Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • December 4, 2013 Ridgewood Village arrests Wyckoff man; bail posted at $100,000 A 47-year-old Wyckoff man posted bail of $100,000 bail for multiple offenses triggered by the violation of a court order, driving offenses, and resisting arrest while intoxi- cated. Patrolmen Rosario Vaccarella and John Ward responded to a Bogert Avenue address on a report of a violation of a court order and were advised by the complainant that the violator had fled. The police officers then observed him driving past the home and gave chase. After a short chase, the vehicle was stopped at North- ern Parkway and Linwood Avenue. The accused man was charged with violating a court order, eluding police offi- cers, burglary, harassment, eluding arrest, aggravated assault on a police officer, operating a motor vehicle during a period of suspension, DWI, DWI in a school zone, driving with a suspended driver’s license, three counts of failure to observe a signal, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, and failure to wear a seatbelt. On Nov. 21, an Oak Street resident reported that some- one had smashed a passenger side window on her vehicle while she was parked at the New York Sports Club on South Broad Street and that her purse had been stolen. On Nov. 22, a Highwood Avenue resident reported that a male party had come to her door claiming to be from the gas and water company. He advised her that she should have received a notice that he was scheduled to check her home’s water and gas lines. He was wearing a white hard hat and a safety vest. She allowed the man into the house and the man distracted her by asking her to check the water in the kitchen while he went upstairs to check the bathroom water. Once upstairs, he took a pillow case, stuffed it jew- elry, and fled. The perpetrator was described as a white or Hispanic male between 20 and 30 years of age and five- foot-nine with a slight beard. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating. The same day, a Franklin Lakes woman reported that her purse was stolen from the back of a chair while she was at a restaurant on North Broad Street. At 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, Patrolman Christopher Mor- mino and Patrolman Joseph Youngberg conducted a motor stop on Godwin Avenue and reported that a 39-year-old Rockaway woman was under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested and charged with DWI, driving while sus- pended, failure to use headlights, and failure to produce documents. She was released pending an appearance in Ridgewood Municipal Court. On Nov. 26 a 66-year-old man was found screaming on North Broad Street and was arrested when police deter- mined he had an outstanding warrant against him from Ridgewood Municipal Court. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail when he was unable to post bail. Manager’s job (continued from page 3) that took place on his watch. Conversely, Gabbert was praised by some for his tough negotiations with Ridgewood’s employees’ unions and for cost-cutting measures that were credited with helping con- trol spending in the upscale community. Former Mayor Keith Killion -- the main proponent and defender of Gabbert’s 12 percent ($20,000) raise -- lost the next election to Hauck by a mere eight votes. Aronsohn, the only member of the former council to oppose Gabbert’s raise, won the highest vote tally and became mayor. Mailander, a graduate of Smith College with certifi- cations in municipal government jobs from Rutgers, also served as interim village manager after the departure of Village Manager James Ten Hoeve, the former chief finan- cial officer who had served as interim village manager twice before his appointment to the official post. J. KOSTER Tall utility poles (continued from page 3) assure that communities understand the rationale for projects and to allay any health or safety concerns in advance.” The abrupt arrival of the 65-foot poles polarized the Ridgewood neighborhoods in which they suddenly appeared and raised concerns about the potential damage the taller poles could do to houses and cars. Citizens also expressed concerns about the purported, but not established, health menace of heavier electric voltage coursing through the heavier lines -- lines so heavy that utility engineers said they could catch and suspend trees and poles that would have snapped the older type of lines. Most of the other towns along the route had raised few objections, though some residents of Glen Rock questioned the number of times traffic had to be rerouted around con- struction work. The concept that heavier poles and strong power lines would ward off the types of power outages experienced in recent years was widely accepted outside Ridgewood. Some residents applauded the Ridgewood Village Council for supporting the protests by residents, who were concentrated strongly, but not exclusively, along the route of the new poles. Others said the result of a confrontation between one town and a vast utility had been predictable and a waste of money spent on legal fees.