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Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor
Former NJ Clothing Store Owner Sentenced For Recording Juveniles In Bathroom: Prosecutor Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Nicholas Zirpoli is no longer the owner of Plato's Closet. The former owner of Plato's Closet, a clothing retail store in Roxbury Township, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 4, after pleading guilty to filming his employees, including juveniles, using the bathroom, when he ran the store. Nicholas Zirpoli, a 36-year-old Lincoln Park resident faces 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Facility and three years probation after pleading guilty to 10 counts of invasion of privacy and one count of child pornography, Morris County …
Hidden Camera Found In NJ Chiropractor's Office Days Before 55th Birthday, Cops Say Hidden Camera Found In NJ Chiropractor's Office Days Before 55th Birthday, Cops Say
Hidden Camera Found In NJ Chiropractor's Office Days Before 55th Birthday, Cops Say The days leading up to Gary Hecht's 55th birthday could have gone better for the Springfield chiropractor who is facing charges for being a Peeping Tom, authorities said. On May 6, Springfield police received a report of a hidden camera discovered in a bathroom of Gary Hecht's Mountain Avenue office, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, May 7, Hecht, of Livingston, was lodged in the Essex County Jail on charges of invasion of privacy and child endangerment, the prosecutor's office said. The Hecht Family Chiropractic Office Google Maps street view Hecht was charge…
Plato's Closet Owner Faces New Child Porn Charges In Morris County: Prosecutor Plato's Closet Owner Faces New Child Porn Charges In Morris County: Prosecutor
Plato's Closet Owner Faces New Child Porn Charges In Morris County: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Lincoln Park resident accused last December of recording his employees using the bathroom at his clothing store has been hit with new charges, authorities said. Nicholas Zirpoli, who owns Plato's Closet in Roxbury, is now being accused of recording an underage female employee and a man using the bathroom at separate times in late 2022 and early 2023, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Investigations Robert McNally said. Zirpoli of Lincoln Park used a device to video record several male and female employees using the restroom and then destroying evidence last Feb…
Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor
Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor The owner of a Morris County clothing store is accused of secretly recording employees in the bathroom and then destroying the evidence, police said. Nicholas Zirpoli, 35, used a device to surreptitiously record both male and female employees using the restroom of Plato's Closet in Ledgewood on or about Feb. 26, 2023, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Then, Zirpoli destroyed the files, police said. The Lincoln Park resident, who owns and operates the Route 46 store, was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility on charges of nine counts of invasion of privacy,…
Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By NJ Sunoco Station Cashier For Months Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By NJ Sunoco Station Cashier For Months
Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By NJ Sunoco Station Cashier For Months A cashier at a Sunoco station has been arrested for taking multiple upskirt photos of women while at work over the course of nearly two years, authorities in Somerset County said. Miguel A. Melchor-Gomez, 54, of North Plainfield, who worked at the Sunoco station on Stirling Road in Watchung, filmed underneath his unsuspecting victims' clothing in one of two ways from December 2021 to Aug. 19, 2023, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. said. Melchor-Gomez either pretended that the credit card machine malfunctioned and directed his victims to the counter where he would stand clos…
Morris County Resident Filmed Women Using Bathroom Stall At Aerodrome Field: Prosecutor Morris County Resident Filmed Women Using Bathroom Stall At Aerodrome Field: Prosecutor
Morris County Resident Filmed Women Using Bathroom Stall At Aerodrome Field: Prosecutor A Morris County resident was charged with several counts of invasion of privacy for taking videos of women using a bathroom stall at the Rockaway Valley Aerodrome (RVA) Fields, authorities said. The investigation began Saturday, July 22, when a concerned citizen approached Boonton Township Police stating that someone had been in the women’s bathroom at the RVA Fields for "an extended period of time." Justin N. Emker, 19, of Butler, was later found inside one of the stalls, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Further investigation led to the discovery of three videos on Emker’s…
Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor
Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor A man previously charged with hiding a recording device in the bathroom of a New York City Airbnb was arrested for taking recordings of a girl trying on clothes in the changing room of a Hunterdon County Kohl's, authorities announced. Ron Rothman, 49, of Ringoes, became the center of an investigation on Friday, March 17 after a girl under age 13 reported a man using a cell phone to record her while she was in the changing room at Kohl's on Route 202 in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Further investigation showed the man, identified as Rothman, possessed rec…
Perv Caught Snapping Cellphone Pics Of Woman Changing At Willowbrook Mall H&M: Police Perv Caught Snapping Cellphone Pics Of Woman Changing At Willowbrook Mall H&M: Police
