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After a smash‑and‑grab, Rockleigh council seeks cameras and considers curfew for wooded trails
Summary
A Good Friday smash‑and‑grab near Borough Hall prompted the council to request camera pricing and to ask the administrator to check with NJDEP about limiting trail hours; a resident urged solar cameras and resident consultation on material changes.
A smash‑and‑grab in the Borough Hall parking area prompted Rockleigh officials on April 6 to ask staff for immediate steps to boost security and to consider restricting hours for trails behind Borough Hall.
Mayor James Pontone described a Good Friday incident in which a rock shattered a car window and a woman's purse was taken while she was walking in the woods behind Borough Hall at about 10:00 a.m. Council members agreed to obtain pricing for video cameras along the building perimeter, including the side entrance and back lot, and to pursue options for solar‑powered systems.
The council also directed Borough Administrator William J. McGuire to consult the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to determine whether an ordinance could limit the public use of the trails to dawn‑to‑dusk hours.
During public comment, resident Claire Feulner of 9 Rockleigh Road suggested solar cameras, asked the council to consider issuing parking‑space permits for the lot and requested that residents be consulted before changing the borough's list of approved building materials.
The council approved permission for Bergen County Mosquito Control to conduct aerial spraying in Rockleigh and requested that the County provide dates and times when sprays will occur.
Next steps: staff will obtain camera pricing and report options and costs; the administrator will report back on NJDEP constraints for a trail‑hours ordinance; resident comments will be considered in any proposal to change building‑materials rules.
