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Taxi, Uber, and Lyft Drivers in Ridgewood, Beware – There Is a Criminal Menace on the Loose

Fifty-seven reports of smashed car windows have been made to Ridgewood cops in less than three weeks.

By Evan Haddad

Jan. 10, 2018 · 1 min read

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Taxi, Uber, and Lyft Drivers in Ridgewood, Beware – There Is a Criminal Menace on the Loose

Fifty-seven reports of smashed car windows have been made to Ridgewood cops in less than three weeks.

Evan Haddad January 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018 · 1 min read

Taxi, Uber, and Lyft drivers in Ridgewood, beware. Your car could be the next target of a criminal menace(s) out there smashing windows and stealing the stuff inside.

Since late December, 57 reports of broken car windows have been made to Ridgewood cops, who said 56 of them came from drivers with TLC plates — the abbreviation meaning…

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Taxi, Uber, and Lyft Drivers in Ridgewood, Beware – There Is a Criminal Menace on the Loose

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