Perv Caught Snapping Cellphone Pics Of Woman Changing At Willowbrook Mall H&M: Police A pervert took upskirting to another extreme when he stuck a cellphone under a dressing room curtain at the Willowbrook Mall to snap photos of a woman getting changed, authorities charged. The woman screamed and a companion chased the upskirter from the H&M store, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The companion gave a description to Wayne Police Officers Matt Bernardo and Kim Fryer, who reviewed security video and saw Christian E. Tellobazan, 40, of Bloomingdale run from the mall, get into a black SUV and take off, the captain said. Following up, Detective Nicole Georgia identified Tellob…
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say
Rapist Filmed Penn State Student In Bathroom, Police Say A 52-year-old convicted rapist snuck into a Penn State University bathroom and filmed a student's "genitalia" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Registered sex offender Mark Alonzo Williams also assaulted the student after he confronted him about the phone in  HUB-Robeson Center bathroom, Penn State University police explain in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student was using a bathroom stall on the ground floor of the HUB around 5 p.m. when he saw that Williams was in the stall next to him with “his cell phone positioned…
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police A Passaic man who was caught by his victim spying on her in a Secaucus Kohl's store changing room was arrested in Paramus, authorities said. The man, later identified as 29-year-old Jesus Gallegos Valdez, was spotted by the woman over the top of the dressing room wall on Nov. 28, Secaucus police said. Apparently realizing he'd been caught, Gallegos Valdez quickly left the store. It was unclear if he had taken photos or recorded the victim. Secaucus police launched an investigation and arrested Gallegos Valez in Paramus on Dec. 8, they said. He was charged with invasion of privacy, iss…
NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor
NJ Police Officer Hacked Victim's Facebook, Snapchat To Leak Her Naked Photos: Prosecutor A 22-year-old South Jersey police officer hacked into a woman's social media account and distributed nude photos that she took of herself — including of some from when she was a minor — to her online friends and contacts, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, a Mount Laurel police officer, was charged with several counts of computer crime, endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began last month after the victim contacted the Evesham Township Police Department and reported that her Snap…
Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says
Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says A Sussex County high school science teacher was arrested and charged with child endangerment and possession of child of sexual abuse material after he was found with hundreds of photos and videos upskirting students, authorities announced. Michael F. Wagner, 39, of Hopatcong, was charged with second-degree child endangerment, possession of child sexual abuse material, and invasion of privacy, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a joint release. The investigation began on Wednesday, Oct. 12, when a teacher at Pope John High School in Sparta overheard several eighth-grade…
Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor
Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor Nearly 3½ years behind bars made little difference to a compulsive cyber-stalker from Bergen County who went right back after his victim just months after being released, authorities charged. Daniel Pfeiffer, 33, of Old Tappan was originally convicted several years ago of posting fake nude photos and bogus social medial accounts of a woman he’d dated more than a decade ago. He ended up serving 364 days in the Bergen County Jail after taking a plea deal. No sooner was he released than he was back at it, victimizing the same woman in October 2019, authorities charged. Pfeiffer took another …
SNEAKY PEEK: 'Upskirter' Caught Snapping Shots Of Bergen Shopper's Private Parts, Police Say SNEAKY PEEK: 'Upskirter' Caught Snapping Shots Of Bergen Shopper's Private Parts, Police Say
Sneaky PEEK: 'Upskirter' Caught Snapping Shots Of Bergen Shopper's Private Parts, Police Say A brazen voyeur from Hackensack took "upskirting" to an extreme, authorities said, when a browsing shopper found him lying on the floor of a discount department store snapping photos up her dress. Marco Alvear, 40, scrambled to his feet and ran from the Lyndhurst store after the horrified 53-year-old Rutherford woman discovered what he was doing, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Lyndhurst Detectives Chris Cuneo and Tom McSweeney identified Alvear, the lieutenant said, thanks to video surveillance from the store, which won't be identified here because of its cooperation with them. They al…
NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor
NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 44-year-old school teacher from South Jersey is accused of uploading child pornography and taking "inappropriate" photos of a girl, authorities said. Nicholas Brozina of Stow Creek was arrested after a cyber tip referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.  Through investigative measures, Brozina — a teacher in the Salem County Special Services School District — was developed as a suspect, she said. Prosecutors also allege Brozina inappropriately photographed a minor — not a student in the di…
Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam
Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam A recently released ex-con from Jersey City hid a camera in a Ridgefield Park woman's home in an attempt to secretly record her having sex, authorities charged. Johnny Nunez, 46, was taken into custody by village police this week after the woman found the camera, Police Chief Joseph Rella said Friday. Nunez has conducted a campaign of "persistent and ongoing harassment" of the 42-year-old victim, the chief said. Village police arrested him this past Tuesday on charges of invasion of privacy, harassment "in a manner to cause alarm" and stalking, records show. He remained held Friday in the…
