Fair 56°
Police & Fire
Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Beach Patrol Member Indicted For Sexual Assault In Cape May County: Prosecutor A grand jury has indicted a former member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol for sexual assault, authorities said. Jonathan C. Howell, 41, of Marmora, was indicted for aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, official misconduct and child endangerment, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland In April 2021, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office was notified of a social media post that made numerous allegations against the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Since that time, the Prosecutor's Office has conducted a thorough investigation into these allegations. …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge
Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge You can hardly get your mind around it: A 44-year-old pedophile from Passaic kept a 5-year-old girl captive while sexually assaulting her in his car, authorities charged. The victim is familiar with Oscar Fuentes-Sierra, 44, who was arrested without incident this week by members of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, authorities said. Fuentes-Sierra is charged with aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping, as well as child endangerment and sexual assault, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a brief release. The incident occu…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Serial 'Upskirter' Arrested For Filming 8 Juveniles At Jersey Shore Supermarkets Serial 'Upskirter' Arrested For Filming 8 Juveniles At Jersey Shore Supermarkets
Serial 'Upskirter' Arrested For Filming 8 Juveniles At Jersey Shore Supermarkets A Monmouth County man has been charged in connection with numerous "upskirting" incidents involving eight juvenile victims, authorities said. It's Christopher W. Cox's second arrest in two years for the same crime at area supermarkets, this time in two counties. He's separately charged with rubbing up against plumbing customers and filming it. He was previously charged last year with taking “upskirting” photos of two women in a Shrewsbury Borough supermarket. Cox, 33, of Red Bank is charged with eight counts of child endangerment, nine counts of possession of child sexual abuse mater…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again
Feds: Convicted Child Porn Collector From Somerset County, 67, Admits Doing It Again A 67-year-old Somerset County man previously convicted of collecting child porn faces a minimum 10-year federal prison sentence after admitting on Monday that he'd done it again, federal authorities said. John Schulenburg of Basking Ridge shared images with what turned out to be an undercover detective in July 2019, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Investigators raided Schulenburg's home four months later, seizing a computer that Sellinger said "contained hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse, including images of prepubescent children." Schulenburg was previously convi…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Employee Molests Underage Girl In Back Area Of Krauszers In Park Ridge: Authorities Employee Molests Underage Girl In Back Area Of Krauszers In Park Ridge: Authorities
Employee Molests Underage Girl In Back Area Of Krauszers In Park Ridge: Authorities An employee fondled and kissed the breasts of an underage girl in the back of a Krauszers in Park Ridge after giving her THC pens, authorities charged. Sharath K. Reddy, 27, of New Milford didn't know the girl and a female friend who'd entered the Park Avenue convenience store around 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, they said. After locking the front door, Reddy led them to an "isolated area" in back of the store, an investigator wrote in a criminal complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack.  "A subsequent interview was conducted with the defendant where he admitted to fondling and kiss…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Father Charged With Kidnapping In Baby's Abduction In South Jersey Father Charged With Kidnapping In Baby's Abduction In South Jersey
Father Charged With Kidnapping In Baby's Abduction In South Jersey UPDATED: A 22-year-old Vineland man faces multiple charges including kidnapping after he allegedly abducted his 7-month-old daughter. The abduction triggered an Amber Alert when the father declined to turn himself in, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said on Thursday, Jan. 5. Ramon B. Rivera, Jr., of Florence Ave. in Vineland, allegedly fled with the child from a Chick-fil-A at the Cumberland Mall on Wednesday evening, the prosecutor said. Through investigation, City of Vineland detectives were able to contact Rivera and verify that the child was in his custody.  …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Mom Convicted Of Killing, Dismembering Toddler In South Jersey Mom Convicted Of Killing, Dismembering Toddler In South Jersey
Mom Convicted Of Killing, Dismembering Toddler In South Jersey A Cumberland County jury found a mother guilty in the 2019 death and dismemberment of her 23-month-old child, according to the county Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Nakira M. Griner, 28, of Bridgeton, was charged with murder and several other offenses after she initially reported that Daniel Griner Jr. was abducted while she was walking to the store. The jury found her guilty of all counts on Wednesday, Jan. 4: first-degree murder, second-degree desecration of human remains, second-degree child endangerment, fourth-degree tampering with evidence and second-degree false public alarm. …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Dogs From Jersey Shore Hoarding Case Will Soon Be Up For Adoption: Officials Dogs From Jersey Shore Hoarding Case Will Soon Be Up For Adoption: Officials
Dogs From Jersey Shore Hoarding Case Will Soon Be Up For Adoption: Officials Some of the nearly 200 pets rescued from nightmarish conditions at a Jersey Shore home will soon be up for adoption, officials are announcing.  About 135 dogs and 45 cats were saved from the "Crazy Rescue Ladies" shelter in Brick Township after police found the animals living in stacked crates filled with their own waste early this month, as Daily Voice reported.  Now, the Ocean County Health Department says some of those dogs will be available for adoption at the shelters in Jackson Township and Manahawkin.  NEW CATS AND DOGS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE JACKSON & MANAHAWKIN…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Home Health Aide Who Forced Stuffed Animal Into Disabled Patient's Mouth Sentenced To Prison Home Health Aide Who Forced Stuffed Animal Into Disabled Patient's Mouth Sentenced To Prison
Home Health Aide Who Forced Stuffed Animal Into Disabled Patient's Mouth Sentenced To Prison A 36-year-old home health aide convicted of physically abusing a severely disabled girl was sentenced to 23 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Edmondo DiPaolo pleaded guilty earlier this year to aggravated assault and child endangerment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. He worked as the 16-year-old girl's caregiver in the family’s Southampton home, she said. The investigation revealed that DiPaolo broke the victim’s femur while changing her diaper in March 2020. Because of her condition, she was unable to swallow. The investigation further reve…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Schools
NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor
NJ Elementary Teacher Arrested After 2.5 Years Of Giving Boy Vodka, THC Drops: Prosecutor A Central Jersey elementary school teacher is facing charges for spending two and a half years supplying a now 13-year-old boy with THC and vodka, authorities announced Wednesday. Jennifer Debiec, a Bordentown resident and fifth-grade teacher at Mercerville Elementary School in Hamilton, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree child endangerment, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Investigators say Debiec, 39, supplied the boy with vodka, vape pens, and THC drops for about two and a half years. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details were released. Any…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Registered Sex Offender Convicted Of New Crimes Against Jersey Shore Juvenile: Prosecutor Registered Sex Offender Convicted Of New Crimes Against Jersey Shore Juvenile: Prosecutor
Registered Sex Offender Convicted Of New Crimes Against Jersey Shore Juvenile: Prosecutor A Monmouth County Jury has returned a guilty verdict against an Asbury Park man who sexually abused a juvenile over the course of a period of multiple years, authorities said. Julian B. Hart, 38, was a registered sex offender, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Hart was found guilty of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, child endangerment and other charges, Santiago said. The charges stem from an investigation that was launched by the Asbury Park Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau following…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge
Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge UPDATE: A 19-year-old man already accused of repeatedly raping a minor at the Jersey Shore and in New York State also stalked a female Ramapo College student, authorities charged. Jon Pelcin, of Monroe, NY, followed the sophomore around the Mahwah campus "on multiple occasions," Township Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert wrote. Pelcin "showed up at sporting events where the victim [was] in attendance" and followed her in his vehicle, putting her "in fear of death or bodily injury," Hebert added. One time Pelcin followed the victim from the school gym to the student center and then to the library…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco