Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • February 29, 2012 Park Windmill Lions host Pancake Breakfast The Midland Park Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Midland Park Fire House Hall at 45 Witte Drive. The menu will include pancakes, bacon, sausages, juice, coffee, tea, and bagels. At the breakfast, the club will launch its Name the Guide Dog Puppy Drive II. This program is being held in conjunction with “The Seeing Eye” of Morristown. Admission to the breakfast is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years of age. To purchase tickets, or for more information, contact Lion Jack at (201) 444-8601 or any Lions Club member. Baseball association to meet The Midland Park Baseball Association will meet on Thursday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Midland Park Public Library, 250 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. Details for the 2012 season will be finalized. Late recreation applications should be submitted at this time. Volunteers and parents are welcome to attend. For more information, e-mail midlandparkbaseball@gmail.com. Thrift shop holds sale The Community Thrift Shop, located at 85 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, will hold a half price sale on all merchandise on March 20, 21, and 22. Bag Sale Days will be March 23 and 24. By March 27, the shop will be restocked with spring clothing. For shoppers’ convenience, the store now stocks gift cards. Shoppers are welcome Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, the shop is open for receiving only. Donations are welcome. The shop’s resale of donated merchandise supports over 50 non-profit organizations such as church groups, children’s aid groups, and animal shelters. The Thrift Shop was established in 1930 by the cooperative effort of the Social Service Association, Mount Carmel Rosary Altar Society, and the Women’s Association of West Side Presbyterian Church. Yoga Night set Dr. Dawn Di Muro will offer a night of yoga for adults and teens at the DePhillips Center, 50 Dairy Street in Midland Park, on Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Attendees should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat, large beach towel, and water bottle. The class is free, but registration is required. To register, e-mail mprec@optonline.net. Participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Center for Food Action. This program is sponsored by the Midland Park Recreation Department. Afterschool Aviation available Midland Park Recreation invites children in grades four through six to its Furious Flying Machines program, which will be held at the DePhillips Center, 50 Dairy Street in Midland Park, on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21, and 28, and April 4, 18, and 25. Participants will build models with rechargeable electric motors, handmade sling shots, rubber band-powered planes, and a resilient all-weather model with builtin flight timer. The cost for the program is $124. Call (201) 652-2747 or register. Area Police in Ridgewood and in Wyckoff have reported the thefts of three expensive late-model cars. The thefts occurred in mid-February while the vehicles were parked on the owners’ properties. In Ridgewood on Feb. 14, two different residents of Elmsley Court reported their cars had been stolen overnight. A 2011 Range Rover and a 2010 Mercedes Benz were stolen. The Ridgewood Police Department is investigating both incidents, along with the theft of a GPS from another parked car overnight on Feb. 14 on Demarest Street. On Feb. 17, another village resident reported that her car had been ransacked while it was parked along Highland Avenue. Wyckoff police reported that, on Feb. Automobile thefts reported 17, a Clinton Avenue resident reported that her BMW had been stolen while parked in the driveway, unlocked, with the keys inside the vehicle. The BMW was valued at $90,000. Approximately $5,000 worth of personal items had also been stolen from inside the car. Patrolman Ryan Tenney investigated this incident. Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox and Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward urge residents to remove their keys and lock their cars even when the vehicles are parked in their own driveways. They also warn citizens never to leave valuables visible inside vehicles. A number of recent incidents have prompted renewed warnings about the menace of theft from unlocked vehicles, or the theft of the vehicles. J. KOSTER Wyckoff Police Department Report On Feb. 15 at 3:50 p.m., Patrolmen Kyle Ferreira and Michael DeMaio were patrolling Goffle Road when they observed a vehicle with an equipment violation. A computer check revealed that the registration on the vehicle was suspended, and they stopped the driver on Ravine Avenue. The officers observed a spring-loaded knife with two blades on the passenger seat, and arrested the driver, a 23-yearold Oakland man. He was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, failure to make repairs on his vehicle, and driving with a suspended registration. He was released on his own recognizance and will appear in municipal court. Sergeant Jack McEwan and Detective Sergeant Michael Musto responded to the Christian Health Care Center on Feb. 16 to investigate a report of a domestic violence incident between a boyfriend and girlfriend. Officers determined that a 23year-old Wayne man had made threats to kill his 22-year-old girlfriend. A domestic violence restraining order was in place, and the man was arrested. Bail was set by a Bergen County Superior Court judge at $10,000, and the man was committed to the Bergen County Jail in default of bail. On Feb. 17 at 11:30 p.m., Patrolman Peter Goodman observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed through the Wyckoff Town Hall parking lot. He followed the vehicle on Voorhis Avenue, where the driver allegedly failed to stop for the stop sign at Voorhis Avenue and Van Houten Avenue. The officer then continued on Voorhis Avenue, where he found that the car had left the roadway and struck a tree. Following a breath test, the driver, a 17-year-old male from Wyckoff, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and failure to stop for a stop sign. He was released to a parent and will appear in municipal court. Goodman was assisted at the scene by Ptl. Brenda Groslinger. At 10:02 p.m. on Feb. 20, Sergeant Brian Zivkovich, Ptl. Andrew Poremba, and Ptl. William Plisich responded to a Wyckoff Avenue home on a report of a domestic violence incident. The officers determined that a 21-year-old Wyckoff man had gotten into an argument with his mother and he punched her in the face, resulting in a bloody nose. The man fled the property prior to the arrival of the police, but he was located walking on a nearby street. He was arrested and charged with assault. Bail was set by Wyckoff Judge Russell B. Teschon at $1,000, and the man was committed to the Bergen County Jail in default of bail. The complaint will be heard in municipal court.