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Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say
Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say A registered sex offender from Philadelphia took hundreds of revealing photos of women at area businesses, then uploaded them to Google maps -- penning Google review for many of them, as first reported by NorthPennNow. James Dirk Roberts, 55, is facing 11 misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy following the 10-month investigation launched last July by Montgomery Township Police Department. An investigation was launched last July after police were tipped off to reports of a man taking photos of a female employee at an area business, the criminal complaint says. The woman was pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
LOOK FAMILIAR? New 'Call Of Duty' Map Is Actually Cherry Hill Mall LOOK FAMILIAR? New 'Call Of Duty' Map Is Actually Cherry Hill Mall
Look Familiar? New 'Call Of Duty' Map Is Actually Cherry Hill Mall Did the new map in "Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War" look familiar? Well, it should to South Jersey and Philadelphia residents. That's because the newly-released "Mall at the Pines" is actually a recreation of the 60-year-old Cherry Hill Mall (scroll down for a link to the 27-minute YouTube tour). The highly-detailed mall also happens to be named after the "Twin Pines Mall" in "Back to the Future," where Marty and Doc test out the time machine for the first time. How can we be so sure it's the Cherry Hills mall the "Call of Duty" is recreating?  Well, the game also provides the foll…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Google Maps Warn Of Speed Traps: Right Or Wrong? Google Maps Warn Of Speed Traps: Right Or Wrong?
Google Maps Warn Of Speed Traps: Right Or Wrong? Police nationwide are concerned that a Google Maps feature that shows their real-time locations around the world could end up seriously injuring or killing civilians – or them. Last week, iOS users got the ability to report crashes, traffic slowdowns and speed traps across the country, a crowd-sourcing tool that a much smaller number of Android users have had since last year. Police argue that the global update, which competes with Google-owned Waze, could keep or put more drunk or drugged drivers on the road. “Revealing the location of checkpoints puts those drivers, their passengers, and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Leonia Illegally Closed Streets Leading To GWB, NJ Attorney General Says Leonia Illegally Closed Streets Leading To GWB, NJ Attorney General Says
Leonia Illegally Closed Streets Leading To GWB, NJ Attorney General Says Leonia illegally closed its streets to out-of-towners because of George Washington Bridge-related gridlock and has agreed to stop enforcing the restriction, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Wednesday. “This is not a new issue," said Grewal, testifying during a state Assembly budget hearing in Trenton. "They don’t have authority to stop people because it’s not a lawful restriction.” State and borough officials are working on an “appropriate fix,” the former Bergen County and onetime assistant federal prosecutor said.  Emphasizing the need to protect children walking …

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by Cecilia Levine