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Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted NJ Stalker Strikes Again Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted NJ Stalker Strikes Again
Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted NJ Stalker Strikes Again A convicted stalker who was released from state prison earlier this year after victimizing the same woman twice was arrested after doing it yet again, Bergen County authorities said. Christopher Greig, 39, of Clifton was responsible for more than 20 “anonymous alarming phone calls and multiple text messages” -- using technology that scrambled his caller ID -- over the course of five weeks, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Formerly of Hawthorne, Greig has a rap sheet that includes numerous arrests for stalking and/or harassment in several Bergen County towns, as wel…

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GRANDPARENT SCAM: Elderly NJ Victim Loses $7,800, Arrest Made GRANDPARENT SCAM: Elderly NJ Victim Loses $7,800, Arrest Made
Grandparent Scam: Elderly NJ Victim Loses $7,800, Arrest Made Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said. Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said. Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said. He eventually realized it was a scam and called…

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by Jerry DeMarco