Glen Rock police: | THE RIDGEWOOD BLOG.
Hawthorne NJ, Hawthorne Police took three (3) individuals into custody following a Thursday afternoon, 02/28, traffic stop on Lafayette Avenue at which the stopped vehicle fled after one (1) individual bailed out. Following a brief search of the surrounding area, the fleeing vehicle was found abandoned with its motor running on May Street in Hawthorne, and two (2) additional individuals were taken into custody moments later after being spotted in a nearby Passaic County park by an off duty Newark PD officer. Glen Rock Police and Passaic County Sheriff’s Office units assisted Hawthorne Police with the search for and capture of the fleeing suspects. Police officers on the scene did not say why the three (3) individuals fled traffic stop or what, if any, charges would be filed. A flatbed tow truck removed the impounded vehicle from May Street.