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Former South Jersey Police Officer Indicted For Leaking College Women's Nude Pics: Prosecutors Former South Jersey Police Officer Indicted For Leaking College Women's Nude Pics: Prosecutors
Former South Jersey Police Officer Indicted For Leaking College Women's Nude Pics: Prosecutors A former Mount Laurel police officer was indicted after prosecutors said he hacked into the social media accounts of female college students and leaked nude pictures of them. A grand jury issued an indictment against 24-year-old Ayron Taylor of Moorestown on 96 counts, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22. He was charged in 2022 and investigators said he illegally accessed more than 5,000 student email accounts from Rowan College at Burlington County. Taylor was indicted on Thursday, Feb. 15. He was charged with 54 counts of elements of computer th…
NJ Man, 68, Gets 6½ Years For Child Porn That Included Dog Fellatio, Infant Penetration NJ Man, 68, Gets 6½ Years For Child Porn That Included Dog Fellatio, Infant Penetration
NJ Man, 68, Gets 6½ Years For Child Porn That Included Dog Fellatio, Infant Penetration A South Jersey man who was caught with more than 27,000 mostly horrific images of child porn -- including a toddler “engaged in fellatio” with a dog and penetration of months-old babies -- must spend the next 6½ years in federal prison. Bruce Makley, 68, of Voorhees, must serve out just about all of the plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Makley’s wife and stepson were home when U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided their Dutchtown Road home in August 2020, according to a complaint. Agen…
PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says PREDATOR STING: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says
Predator Sting: PA Man Expected Sex With Girl, 12, At NJ Hotel, Homeland Security Says A Pennsylvania man who arranged what he thought was sex with a pre-teen in a New Jersey hotel was instead seized by federal agents when he showed up, authorities said Wednesday. Louis Goldenberg, 41 of Philadelphia, "began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece" last month, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Sept. 20. Goldenberg messaged the purported aunt, "continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact," the U.S. att…
DUI Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner DUI Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner
DUI Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner A repeat drunk-driving offender was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison for a crash that killed a popular restaurant owner last September. Desmond Newberry, 45, of Marlton, was sentenced on Monday, June 19  for causing the death of Mount Laurel's Glenn Keen in the parking lot of Cucina Carini, the restaurant he owned, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Newberry pleaded guilty earlier this year to aggravated manslaughter. The investigation began on Sept. 3, 2022, when officers from the Mount Laurel Police Department were dispatched to t…
Cause Of Fire At Elementary School In South Jersey Under Investigation Cause Of Fire At Elementary School In South Jersey Under Investigation
Cause Of Fire At Elementary School In South Jersey Under Investigation The cause of a fire at an elementary school in Mount Laurel is unknown and remains under investigation, school district officials said Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22 Firefighters and police responded to a fire in a music and artroom before the start of school Thursday at Parkway Elementary School on Ramblewood Parkway, according to Mount Laurel police. Daycare staff and students were in the building but were evacuated safely, school officials said. Students arriving at the school remained outside the building. There were no injuries. The fire was quickly brought under control, polic…
NJ Megan's Law Offender Held By Feds In Sex Trafficking Of Missing PA Child, Others NJ Megan's Law Offender Held By Feds In Sex Trafficking Of Missing PA Child, Others
NJ Megan's Law Offender Held By Feds In Sex Trafficking Of Missing PA Child, Others UPDATE: A federal judge ordered the continued detention of a registered South Jersey sex offender who authorities said was caught trafficking a trio of children for sex, including a missing Pennsylvania youngster. Semaj A. Gilmore, 32, of Camden, has been in custody since April 2021. That's when authorities learned that "a missing juvenile from Pennsylvania was being advertised for sexually illicit activities on a website that is often used to advertise acts of prostitution," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. An undercover agent contacted a phone number associated with the ad and end…
NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor
NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor A 22-year-old South Jersey police officer hacked into a woman's social media account and distributed nude photos that she took of herself — including of some from when she was a minor — to her online friends and contacts, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, a Mount Laurel police officer, was charged with several counts of computer crime, endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began last month after the victim contacted the Evesham Township Police Department and reported that her Snap…
Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says
Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says An 84-year-old South Jersey man who said his wife was suffering and "in poor health" stabbed her to death, authorities said. Dan Mook, who is accused of fatally stabbing his 82-year-old wife, turned the knife on himself afterward, but survived, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener. Authorities are calling it a possible "mercy killing." Mook, 84, of Mount Laurel, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Coffina and Riedener said. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden after the incident, and remains t…
Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery
Burlington Man, 70, Threatened To Shoot Screaming Cashier In Hamilton Hardware Store Robbery A 70-year-old man from Burlington threatened to shoot and kill a cashier during an armed robbery at an Ace Hardware store in Hamilton, authorities said. Michael Swift is accused of passing a note to a cashier at the Route 33 store while keeping his other hand in his pocket around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, Hamilton Police said. The note allegedly stated that Swift had a gun in his pocket aimed at the cashier and that he would shoot her unless she handed over the money inside the cash register. After the cashier told Swift that she didn’t have a key to the cash register, he repeated t…
Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for human trafficking and failing to register as a sex offender, authorities said. Michael Tedesco, of Reading, admitted transporting women to motels in South Jersey to engage in paid sexual encounters that he arranged and then keeping a portion of what they earned for himself, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Tedesco pleaded guilty in December to first-degree human trafficking as well as third-degree failure to register as a sex offender for an unrelated offense, Coffina sa…
Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor
Mount Laurel Man Indicted for Stalking Neighbor, Bias Intimidation, Damaging Cars: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Burlington County man has been indicted on multiple charges including bias intimidation of his black neighbors, damaging property, stalking, criminal mischief, drug and weapons violations. The 15-count grand jury indictment was returned Friday against Edward C. Mathews of Mount Laurel, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina Mathews was being held in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, where he has been held since being taken into custody at his former residence in the 3600 block of Grammercy Way last summer, Coffina said. An investigation began July 2…
South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor
South Jersey Woman Found Beaten To Death, Person Of Interest Nabbed In Philly: Prosecutor A 38-year-old woman from Burlington County was found bludgeoned to death in her bed, authorities said. A "person of interest" has been arrested in Philadelphia in connection with thefts from the woman, but no homicide charges have been filed, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Melissa Malcolm, 38, was found dead after Mount Laurel police entered her home to conduct a wellness check at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday because she did not show up for work, Coffina said. Coffina and Mount Laurel Township Police Chief Stephen Riedener said Thursday that Malcolm's d…
Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds
Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds A 34-year-old repeat offender from the Jersey Shore has admitted to possessing thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, authorities said. Andrew Ramey, 34, of Brick, pleaded guilty on Tuesday by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a possession of child pornography charge, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.  According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, between March 13, 2020, and June 8, 2020, Ramey allegedly downloaded and shared material containing images of child sexual abuse,…
NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident
NJ Man Hit With New Charge, 4 Neighbors Arrested In Viral Bias Intimidation Incident The Mount Laurel man arrested in July for bias intimidation of his neighbors and other crimes has been charged with leaving a threatening note on one of his victim’s cars earlier this year, and also vandalizing the victim’s vehicle, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, 45, of Gramercy Way, was charged Tuesday with bias intimidation and harassment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Four other rioters and neighbors were also charged with discharging pepper spray at police, throwing a brick through Mathews' home and more. Mathews was served with the new charges at the B…
Toms River Man Admits Robbing Local Bank Toms River Man Admits Robbing Local Bank
Toms River Man Admits Robbing Local Bank A Toms River man admitted robbing a local bank in 2019, authorities said Wednesday. Patrick Callahan, 47, passed a note to the teller at the Chase Bank on Route 37 around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2019, saying he had a gun and then left with $1,000, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Callahan was arrested without incident on Jan. 2, 2021, by officers of the Mount Laurel Police Department in Burlington County. He pleaded guilty to robbery before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.  The State will be seeking a term of seven years New Jersey State…
NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters
NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters A Mount Laurel man seen in a viral video harassing his black neighbors was arrested, sparking a protest involving nearly 100 people outside of his home on Monday. The crowds gathered outside of Edward Cagney Mathews' condo in the Essex Place development for hours, three days after the 45-year-old resident was charged with harassment and biased intimidation. Dozens of rioters jeered and threw objects at Mathews, who was escorted out of his home by police for unknown reasons.  Mathews' arrest came after a neighbor reported being continually harassed by him, police said.  It was around that…
NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters
NJ Man Accused Of Harassing Black Neighbor In Video Gets Jeered By 100 Angry Protesters A Mount Laurel man seen in a viral video harassing his black neighbors was arrested, sparking a protest involving nearly 100 people outside of his home on Monday. The crowds gathered outside of Edward Cagney Mathews' condo in the Essex Place development for hours, three days after the 45-year-old resident was charged with harassment and biased intimidation. Dozens of rioters jeered and threw objects at Mathews, who was escorted out of his home by police for unknown reasons.  Mathews' arrest came after a neighbor reported being continually harassed by him, police said.  It was around that…
Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting
Burlington County Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Doctor's Office Shooting A 51-year-old corrections officer at the Burlington County Jail was arrested after he shot and killed an employee and injured a patient at a Mount Laurel medical office, authorities charged. Bruce Gomola Jr. became upset during an appointment for his dad at Delaware Valley Urology when he pulled a .40 caliber handgun on a patient services representative who tried talking the situation over with him Friday afternoon, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Stephen Riedener said.  The bullet went through 44-year-old Stephanie Horton's…
Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31 Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31
Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31 Two South Jersey men have been arrested in last month's killing of a Camden man who was lured into a hotel room to be robbed, authorities said. The victim's stolen debit card was used to buy pizza and items from Amazon, police said. Jawaad Ali, 28, of Lindenwold, and Anthony Sermond-Guyton, 29, of Clayton, were charged with murder, kidnapping, burglary and credit card theft, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener said in a statement. Ali also was charged with desecration of human remains and Sermond-Guyton was charged with identity theft an…