Glen Rock August 22, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 A suspect in a massive prescription fraud scheme that touched Glen Rock and a number of other local towns has been arrested in Staten Island, New York. Glen Rock police Prescription fraud suspect apprehended in New York work contributed to the arrest. The suspect, 24-year-old Sazana Sadiku (also known as Sazana Djonbalaj), was apprehended on a warrant Area Law enforcement officers from several Bergen County municipalities will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the summer 2012 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. During this program, which began Aug. 17 and will run through Sept. 3, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. A concentrated national effort, the campaign helps to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving through high-visibility enforcement and public education tools, including posters, banners, and mobile video display signs. Launched nationally in 1999, the program works to combat drunk driving during some of the busiest travel times of the year, including the Labor Day holiday period. “Many people believe that after a few drinks they’re still safe to drive,” said Gary Poedubicky, acting director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety. “Even one drink can impair your judgment and reaction time, putting not only yourself, but everyone on the road, in danger.” In 2010, alcohol-impaired fatalities accounted for 20 Crackdown on impaired drivers in effect percent of New Jersey’s motor vehicle fatalities. As part of the initiative, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety provides grants to local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to run the two-week campaign. Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2012 crackdown offer the following advice: If you plan to drink, designate a driver, someone who will not drink alcohol, before going out. Take mass transit or a taxi, or ask a sober friend to drive you home. Spend the night where the activity is held. Report impaired drivers to law enforcement. In New Jersey, drivers may dial #77 to report a drunk or aggressive driver. Always buckle up, every ride, regardless of your seating position in the vehicle. It’s your best defense against an impaired driver. If you’re intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive you to your doorstep. Education and Membership Committees. Temple Israel and JCC is an egalitarian Conservative congregation drawing membership from more than a dozen communities in northwest Bergen County. Weekly Shabbat services are Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (except on the second Friday of each month, when a Family Service is held at 7 p.m.) and Saturdays at 9 a.m. Weekly minyanim are Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, telephone (201) 444-9320, e-mail office@synagogue.org, or check the synagogue’s website at www.synagogue.org. from the Glen Rock Police Department as a fugitive from justice, waived extradition, and was turned over to Glen Rock police detectives. She was processed in Glen Rock and lodged in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $125,000 bail on Aug. 14. She had been charged by Glen Rock police on Aug. 8 with an attempt to obtain a controlled dangerous substance by fraud, obtaining controlled dangerous substances by fraud, two counts of receiving stolen property, two counts of forgery by utterance, and two counts of wrongful impersonation. The female suspect and at least two male accomplices, one of whom is now in custody, reportedly used stolen and forged prescriptions obtained from a licensed New York City physician without his knowledge or cooperation to purchase more than 5,000 Oxycodone pills from pharmacies as far south as Toms River and as far north was Wurtsboro, New York. According to Glen Rock police, the group is alleged to have passed at least 18 fraudulent prescriptions in New Jersey and another 24 in New York. Policy said they obtained over 5,000 Oxycodone pills from these fraudulent prescriptions, with an estimated street value of over $100,000. The scheme began to fall apart on May 15 when an alert pharmacist at Rock Ridge Pharmacy in Glen Rock tipped off the police that a fraudulent purchase was being attempted and Glen Rock police captured the first suspect, Armend Salijaj, after a short foot chase near Rock Road. A third suspect has been identified, but not yet apprehended, police said last week. Concert band (continued from page 4) ultimate “matchmaker,” according to Jewish tradition? Is there a right time to become parents? These are among the questions Rabbi Fine explores with compassion and insight in “The Observant Life.” Autographed copies of both books will be available for sale, with proceeds to benefit adult education at Temple Israel. The event is co-sponsored by Temple Israel’s Adult