Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 8, 2014 Wyckoff New York women charged in credit card fraud scheme The Wyckoff Police Department sent two New York women to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $50,000 when they tried use a fraudulent credit card to purchase gift cards at CVS Pharmacy on Sept. 24. The two women were in possession of 25 fraudulent credit cards when they were questioned by Detective Michael Musto and Detective Sergeant Joseph Soto. They also owned a driver’s license in the name of Toni Smith, which was fraudulent. Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said the women, one 27 and one 26, appeared to be part of a syndicate where members used bogus credit cards to buy gift cards, which remain legitimate even when the forged credit cards are voided due to fraud. Receipts in their pos- session indicated that they had also made purchases in Waldwick, Emerson, River Edge, and Westwood. They were both committed to Bergen County Jail. Waldwick and Emerson have added to the Wyckoff charges against them, with charges from other districts pending. In other department business, the Wyckoff police have arrested four different motorists for operating cars while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. On Sept. 17, the Wyckoff police charged a speeder on Route 208 for driving while intoxicated. The 57-year- old North Haledon man was also charged with refusal to take a breath test and failure to keep to the right. He was released into the custody of his daughter after being pulled over at 8:40 p.m. on the observation of Patrol- woman Brenda Groslinger. On Sept. 18, police received a tip from a citizen at 5:58 p.m. about a possible intoxicated driver on Route 208. When police drove to the man’s home, where the citizen had followed him, they found him slumped over the steering wheel in what appeared to be an intoxi- cated state. The 27-year-old man was charged with driv- ing under the influence of alcohol and drugs. He was released to his father and faces an appearance in munici- pal court. At 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 25, police spotted a motorist driving 35 miles per hour in the left lane of Route 208. A 34-year-old North Haledon woman was arrested for DWI, failing to signal, failure to submit to a breath test, and improper driving in marked lanes. The recent cycle of intoxicated driving had begun when the Wyckoff Police Department investigated a car that had crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Wyckoff Avenue and Lafayette Avenue at 1:53 a.m. on Sept. 7. The 23-year-old Wyckoff driver was charged with DWI in a school zone and reckless driving. He was released to a friend and faces a court appearance. Motorcyclist injured in accident A motorcyclist was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center following an Oct. 2 accident that took place at 4:15 p.m. on Grandview Avenue near the Route 208 North entrance/exit ramp in Wyckoff. The cyclist swerved to avoid a passenger car and crashed his bike. There was no contact between the vehicles. The driver of the passenger car left the scene. Injuries were reported to be non life threatening. The cyclist’s head was wrapped in a cloth and blood was observed. He walked to the waiting ambulance assisted, but was alert and conscious. The bike was towed from the scene. Wyckoff police and EMS responded. Traffic on Grandview Avenue was slowed in the area of the crash site. (Photo courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.)