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Former Sea Bright Police Officer Admits Stalking Ex-Girlfriend, Slashing Her Tires: Prosecutor
A former Sea Bright police officer has admitted to committing a series of crimes against an ex-girlfriend, authorities said.
Erich A. Bennett, 47, pleaded guilty to computer theft, criminal mischief, hindering apprehension, and stalking, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
During his plea hearing, Bennett acknowledged that between October 2022 and January 2023, he engaged in conduct that would put the victim in fear. This included disabling security cameras on the exterior of her home and causing damage to her property by slashing her tires …
Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG
A town of Boonton police veteran who claimed he’d been harassed because of his role as a union negotiator was captured on surveillance video stealing his own internal affairs records along with computer drives containing department data, state authorities charged.
Capt. Stephen Jones, 42, of Toms River, was his department’s officer-in-charge when he removed at least five computer towers, “three of which contained police information, including files on internal affairs matters,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Wednesday, March 8.
Jones also stole his own personnel and …
Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts
A former Mount Laurel police officer who was charged with hacking into the social media accounts of an Evesham woman and distributing her nude pictures has been charged with victimizing multiple other women, authorities said.
Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and released Friday afternoon, Dec. 2, following a first appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Evesham Township Police Chief Walt Mil…
Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail
A former Rutgers professor and director at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was sentenced to 300 days in jail, according to news reports. He was accused of filming women in a workplace bathroom and faced more than 100 invasion of privacy charges, court records show
James Goydos, 60, of East Brunswick pleaded guilty in December to six: burglary charges, in addition to impersonation, official misconduct, possession of an assault weapon and computer theft. He also was also sentenced to four years of probation, during a court hearing on July 7, according to Patch.
Goydos, …
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…
