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Message From Chief Joseph T. Rutigliano

While the Wood-Ridge Police Department website remains under construction, we have added a new dropdown menu which will include the police blotter.  The blotter will consist of a short synopsis of incidents which occur in the Borough.  It is not a full account of an officer's tour of duty, but allows the reader to become more familiar with his or her community.  Many incidents are not subject to public knowledge for privacy reasons as mandated by law.  We have also added a link to cliffviewpilot.com whose editor and publisher is Mr. Gerard DeMarco. His writings will bring you up-to-date of incidents which occur throughout the state.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Accused stalker with 1,400 girl photos is known North Jersey author

Saturday, 27 November 2010 By Jerry DeMarco


YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A retired letter carrier charged with stalking two teen girls is also an author known in North Jersey literary circles: 62-year-old Joe M. Del Priore’s work includes a chilling poem, published by the Palisades Park Public Library, about his thoughts sitting next to an innocent young girl.

“Child playing with car keys
Gurgling impatience
Squirming across the couch,” the poem reads.
“My arms corralling her small- boned dialogue
She exhales squirming smoke, hits the accelerator
What gurgling sounds can I make to calm her?”


MUGSHOT: COURTESY BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE; FACEBOOK PHOTO

Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Del Priore at his North Bergen home this week after receiving reports that he’d been seen taking a large number of photographs of female athletes and cheerleaders at high school games in Bergen, Essex and Passaic counties.

Investigators seized a digital camera that they said contained 1,400 images -- many of them of two girls, in particular.

 

Chief's Welcome

Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano
On behalf of the men and women of the Wood-Ridge Police Department, I would like to welcome you to the Wood-Ridge Police Department’s World Wide Web site.

A tradition of professional, efficient, and courteous service to the community has been the hallmark of the Wood-Ridge Police Department since its inception in 1918. With the implementation of the Department’s Web site, we hope to enhance the public’s knowledge of the police department’s operations and to make the department a more open and accessible entity.

We invite you to browse through all of the police department’s divisions, read through the frequently asked questions and see our special programs section in an effort to acquaint yourself with your police department. We plan on constantly updating and improving this site, so please visit us often. We hope in the near future to provide you with the opportunity to communicate with the many divisions of the department, or me, using e-mail. Please feel free to express any questions or concerns you may have.

As we move into the twenty-first century, the Wood-Ridge Police Department, while not forgetting the traditions of the past, is taking innovative strides in technology to stay current with the concerns of the community it serves.

Sincerely,
Chief Joseph T. Rutigliano