PARK RIDGE, N.J.—This section is based on data provided to Pascack Press weekly by neighborhood police departments.
Due to pending court appearances and other variations, the following information shall be read in ‘press time’ context.
Stopped for plate lamp out, man sees car impounded
A Hackensack man, 24, must appear in court Jan. 23 to answer to complaints of maintenance of lamps, failure to possess a driver’s license, failure to possess an insurance card, and a suspended registration after police stopped him in the early hours of Dec. 29, 2018.
He was driving without a functioning rear license plate light when police stopped him on Kinderkamack Road.
His registration had been suspended over parking offenses. Explaining why he didn’t have his license, he told police his wallet had been stolen. He produced a photo of his license on his cell phone.
His car was impounded to Emerson.
On Jan. 2, he presented himself to headquarters to retrieve his car after tending to his credentials.
Stopped for brake light, he picks up a slew of citations
A Haledon man, 23, seen driving with only one working brake light, turned out not to be in possession of vehicle registration, as his had expired in October 2018.
At the Jan. 2 stop, a computer check also showed that the registered owner was suspended. The insurance company reported the man’s coverage was cancelled on Aug. 15, 2018.
While waiting for the duty tow to respond, the officer issued the following summonses: maintenance of lamps, unregistered motor vehicle, suspended driver’s license, failure to surrender driver’s license within five days after suspension, failure to inspect vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, and unsafe tires.
All summonses are answerable to Pascack Joint Municipal Court on Jan. 16.
Once the vehicle was secured on the tow truck, the defendant left with the tow truck operator.
On Jan. 3, the defendant presented himself to headquarters to retrieve his car. He had tended to his credentials.
Woman, 50, victim of identity theft
A Maple Avenue resident, 50, reported to police on Dec. 31, 2018 that TD Bank had alerted her that she was the victim of bank fraud, her debit card having been tapped for $146.05 in five fraudulent purchases at the Bergenfield Rite Aid.
The victim said she used her card at the 7-Eleven on State Street in Hackensack on Dec. 27, where she was suspicious of a woman lingering near the ATM and later with her at checkout.
Police advised she monitor all of her accounts. Detectives were notified.