Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 1, 2012 Wyckoff Ordinance would change township canvassing hours by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee has introduced an ordinance to change the terms of canvassing within the municipality. A public hearing and probable adoption are set for Aug. 7. The change in the draft of the ordinance, introduced last week, retains the prohibition against canvassing before 9 a.m., but would change the terminal time from 9 p.m., which appears in the original ordinance, to “after sunset.” The new draft of the ordinance would retain the provision that a canvasser or collector for charity could obtain a waiver from Wyckoff’s chief of police to permit canvassing after sunset with the chief’s permission and a finding by the chief that weather and road conditions present no significant threat or danger to the safety and welfare of the persons in the community. The ordinance was introduced last week without much comment, and the introduction vote was unanimous. Wyckoff Township Committeeman Kevin Rooney commented briefly on the success of another ordinance – the measure that established fees for commercial and educational filming in Wyckoff. He noted that a show recently broadcast on The Learning Channel had been filmed in Wyckoff and that the revenue raised last year from filming fees was $5,200. “We’re still on track. It looks like it’s working well, and I’m still glad we adopted that ordinance,” Rooney said. The township committee also awarded the contract for a co-location on the existing telecommunications tower along northbound Route 208 near Cedar Hill Avenue to New Cingular Wireless or Morristown. The amount is $36,200 per year, the higher of the two bids received. The Wyckoff Police Department has arrested a Bloomingdale man for stealing drugs from Miller’s Pharmacy. On July 23, an investigation by Patrolman Terrance Murphy determined that a 34-year-old worker from Bloomingdale, who was employed by a contractor working on a project at the business on Wyckoff Avenue, had stolen 200 Ritalin capsules in three vials, collectively valued at $855. A video reportedly showed the man opening a cabinet behind a counter and taking the drugs. He was charged with theft, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of a prescription drug with the intent to distribute. His bail was set at $7,500. Detective Sergeant Joseph Soto assisted in the investigation. In a separate incident on July 23, a barbecue grill valued at $550 was reported stolen from a rear yard. Investigation showed that the grill had been dragged from the Police officer arrests day laborer for stealing drugs owner’s backyard to the backyard of a nearby house and left against the wall of a detached garage. A 20-year-old Wyckoff man was charged with receiving stolen property. The complaint will be heard in municipal court. On July 21, a Caldwell Drive resident reported that two tires on a vehicle in the driveway were flat. Sergeant Brian Zivkovich determined that both tires had been deliberately slashed across the sidewalls overnight. Police are investigating. J. KOSTER Detecting counterfeit bills (continued from page 4) towns prompted Chief Fox to issue a detailed warning about the new wave of high-tech counterfeiting and how clerks, managers, and tellers can protect themselves from accepting counterfeit bills. At least one Ho-Ho-Kus merchant also took a counterfeit bill from two male Hispanics who are described as between 20 and 30 years old; one being slim and the other husky. Chief Fox explained last week that counterfeiters bleach the ink off genuine $5 bills and then print the markings of $100 bills on the authentic Federal Mint paper, producing a counterfeit $100 that feels genuine to the touch and can withstand the marker test. The bleaching of the $5 bills, however, does not remove the watermark printed into the paper below the surface, which remains visible when held up to strong light. “A phony $100 bill will have an Abraham Lincoln watermark if it was originally a $5 bill, instead of the Benjamin Franklin watermark on a real $100 bill,” Chief Fox noted. “Bleaching also does not remove the security thread in the paper. A real $100 bill has a vertical line that reads ‘USA 100’ when held up to light. The ‘100’ in the lower left corner on the front of a real $100 bill has micro printing in the numbers that read ‘100USA.’ This wording is illegible in a counterfeit bill.” Holding the bills up to strong artificial light or to sunlight will enable anyone who is interested to spot the markings that Chief Fox describes. Chief Fox advises business owners to visit the Secret Service website at www.secretservice.gov where they can print out color photos to assist in detecting fraudulent currency. This information should be made available to clerks who collect cash.