'Crystal Clear': NJ Town Pool Employees Stole Chemicals To Run Secret Side Hustle, Cops Say 'Crystal Clear': NJ Town Pool Employees Stole Chemicals To Run Secret Side Hustle, Cops Say
'Crystal Clear': NJ Town Pool Employees Stole Chemicals To Run Secret Side Hustle, Cops Say Four Secaucus town employees were arrested after allegedly running a private pool business using stolen chemicals, town property, and taxpayer-funded hours, authorities said. The employees — John T. Schwartz, 61, Frank N. Flanagan, 32, Joseph Ferrara, 27, and Megan R. Wofsy-Flanagan, 31, all of Secaucus — were charged following a three-month investigation into their company, Crystal Clear Pool and Spa Management, according to the Secaucus Police Department. Detectives said the four used their positions with the Secaucus Recreation Department to steal pool chemicals from the Secaucus Town Po…
PA Attorney Accused Of $311K Theft From Client Kills Himself During Standoff: DA PA Attorney Accused Of $311K Theft From Client Kills Himself During Standoff: DA
PA Attorney Accused Of $311K Theft From Client Kills Himself During Standoff: DA A Pennsylvania attorney accused of stealing over $311,000 from a dead client’s estate shot himself during a dramatic police standoff at his law office and later died from his wounds, authorities announced on Thursday, June 5. Attorney, former Allegheny County sheriff candidate and former district judge candidate in Export, Robert C. Klingensmith, 61, of Murrysville, was charged on May 29 with felony theft and financial exploitation of an older adult after investigators uncovered a pattern of abuse while he acted as the woman’s attorney, power of attorney, and executor, according to the Westm…
Thousands Of Eggs Spill Behind Pennsylvania Tavern, Causing 'Shell-Shocking' Mess Thousands Of Eggs Spill Behind Pennsylvania Tavern, Causing 'Shell-Shocking' Mess
Thousands Of Eggs Spill Behind Pennsylvania Tavern, Causing 'Shell-Shocking' Mess A sticky, yellow disaster unfolded behind a former tavern in Pennsylvania when thousands of eggs tumbled off a truck, officials confirmed on Wednesday, June 5. The egg-splosion happened on Fairview Road, off Prospect Road in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, leaving the lot behind the old Fairview Tavern coated in bright yellow yolk and flattened cartons. Photos posted by HomeGoodies & Coffee, a Columbia Borough café, captured the aftermath of the egg carnage. The shop joked on Facebook, “Wow, so that’s why egg prices are so high,” alongside the image of the gooey wreckage. Ac…
NJ Serial Burglar Caught Fast Asleep On Abandoned Bus: Cops NJ Serial Burglar Caught Fast Asleep On Abandoned Bus: Cops
NJ Serial Burglar Caught Fast Asleep On Abandoned Bus: Cops A man wanted for smashing into several stores and stealing cash in Wayne was found sleeping in an abandoned bus in Hudson County, authorities said. Robert Gorrie, 61, had been on the run for weeks after investigators linked him to a string of burglaries earlier this year, Wayne police said in a June 4 press release. Police said the crimes happened over several months and involved a man breaking glass doors to get inside local businesses and take cash. Detectives identified Gorrie, who had a last known address in Wayne, and issued warrants for his arrest. Officers searched for him throughou…
Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police
Wanted NJ Burglar, 21, Caught In NY With Illegal Gun, USPS Jacket, Credit Card Scanner: Police A 21-year-old man wanted for a New Jersey burglary was pulled over in Hewlett and found with an illegal gun, a USPS jacket, and credit card scam equipment, Nassau County police said. Loquinne Mathis Jr., of Beach 101st Street in Rockaway Park, was driving a 2009 Mazda westbound on Main Street near Howland Road in East Rockaway when Fourth Precinct officers spotted the vehicle with no front license plate, according to detectives. Police stopped the car around 9:27 a.m. on Broadway near East Rockaway Road on Monday, June 2. During the traffic stop, officers discovered Mathis was driving with…
Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say
Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say Two Newark residents were arrested after police say they were caught on surveillance video breaking into cars in Bloomingdale, and later found with stolen items, heroin, and an imitation firearm. Christian Pagan, 28, and Lurzime Sakir, 43, were taken into custody on Monday, June 2, after Bloomingdale Police responded to a report of a car burglary involving stolen property—including a pepper ball gun, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. Officers reviewed local surveillance footage showing two suspects “peering into parked vehicles and unlawfully entering several of them to steal …
