Open container, expired trailer registration, lights out
A Blauvelt, N.Y. man had his car impounded after a traffic stop July 7. According to the police report, the officer conducting a stationary traffic enforcement detail on Grand Avenue near Lawn Street observed the defendant travelling eastbound towing a boat trailer with its passenger side rear marker lights out.
Stopping the driver on Grand Avenue near Railroad Avenue, the officer approached the driver’s side window and saw an open can of Miller Lite beer in the center console.
The officer requested the driver’s license, registration for the truck and trailer, and proof of insurance. The driver provided his license, the vehicle registration, and an expired insurance ID card. He said the registration document for the trailer was secured to the trailer.
While speaking with the driver, the officer smelled an alcoholic beverage on his breath. The officer directed the defendant to turn over the can of beer and step out of the vehicle.
The can was approximately half full and cool to the touch.
A check of the trailer registration returned an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2018, which matched the document on the trailer. The license was valid, however the vehicle registration returned as suspended for “insurance not in effect.”
Dispatch confirmed through NCIC that the registration was suspended for insurance not in effect.
Additional officers arrived. Police asked the defendant if someone was able to tow the trailer while the reporting officer radioed for a duty tow for impound.
The defendant passed field sobriety tests and was allowed to return to his vehicle. A short time later his father arrived to make arrangements to collect the boat trailer
The defendant was issued summonses for driving with a suspended registration, uninsured motor vehicle, open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and driving with suspended registration (trailer).
The summonses are answerable in Pascack Joint Municipal Court on July 21.
Alleged marijuana, brass knuckles, and a juvenile warrant
A Westwood woman, 19, and a juvenile passenger racked up summonses for maintenance of lamps, fictitious plates, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, and possession of prohibited weapons following a traffic stop the early hours of June 21.
According to the police report, an officer patrolling westbound on Grand Avenue at 2:30 a.m. saw the suspect black Hyundai four-door had malfunctioning license plate lamps, which made the license plate unclear.
After stopping the car and approaching from the passenger’s side, the officer collected the driver’s credentials and saw that the car had three additional occupants. The officer requested backup units.
The Hyundai’s occupants were directed to exit the vehicle. Due to the odor of marijuana all passengers were searched. While searching one passenger, brass knuckles were found in his front right pocket. He was handcuffed and placed under arrest.
Near where he had been sitting was a green fanny pack, inside of which was found a loose greenish vegetation believed to be marijuana. The defendant confirmed that all seized evidence belonged to him.
At headquarters, computer checks showed that he had a juvenile warrant out of Hackensack. He was processed, and officers from that jurisdiction were called to collect him. Detectives were notified.
Swapping plates with cousin’s car… doesn’t work
A Spring Valley man, 19, pulled over July 4 on Kinderkamack Road in the area of Woodland Street, told police he’d swapped plates with his cousin’s vehicle, as his is uninsured.
Police called a tow truck to remove the vehicle.
The defendant was issued three summonses—including one for fictitious plates—answerable on July 18 at Pascack Joint Municipal Court.
Dog lost no longer, thanks to alert Facebook moms
A good samaritan, the police, and the Park Ridge Moms on Facebook teamed up to reconnect a brown and white mixed breed dog found wandering without tags in what is recorded as the extreme heat of the Fourth of July.
The police report says a South Fifth Street resident called police at noon to help track down the dog’s owner after he found it in his yard. Police took the dog back to headquarters and the owner saw her dog mentioned on Facebook.
When she came to headquarters to collect her pooch police advised her to register her dog at her earliest convenience.
Fairway resident gets radar help on speeding issue
A Fremont Avenue resident flagged down an officer the morning of July 1 to complain about speeding motorists. She said she and neighbors nicknamed the street “Freeway” over the issue and said new signage was not solving the problem.
Police advised handheld radar details would be conducted. Indeed, from 11:18 a.m. to 1 p.m. multiple contacts were conducted, leading to the following:
One summons each for careless driving and speeding, two summonses for avoiding traffic control signal or sign, and two written warnings for failure to exhibit insurance card.
The summonses are answerable at Pascack Joint Municipal Court on July 24.
Permit holder off to rocky start, summonses show
An officer on stationary detail just after midnight on June 25 saw a car travelling east on Grand Avenue. As the car passed, the officer noted that its rear license plate lights were not functional, making the characters on the plate unclear.
The officer pulled out behind the vehicle and effected a motor vehicle stop. The driver provided all documents as requested. InfoCop showed that the registration on the vehicle was suspended. Central Dispatch confirmed the suspension went into effect April 2 over uninsured motorist.
The defendant, a Pompton Lakes woman, 20, also had probationary driving restrictions active on her license.
She was informed of the situation. Ramsey Towing was summoned and arrived on scene and removed the vehicle to their lot.
The driver’s summonses are for maintenance of lamps, unclear plates, driving with suspended registration, permit holder violating hours of operation, and permit holder violating decal requirements, These are returnable to Pascack Joint Municipal Court on July 17.
The defendant was picked up by a friend.