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31,100+ Prepubescent Child Porn Items Found On Former Ridgewood Parking Enforcement Agent: PD
A 23-year-old Bergen County man was arrested after authorities found him with more than 31,100 child pornography items.
Benjamin P. Ritter, of Washington Township, became the center of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit in mid-September, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation, which involved a court-authorized search of Ritter's electronic device, revealed that he viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed 31,110 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, the prosecutor said.
Ritter was sworn in as a…
Four Masked Gunmen Rob Man of Cash, Jewelry in Clifton Parking Lot, Police Say
A brazen armed robbery unfolded Monday night, Nov. 25, when four masked men armed with handguns ambushed a man in a Clifton parking lot, authorities said.
The 37-year-old victim was targeted around 9:22 p.m. in the lot at 1578 Main Ave., where the suspects confronted him, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson reported.
The assailants made off with cash and jewelry before fleeing the scene in a gray SUV, last seen speeding away onto Main Avenue, police said.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but the bold nature of the crime has sparked an active investigation by the Clifton Police Detect…
Two Juveniles Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man, 25, Multiple Times: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said.
Andrew Salamone, of Moonachie, became the center of an investigation on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit got a tip that he'd sexually assaulted two children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department revealed that Salamone had sexually assaulted the children, on multiple occasions, when they were under the age of 16 in Moonachie, Mus…
Burglar Tied To Bergen County Spree Arrested: Prosecutor
An Elizabeth man has been charged in connection to a series of residential burglaries across Bergen County, authorities said Monday, Nov. 25.
Jonnathan Diaz-Gomez, 42, was arrested following a months-long investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Paramus Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began on April 27, 2024, when Paramus police interrupted an attempted burglary in progress on Ehret Street, Musella said. Responding officers found a car idling near the scene, allegedly occupied by multiple suspects. As officers arrived, t…
