not that of the business but contained their account number. The bank declined the check and there was no loss.

02-12-2021

4:19 p.m. – A Glen Rock resident reported that he received two pieces of mail, which appeared to contain credit cards, mailed to his address in the name of a person who was unknown to him. The investigating officer was able to locate a resident by the name in question in another area of town. Upon contacting that resident, the mail was opened and found to contain a credit card and a debit card, neither of which this resident had applied for. As of the time of the report there was no record of any financial loss. The matter has been referred to the detective bureau for further investigation.

02-13-2021

11:02 a.m. – A Glen Rock resident reported that $ 1,150 worth of jewelry was missing from her home. The complainant noticed the items to be missing on February 10th, however, the last time she can confirm the items were present was sometime in early January. There was no forced entry to the home.

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