Tractor-Trailer Gets Stuck On Train Tracks, Men Found Sleeping In Bus Shelter, Police Say

GLEN ROCK, NJ — The Glen Rock Police Department arrested a fugitive living in a camper at a borough home recently. They found dozens of doses of heroin, pills, used syringes and $10,000 cash in the camper, police said.

Here are other incidents police responded to from July 24 to Sunday.

July 24

6:04 p.m. — The manager of Bottle King Liquors on Prospect Street reported an individual attempting to purchase alcohol with a fraudulent identification. Sgt. Frank Riggio subsequently arrested 20-year-old Fair Lawn man for possession of a forged Connecticut driver’s license, police said. The man was processed at Police headquarters and released on his own recognizance pending a scheduled appearance in Glen Rock Municipal Court Aug. 25.

July 25

12:02 a.m. – During the course of a motor vehicle stop on Wellesley Road, Officer Sarah Orsita arrested a 30-year-old Hawthorne woman for driving while intoxicated. The driver’s vehicle was impounded and she was transported to police headquarters for processing. The driver was subsequently released to a sober individual in accordance with John’s Law, police said. Additional summonses were issued for failure to maintain lane and careless driving.

7:22 p.m. — A Glen Rock man reported that his bicycle, valued at $1,100, was stolen from the bicycle rack at the NJ Transit Boro Hall Train Station, police said. He had secured the bicycle to the rack with a lock before getting on a train at about 6:45 a.m. and discovered it missing when he returned after 7 p.m., police said.

July 27

12:28 p.m. — A Tilghman Drive resident reported receiving an email concerning bank transfer from her Bank of America account, requesting she pay a fee to the attention of a bank official in Cotonou Benin, police said. The email was poorly written with certain parts not making sense, appearing to have been written by an individual who did not have a full command of the English language, police said. The complainant notified the bank and the Detective Bureau is reviewing the matter.

4:23 p.m. — Patrols were dispatched to an office building on Harristown Road to investigate a terminated employee who was in the parking lot threatening his former employer and a co-worker, police said. The man had fled the scene as officers were responding; the man was identified and the complainant was advised of his options.

5:27 p.m. – A tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load through the Central Business District was unable to clear the grade of the NJ Transit Bergen County Line railroad tracks on Rock Road. As the truck became stuck on the tracks, the crossing protection gates began to lower and were damaged as the truck began to back off the crossing. Both train and vehicle traffic was significantly delayed while officers from both the Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police Emergency Services Unit worked to remove and re-route the truck, police said. The damaged crossing protection gate was repaired by an NJ Transit technician.

July 28

10:27 p.m. — Patrols, along with EMS personnel, were dispatched to Ackerman Avenue and Harristown Road to assist a bicyclist who struck pole. The victim, a 29-year-old Fair Lawn man, stated he was startled by a turning vehicle and drove into the pole, police said. An investigation, which included a witness interview, determined that the vehicle had stopped in order to yield to the bicyclist and there was no contact between the two, police said. The motorist remained on scene until officers and an ambulance arrived. The Fair Lawn man was transported to Valley Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

July 29

8:22 a.m. – Sgt. Frank Riggio was flagged down by a concerned citizen who reported two men passed out or asleep inside the bus terminal shelter on Harding Plaza. One individual was found the be an employee of a local business who arrived on a bus and fell asleep waiting for his shift to begin, police said. The second individual, a 24-year-old Fair Lawn man, was found to have an active warrant out of Union and could not post the $350 bail, police said. The Union Police Department did not have the resources to respond for the man, therefore he was released on his one recognizance with a new court date and departed the area on foot.

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