Ramapough Conservancy Website

The Ramapough Conservancy is a newly founded nonprofit organization focused on the Ramapo Mountains. The Ramapough Conservancy will play an active role in restoring Oakland’s Van Allen House and Stream House, protecting critical privately owned lands, engaging the community in understanding, enjoying and restoring this magnificent area. The Conservancy will […]

The Stranger Danger Myth

We read recently a lot about child sex abuse: Jerry Sandusky, the disgraced Penn State coach, being vilified and convicted of child molestation; the conviction of Monsignor William Lynn in Philadelphia for allowing known pedophiles to continue active involvement with children; the allegations against Syracuse coach Bernie Fine and a […]

On the Job – June 24, 2012

On June 20, 2012 as a result of a motor vehicle stop on a suspect known to have an active warrant, Ptl. Broek arrested the 23 year driver of Oakland .  In addition to the $500.00 warrant, the officer located drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and discovered that the driver […]

On the Job – June 19, 2012

On June 12, 2012 Officers were dispatched to a residence on Lakeview Terrace for a reported assault in progress.  While en route to the scene, Ptl. Broek observed the alleged offender fleeing the scene in his vehicle on Doty Road . The officer stopped the suspect and determined that he […]

Carnival Success 10

It was Father’s Day morning, actually one in the morning, and the crowds that packed the Oakland Recreational Complex just a few hours earlier were gone. Carnival workers were taking down and packing up the rides, the Oakland DPW employees were still at work cleaning up the fields, and the […]