Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 19, 2012 Glen Rock Police department plans October scam seminar by John Koster Detective James Calaski of the Glen Rock Police Department will present an Oct. 17 seminar on how to detect and prevent scams and fraud. The program will be held at Glen Rock Borough Hall on Harding Plaza from 7 to 9 p.m. This free workshop will consist of a one-hour presentation followed by a question and answer session. Calaski will cover many common scams and fraudulent activities. Scams include those that target senior citizens, including the “grandparents” scam in which a grandchild is sometimes reported in trouble and in dire need of money. Typically, the grandparents learn only after sending the money that the grandchild was never in trouble at all. Other scams include unnecessary, worthless, or unimportant repair jobs, including chimney sweep scams; and cases involving Medicare, lotteries, and timeshares. Frauds on Craigslist will also be covered. These scams sometimes include a buyer who sends a seller a check for an amount greater than the purchase price. The victim is told to deposit the check and forward the difference to the buyer. After the money is sent, the victim learns that the buyer’s check has bounced and the victim loses all the money involved. Just last week, Glen Rock Police reported that an 86year-old grandmother was scammed for more than half of the $90,000 she sent to Los Angeles after a caller told her that her grandson had been involved in a DWI accident and needed $155,000 for bail money and legal expenses. The Glen Rock woman cashed in a certificate of deposit and sent the money to a bank in Los Angeles, only to learn that her grandson was not in Los Angeles and had not been involved in a DWI arrest or an accident. Checks for $46,000 had already been cashed. Police were able to save the remaining $44,000. The previous month, another Glen Rock grandmother sent $10,000 to cover an alleged automobile accident in Nicaragua, which turned out to have been fictitious. Residents who want more information should call (201) 670-3948 or contact jcalaski@glenrockpolice.com. Ridgewood Ridgewood High School students Chongsuh Chun, Emily Riemer, Carolyn Stichnoth, Lan Wang, Jason Wong, and Hannah Yang have qualified for the National Advanced Placement Scholarship Award. These students earned an average grade of 4 or higher on eight or more AP exams. The high school also listed 45 students who qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on at least five or more of these exams. Another 20 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 Six village students qualify for 2012 AP Scholarship Award on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. In addition, 51 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. The school pointed out that, of the 116 scholars of one type or another, 17 were juniors and have another year to pursue college-level work in high school AP courses and possibly earn another Advanced Placement Award. J. KOSTER