August 14, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Ridgewood Police department reports home and car larcenies The Ridgewood Police Department is investigating a number of larcenies from homes, cars, and places of busi- ness. On July 30, a Linwood Avenue resident reported that she had returned home and found her home had been entered. Access was gained through a window and a number of items were reportedly stolen. The Bergen County Sheriff’s office is joining the Ridgewood Police Department in the investigation of the home burglary. A Ridgewood resident reported on the same day that her wallet was stolen while she was at Starbucks on East Ridgewood Avenue. Another Ridgewood resident reported that his cell phone was stolen while he was at a theatrical play practice at Ridgewood High School. On Aug. 1, a Shelbourne Terrace resident reported that her vehicle was entered some time overnight between July 31 and Aug. 1 and money was taken from her handbag, which was in the vehicle. Police urge residents not to leave valuables in parked cars, even when the vehicles are parked in driveways. The Ridgewood Police Department will be conducting the National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2 with special patrols focused on driving and drinking during that period. The 2013 New Jersey Civil Service Law Enforcement entry level examination applications are now available. The application is available on the New Jersey Civil Service website at http://www.state.nj.us/csc. The closing day for applications is Sept. 4. Emergency personnel take control of chlorine issue Ridgewood firefighters and police officers responded to a home located in the 200 block of South Pleasant Avenue in response to a 911 telephone call reporting a chemical odor ema- nating from a residential garage. Arriving firefighters quickly identified the odor’s source as a container filled with aging chlorine tablets. The Bergen County Department of Health and Human Services Hazardous Materials Division was quickly summoned to assist Ridgewood firefighters. After an extensive evaluation and consultation period, it was determined that the safest method to dispose of the material was to release the container’s contents into the sanitary sewer system, followed by a significant flush of fresh water. This was safely accom- plished after a portion of South Pleasant Avenue was closed to traffic and a manhole was opened. No one was injured during the incident. (Photos courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.) PSE&G utility pole installations to resume (continued from page 4) long power outages. The substantial audience applauded Hough and Harlow, and Aronsohn, and Pucciarelli when the council members said the notification had been inadequate. “It seems to me this was an attempt to circumvent the process,” Aronsohn said. “This clearly was not an appro- priate effect to inform the governing body.” After Aronsohn and Pucciarelli spoke, Hollenbeck told the audience that the two key issues -- the height of the poles and the upgrade of the voltage -- had virtually been spelled out to the council at meetings in March, and only the line-of-march had not been discussed with them in detail. Ridgewood later approved street opening permits to allow the work. When surprised residents saw the 65-foot height of the poles and learned of the increased voltage, they objected and work was temporarily halted. The taller, stronger 65-foot poles and heavier voltage lines are said to be an attempt to prevent the long power outages that followed the October storms that hit the area in 2011 and 2012. The wiring is above the tree line in most cases, and the wire is said to be heavy enough not to snap if individual poles break. Residents said, however, that the giant poles could collapse on houses with catastrophic impact and expressed concern about the electromagnetic impact of the higher voltage. “The jury’s still out on electromagnetic fields,” Aronsohn said. He noted that -- contrary to benign reports by the utility -- the World Health Organization had called heavy electromagnetic fields “possibly carcinogenic.”