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Cold CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was found dead in a Pennsylvania forest, police say they've arrested the man who killed her.
David Zandstra, now 83 years old, originally a pastor from New Jersey but most recently of Marietta, Georgia, is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping a minor, and related counts, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release on Monday, July 24.
“The murder of Gretchen Harrington has haunted members of law enforcement since that terrible day in August 1975," the DA said.
"The families of victims often say that their live…
Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor
A former sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for having sexual relations with a child, authorities said.
Tyrone Rolls, 52, of the Marmora section of Upper Township, was sentenced on Friday, July 21, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland.
Rolls also was ordered not to have any contact with the victim — who is now an adult — or the victim's family.
Rolls was charged on April 7, 2021, and then indicted on Nov. 16, 2021, as a result of an investigation conducted by detectives from the Cape …
Teacher Charged With Endangerment, Sexual Contact With Students In Atlantic County
A technology school teacher from Atlantic County has been charged in connection with inappropriate relationships with students, authorities said.
Peter Thompson, 51, of Galloway, is a former teacher at the Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT), according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Earlier this year, ACIT officials notified law enforcement that a student disclosed several instances of inappropriate sexual behavior by Thompson, the prosecutor said.
Subsequently, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, along with the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Of…
Central Jersey Restaurant Workers Indicted For Molesting Girl They Worked With, Prosecutor Says
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has indicted three men for having sexual contact with an underage co-worker at two Red Bank restaurants, authorities said.
Trinidad Mendez-Romero, 31, of Tinton Falls, and Eduardo Jimenez-Berdejo, 34, of Red Bank, were both indicted on two counts each of third-degree endangering the welfare of child and two counts each of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
Jesus E. Reyes-Rodriguez, 35, of Red Bank, was indicted on one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of child and one count of fourth-degree cr…
