Police & Fire

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A motorcyclist hit an expansion joint on the Route 208 overpass north between Maple and Lincoln, Sunday afternoon, July 3, causing the temporary closure of Route 208 northbound, police said.

The motorcyclist was traveling northbound when he "drove over a defective expansion joint on the overpass and was thrown from his motorcycle," police ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - "According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more fires are reported on Independence Day than any other day of the year, with more than half of those fires caused by fireworks. Added to fires are injuries," says the Township of East Brunswick in a message on Friday.

To help ensure everyone has a safe and happy holiday, here is attached a ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Police are on the lookout for random good deeds this summer; the reward? Ice cream!

The Fair Lawn Police Department’s Community Policing Unit has teamed up with Fair Lawn Carvel, 12- 72 River Road, to kick off “Operation Good Deeds” in the Summer of 2022.  

Operation Good Deeds, according to the department, is designed to ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - Chief Dean Ackermann and the members of the Glen Rock Police Department recently welcomed a new police officer, Andrew Magro # 8147, to the Glen Rock Police Department.

Magro graduated from the Bergen County Police Academy Class #128 on June 22 following a 22-week Basic Training Course for newly hired Police Officers. This is the first in-person academy graduation ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - A 17-year-old girl was "forcibly removed" from a vehicle and assaulted by two 18-year-olds on the night of scavenger hunt, a student-driven tradition for high school seniors prior to graduation, according to a police report released today, June 24.

The victim suffered arm, leg and head injuries during the assault in which she was dragged by one of her assailants, ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Geeanna Beale was named 'Chief for a Day' as she was escorted to the Gotham City Diner on Broadway for breakfast with Chief Glen Cauwels, her family and other Fair Lawn officers.

Geeanna, 14, who recently completed 8th grade at Memorial Middle School, is one of many chiefs appointed today in Bergen County, according to the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. The program ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A man was struck and killed this morning near the Glen Rock Boro Hall NJ Transit Train Station, according to NJ Transit officials.

Glen Rock Police responded to the scene at approximately 9:30 a.m. where they assisted NJ Transit Police in responding to "a person struck by a train along the NJT Bergen County Line Railroad Tracks at the Borough Hall Train ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - It's an oldy, but a goody: the bail scam.

On June 2, just before 5 p.m., Fair Lawn Police learned from a Barry Place residence that they may have been scammed out of $11,000 to post bail for their granddaughter.

The grandparent said they spoke to an ‘attorney’ and that a female was waiting outside their home for the money. Upon arrival, a Fair Lawn ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A man in his 30s was struck by a train, police said, and found a half mile south of the Main Line Train Station at 2:22 a.m. Friday morning.

Glen Rock Police were dispatched to assist the NJ Transit Police who were responding to a person struck by a train along the New Jersey Transit Main Line Railroad. Officers located the victim along the tracks in a wooded area ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ – Two Hispanic males, armed with a knife and a crowbar, forced their way into a Glen Avenue home and were seemingly surprised to find two teenage boys this afternoon, police said.

The two teen boys, who were taking a nap, were awoken by "at least two men" who had forced entry to the rear of their home on the 200 block of Glen Avenue, police ...