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NJ: Montclair Retiree Shared Sex Chats, Child Porn Pics With Boys, Tried To Lure One NJ: Montclair Retiree Shared Sex Chats, Child Porn Pics With Boys, Tried To Lure One
NJ: Montclair Retiree Shared Sex Chats, Child Porn Pics With Boys, Tried To Lure One A Montclair retiree had sex chats with underage boys, sent them pornographic images and even tried to lure one to have sex with him, said authorities who urged any other potential victims to come forward. An unidentified social media service tipped off authorities that Keith Matheis, 67, had messaged a child exploitation file to someone, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. The Elmwood Park native, it turned out, “engaged in sexually explicit chats with multiple users he believed were under 16 years old,” Grewal said. He also “arranged to meet one suspected minor chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Years For Man Who Tried To Lure 'Girl' Online - But Got Caught In Sting Instead 4 Years For Man Who Tried To Lure 'Girl' Online - But Got Caught In Sting Instead
4 Years For Man Who Tried To Lure 'Girl' Online - But Got Caught In Sting Instead A Maryland man who tried to entice who he thought was a 13-year-old girl into sex but who was actually interacting with an undercover State Police detective was sentenced to four years in prison, Attorney General Girbir S. Grewal said Friday.  Romero E. Jimenez, 37, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty last month in Union County to a charge of luring. In addition to his prison sentence he will be required to register as a Megan's Law offender and will be under parole supervision for life.  A detective with the State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit was contacted by Jimenez …

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by Paul Milo
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Police Warn Parents Of Location Sharing 'Mappen' App Police Warn Parents Of Location Sharing 'Mappen' App
Police Warn Parents Of Location Sharing 'Mappen' App Local police are warning parents of a new social media platform and smartphone app that is apparently aggressive in its quest to get users to share locations with contacts. Mappen's description in the App Store reads: “SEE WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE AND MEET UP. Mappen helps you plan your social life by showing you where friends are and what they’re doing so you can get together.”  The app only shares users' locations with friends, but often asks for access to all contacts to be added as friends. Chester police -- and several other agencies -- are urging parents to talk to children about …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Cellphone Seller Says He Was Mugged In Letgo App Meet On Rutherford Street SEE ANYTHING? Cellphone Seller Says He Was Mugged In Letgo App Meet On Rutherford Street
SEE Anything? Cellphone Seller Says He Was Mugged In Letgo App Meet On Rutherford Street A man told Rutherford police he tried to sell a cellphone in a meeting set up through the Letgo app and got mugged instead. Police asked borough residents and merchants in the area of Ames Avenue headed toward the train station to check their surveillance systems for a gold-colored Chevy sedan that the victim said his attackers fled in. The 33-year-old man told police he brokered a deal on the classifieds application to sell an iPhone to a buyer on Ames Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Sean Farrell said. The Chevy had three black men and a black woman inside when he approached it …

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by Jerry DeMarco