Police & Fire

FAIR LAWN, NJ - There will be a "large" funeral procession and funeral for Fair Lawn Police Officer Edward J. Egan tomorrow, Saturday, September 15 at the Van Riper Ellis Church located at Morlot Avenue and River Road, 7-01 River Road, beginning at 12 Noon until 8 p.m. 

Police officers and borough personnel will be in the area to assist with detours and road ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - An altercation at Fair Lawn's Promenade on Route 208 that went viral on the Internet has been resolved after a meeting at Borough Hall, led by Fair Lawn Police and the mayor. No charges have been filed.

According to a police report, on Aug. 5 at 6:10 p.m., Fair Lawn Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a female resident of The Promenade reporting that a ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - Police are investigating a possible case of mistaken identity...of a store location.

On Sept. 7 at 3:40 p.m., an 87-year-old Fair Lawn woman reported she left a Movado watch on consignment at a store in the Rock Road Central Business District, according to police. When she returned to claim the watch, she found the store in question had reportedly changed owners over ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A Glen Rock 14-year-old's abduction ended in the arrest of the parent, Karin Wolf, 46, in Torrington, Connecticut, according to police.

The Glen Rock teen, who was located and found to be in good health, police said, is currently being cared for by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families pending return to the State of New Jersey.

On Aug. 31, Glen Rock ...

September marks the official 100th Anniversary of the Glen Rock Police Department.  

"I wish to recognize Rick Van Rumpt of Glen Rock TV who work with the GRPD and the GR Historical Society to produce this anniversary video [attached below]," Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.

https://vimeo.com/glenrocktv/grpd-1918-2018

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A routine end-of-summer police checkpoint yielded 35 tickets, including an arrest for marijuana and two unsafe vehicle impound

On Wed., Aug. 29 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Glen Rock Police Department, in conjunction with the NJ State Motor Vehicle Commission, held a vehicle inspection check point along Maple Avenue at Harding Plaza.  The operation, held several ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - A Nutley man is facing charges related to drug paraphernalia possession and was turned over to Fair Lawn police following a routine motor vehicle stop last week in Hawthorne.

On the afternoon of August 29, Hawthorne Police pulled over a red Honda Odyssey for motor vehicle violations. The driver of the vehicle, Jose Saltos of Garfield, was described by police as ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - A 43-year-old Hackensack man was arrested after complaints of a suspicious person looking into car windows midday in a River Road parking lot, police said.

On Aug. 30, at 2:14 p.m., police responded to the parking lot of Chase Bank, 13-51 River Road, after a report of a suspicious person looking into car windows. They located David Merritt, 43, of Hackensack nearby ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - One of the most critical elements in school safety is getting our community’s children to and from school safely. The Glen Rock Police Department assigns School Crossing Guards at twenty key locations to assist children going to and from our schools. While the primary role of a school crossing guard is to guide children safely across the street, each guard plays another key ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - A 51-year-old male's leg was trapped beneath a pallet of marble weighing more than 6,000 pounds last week at ICM Stoneworks warehouse on Wagaraw Road, according to police

On Aug. 21, at approximately 10 a.m., Fair Lawn Police, Rescue, Fire, EMS and Valley Hospital Paramedics worked to remove the nine sheets of marble, weighing about 700 pounds each, ...