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Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures
Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures A man has been arrested Friday in his home state of Florida in connection with the series of pipe bombs sent to political and government officials. The man, identified as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr., of Aventura, Florida, is in federal custody after at least 12 packages containing the devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. A white van with numerous stickers on both sides and on the back was also seized in connection with the arrest in Plant…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Feds: Teaneck Vending Machine/Jukebox Company Owner Stole $186,000 From Employee Pension Fund Feds: Teaneck Vending Machine/Jukebox Company Owner Stole $186,000 From Employee Pension Fund
Feds: Teaneck Vending Machine/Jukebox Company Owner Stole $186,000 From Employee Pension Fund A well-known Teaneck businessman whose vending machine and jukebox company paid five figures earlier this year to settle a copyright suit embezzled $186,000 from his employees’ pension fund, federal prosecutors charged. Howard Preschel, 62, began skimming the money from a trust fund at CMG Vending Inc. five years ago, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. CMG -- which Preschel founded -- operated, leased, and rented vending machines throughout New Jersey and New York, Carpenito said. “To conceal the ongoing embezzlement, Preschel failed to inform the participants and beneficiaries tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teacher’s Assistant Admits Selling Oxy At Fort Lee School For 7 Years Teacher’s Assistant Admits Selling Oxy At Fort Lee School For 7 Years
Teacher’s Assistant Admits Selling Oxy At Fort Lee School For 7 Years FORT LEE, N.J. -- A teacher's assistant admitted Tuesday that he sold tens of thousands of oxycodone pills for nearly seven years while he was working at a Fort Lee elementary school. Gary Dimick, 33, of North Bergen "faces serious prison time for his actions," said Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Dimick sold more than 25,000 30-milligram oxycodone tablets for $20 to $30 a tablet, Berman said, "on the grounds" of School No. 1 on Hoym Street, where records show he was employed. Who the customers were wasn…

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by Jerry DeMarco