WANTED: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings WANTED: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings
Wanted: Fugitive Passaic Strip Club Manager Convicted In Gang Rape And Recordings UPDATE: Authorities were searching for the former manager of a Passaic strip club who was convicted of participating in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party. Jurors this week found Luis Guzman, 41, guilty of several counts stemming from the Nov. 5, 2012 attack at Mr. B’s Gentlemen’s Club. Guzman attended the trial during testimony but skipped bail before summations, jury deliberations and the pronouncement of guilty conviction of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault, as well as invasion of privacy and v…
Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker
Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack police arrested a city man for violating a restraining order by going to the victim’s job and showing explicit photos of her. Carlos A. Caraballo, 43, was seized without incident or injury on Wednesday, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. He “showed up at the victim’s place of employment while a restraining order was in effect and showed explicit photos of [the] victim to a third party at the location who alerted police,” Antista said. Criminal records show a string of arrests for Caraballo dating back at least 15 years in North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Gutte…
Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police
Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police A convicted sex offender has been arrested for photographing a child under a Costco bathroom stall, authorities said. On April 22, at 5:21 p.m., Stafford police responded to Costco Wholesale, at 219 Stafford Park Boulevard, for a report of a suspicious person. Police met with a complainant who said his 7-year-old child had been photographed by the man. An on-scene investigation revealed that the suspect had been involved in previous incidents at Costco. With assistance from Costco Management, the subject was positively identified as Christopher Dinverno, a 39-year-old resident of Barnegat…
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive'
PD: Dover Ex-BF Threatened To Kill Victim's Child, Stab Her 'For Each Year She Was Alive' A Dover man was charged after he threatened to kill his ex’s child, her entire family and stab her “for each year she was alive,” police say. The victim reported to Mansfield Police that she had received texts from her 25-year-old ex-boyfriend threatening to shoot her, “kill her entire family, stab her for each year she was alive, and kill their child,” authorities said in a Wednesday release. The man — whose name was not released by police — also sent the victim’s family explicit videos, authorities said. The victim continued to receive threatening text messages while reporting the incide…
Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty
Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty A Central Jersey man who secretly recorded people using restrooms at two local rescue squad stations while working as an EMT pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy, authorities said. Douglas Gimson, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree charges last Friday, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. An investigation by the HCPO Special Victims Unit and police departments in Lambertville and Flemington found that Gimson, a Hampton resident and former member of both the Flemington-Raritan and the Lambertville-New Hope rescu…
Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom
Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom Police had little trouble identifying a waiter accused of secretly recorded women using the bathroom at a Route 17 diner. They simply pulled up a selfie on the cellphone that they said he'd hidden in a ceiling vent, customers said. Olegario Mendez, 36, of Suffern was arrested after a woman using the bathroom at the Majestic Diner in Ramsey spotted the phone with the lens facing down over the toilet this past weekend. "The officer who removed the phone said it was on record for an hour," the woman's companion told Daily Voice. Mendez was charged with invasion of privacy and released pend…
Florida Man, 43, Indicted For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of 6-Year-Old Niece In Warren County Florida Man, 43, Indicted For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of 6-Year-Old Niece In Warren County
Florida Man, 43, Indicted For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of 6-Year-Old Niece In Warren County A 43-year-old Florida man has been charged with sexually assaulting his 6-year-old niece multiple times in Warren County, the prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. A Warren County grand jury issued a seven-count indictment Wednesday against William A. Bundy, IV, who is accused of digitally penetrating his niece, referred to as “A.C.,” while she would sit on his lap playing video games during family dinners, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Bundy, of Manitoba Drive in Lakeland, FL, also "unsuccessfully attempted to insert his penis into her vagina" on another occasion, Pfeiffer said. A few …
Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl
Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl A former adjunct professor was tackled by customers who caught him taking an "upskirt" photo of an underage girl on a Edgewater supermarket checkout line, authorities said. Responding officers found several good Samaritans holding down David M. Chapinski, 41, of Somerset at the Mitsuawa Market on River Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. Detectives interviewed witnesses and obtained surveillance footage that shows Chapinski on the checkout line "with absolutely no groceries," Wetklow said. "It appears he was on the line strictly to take the upskirt photo of th…
NJ Man Threatened To Leak 'Compromising' Pics Of Girl Who Tried Ending Relationship, Police Say NJ Man Threatened To Leak 'Compromising' Pics Of Girl Who Tried Ending Relationship, Police Say
NJ Man Threatened To Leak 'Compromising' Pics Of Girl Who Tried Ending Relationship, Police Say A 23-year-old Newark man was arrested after threatening to release "compromising" photos of a girl who tried ending her relationship with him, authorities in Middlesex said. Robert Arroyo was charged with making terroristic threats, stalking, invasion of privacy and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist said on Friday. Middlesex Borough Detectives Sean Flanagan and Daniel McCue reportedly arrested Arroyo at his home in Newark on Thursday, Geist said.  In November 2020, the Middlesex Police Department received a report that …
Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows
Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows A repeat Peeping Tom from Bergenfield was caught peering into the windows of Paramus residents, authorities said. Officer Gil Maynard initially found Jason S. Honickman, 41, walking through a residential neighborhood after a Reid Way resident called to report a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing shortly before midnight May 29, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Honickman “could not give a reasonable explanation on why he was walking through that neighborhood,” Ehrenberg said. The officer didn’t have enough information to take him into custody, however, so they released him, the chie…
Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom
Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom A Lyndhurst woman discovered a cellphone hidden by her roommate recording her in the bathroom, said authorities who arrested him. The Valley Brook Avenue victim found the phone after noticing a light coming from a corner laundry basket as she emerged from a shower, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She notified police, who arrested Hirotaka Aida, 58, on invasion of privacy charges, he said. Given consent to search his room, detectives found SD cards and thumb drives that were seized to be examined as possible evidence, Auteri said. Aida was released pending a court hearing under New Jers…
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport
Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Video At Warren County Home Nabbed At JFK Airport A Monmouth County man police say took videos while raping a woman he lived with in Warren County was arrested Thursday at JFK Airport, authorities said. Andres M. Cardenas Ortega, 32, lived in Hackettstown between Sept. 2018 and July 2019 with the victim, who allegedly found several videos on a digital device and Google account that showed her being sexually assaulted, town police said. The victim “had not consented to these sexual acts and did not know this happened before seeing the videos,” according to police. Ortega was scheduled to come to Hackettstown Police headquarters Wednesday a…
Authorities: Perv Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Bathroom Did Same To Girls At Paterson Home Authorities: Perv Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Bathroom Did Same To Girls At Paterson Home
Authorities: Perv Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Bathroom Did Same To Girls At Paterson Home A man caught secretly recording women in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton did the same with two children at a Paterson home, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 46, of Paterson was arrested in February 2020 after a woman alerted security officers at Clifton Commons who found him in the bathroom. An investigation by Clifton police and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Sexual Investigations Unit found that Mejia “secretly recorded two women at separate times who were utilizing adjoining bathroom stalls,” an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson says. They also …
3 Women Targeted By Morris County Man Who Recorded, Stole Nude Pics Without Consent, Police Say 3 Women Targeted By Morris County Man Who Recorded, Stole Nude Pics Without Consent, Police Say
3 Women Targeted By Morris County Man Who Recorded, Stole Nude Pics Without Consent, Police Say A Morris County man is facing invasion of privacy charges after he allegedly stole nude photos from two women’s electronic devices and recorded a third woman in her home without consent, authorities said. Zachary Chambers of Flanders was first accused of taking nude photos from a woman’s electronic device and copying them onto his personal accounts in October 2019, Hackettstown Police said. Chambers then recorded a second woman while nude in her home without consent, police said. Chambers was subsequently accused of taking photos from a third woman’s phone depicting the woman in undergarme…
Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere
Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere A Ridgewood ex-con was arrested after he ignored a restraining order and continued sending a woman messages online, authorities said. Dereck Peter Miller, 43, is charged with invasion of privacy, harassment, cyber-harassment and contempt, among other counts. Miller has served several years in state prison the past two decades for convictions on a variety of offenses, including robbery, burglary and theft, records show. Miller more recently called the victim "very suggestive names" in messages through Facebook and other online applications, according to a police report. He remained held Mo…