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NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says
NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old New Jersey parole officer was caught stealing from the North Bergen Target store in a sneaky way for months, authorities said. Jorge Ortega, of Jersey City, used the commonly-called "ticket-switch fraud" method to change labels on various Target store items between July and October of this year, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Particularly, Ortega would take labels of lower-priced items and stick them on higher-priced items in the Tonnele Avenue store, Suarez said. Ortega was arrested Friday, Dec. 11, and charged with theft by deception then issued a disorderly p…
Atlantic City Police Arrest Pair For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Atlantic City Police Arrest Pair For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine
Atlantic City Police Arrest Pair For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Two Atlantic City men have been arrested on various drug dealing charges after a targeted downtown crackdown, authorities said. Special Investigation Section detectives arrested two men in separate incidents, acting on complaints from residents. On Wednesday, Atlantic City Detectives Darrin Lorady, Alberto Valles and Nicholas Berardis were conducting surveillance on the first block of south Florida Avenue, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Police observed Roger Serrano -- who had an active warrant for his arrest -- loitering on the block, Fair said. When detectiv…