GLEN ROCK, NJ — Submitted by Glen Rock Police, and unedited by Patch, a collection of notable service calls from the past week.
02-21-2022
12:07 PM – A Glen Rock resident reported that a fraudulent disability claim was filed in their name. The complainant had previously reported a fraudulent unemployment claim filed in their name in 2021. The detective bureau continues to receive ongoing complaints of this nature and is working with the NJ Division of Criminal Justice which is the lead investigating agency on fraudulent unemployment and disability claims being filed throughout the state.
02-22-2022
9:06 AM – A Glen Rock resident contacted police after becoming the victim of an online fraud. Detectives were able to trace one of the fraudulent payments from the victim to a 65-year-old female in Washington state. D/Sgt. James Calaski contacted the female from Washington and determined that she was also a victim of what is called a romance scam. The female had engaged in an online relationship with a male who she believed to be a contractor in Texas flipping houses. This man convinced her to “invest” $13,000 of her own money into these house flips. In addition, he convinced her to receive “investments” from other people and forward these payments to him in the form of crypto currency. These additional payments were more than $18,000. D/Sgt Calaski was able to convince her that she was the victim of a romance scam and assist her in ceasing her involvement and communication…