Manalapan Mayor's Wife Charged With Theft In Freehold: Officials Manalapan Mayor's Wife Charged With Theft In Freehold: Officials
Manalapan Mayor's Wife Charged With Theft In Freehold: Officials Jennifer Nelson, a 52-year-old Manalapan woman and the wife of Mayor Eric Nelson, was recently charged with stealing more than $5,000 in items and cash from a Freehold residence where she worked as a housekeeper, authorities said. Nelson was a housekeeper for eight years at the home where she took cash and jewelry, Freehold Township police said. Asbury Park Press was the first to report Nelson's marriage to the mayor, citing voter registration records. Some of the jewelry was recovered from a local pawn shop where Nelson had sold them, police said. Freehold Township and Freehold Borough pol…
Burglar Who Smashed Into Teaneck Shop To Steal Cigarettes, Cash Lived Block Away: Cops Burglar Who Smashed Into Teaneck Shop To Steal Cigarettes, Cash Lived Block Away: Cops
Burglar Who Smashed Into Teaneck Shop To Steal Cigarettes, Cash Lived Block Away: Cops A 59-year-old Teaneck man has been arrested for burglarizing a convenience store in town, authorities said. Robert Hamway is believed to have broken into Rocklin's Stationary on Cedar Lane and stolen nine cartons of cigarettes valued at $990, and cash from the register, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. Police were tipped off to the burglary on Wednesday, May 7, McGurr said. Hamway broke in at approximately 1:15 a.m. after smashing the front glass door to gain access, the chief said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Identification responded to document …
Firefighter Stole $6.7K From Fire Company In Bergen County: Prosecutor Firefighter Stole $6.7K From Fire Company In Bergen County: Prosecutor
Firefighter Stole $6.7K From Fire Company In Bergen County: Prosecutor A 29-year-old firefighter has been charged with stealing more than $6,700 from a volunteer fire company account in Bergen County, authorities said Friday, May 23. Adrian Oceguera, of Weehawken, was arrested in Paramus on Thursday, May 22, 2025, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. On Jan. 6, the office’s Confidential Investigations Unit received information about an alleged theft tied to the Fairview Fire Department. An investigation revealed a series of unauthorized ATM withdrawals and purchases made between January 2023 a…
Locker Thief At Route 17 Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials Locker Thief At Route 17 Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials
Locker Thief At Route 17 Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials A man accused of breaking into lockers at the HUMC Fitness and Wellness Center in Maywood was wanted in Beverly Hills, California and gave police a fake name when he was caught, authorities said. The incident happened Monday, May 19 at 10:07 a.m., when a patron at the Route 17 gym reported a suspicious male who appeared to be going through lockers, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Patrol Officer Andrew Mulligan responded and found a man who identified himself as Domenico Enzo, Kenney said. But officers quickly determined the name was false. The suspect was later identified as Crist…
Disbarred NJ Attorney Accused Of Stealing $130K From Dead Client’s Estate: Prosecutor Disbarred NJ Attorney Accused Of Stealing $130K From Dead Client’s Estate: Prosecutor
Disbarred NJ Attorney Accused Of Stealing $130K From Dead Client’s Estate: Prosecutor A former Monmouth County attorney has been criminally charged with stealing more than $130,000 from a deceased client’s estate over the course of seven years, authorities said. Kathleen M. Cehelsky, 60, of Spring Lake Heights, is charged with: Second-degree Misapplication of Entrusted Property Fourth-degree False Uttering Fourth-degree Forgery The charges were announced Thursday, May 16, by Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. According to Santiago, the theft began shortly after the death of Cehelsky’s client in 2014, when she began illegally transferring funds from the client’…
Bergen County NJ Transit Employee Made $700K Selling Stolen Phones: OAG Bergen County NJ Transit Employee Made $700K Selling Stolen Phones: OAG
Bergen County NJ Transit Employee Made $700K Selling Stolen Phones: OAG A 37-year-old NJ Transit employee and Hackensack resident, was arrested and charged in a scheme to sell phones purchased with public funds for a personal profit of more than $700,000, authorities said. Peejay Manila, who had been employed with NJ Transit since December 2019, sold NJ Transit-owned iPhones to cellphone buy-back companies after purchasing them using NJ Transit funds authorized only for official purposes, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. From November 2020 through September 2024, Manila sold 850 phones and other electronic devices to a cellphone trade-in c…