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COLD CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington COLD CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Cold CASE: NJ Pastor Nabbed For Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was found dead in a Pennsylvania forest, police say they've arrested the man who killed her.  David Zandstra, now 83 years old, originally a pastor from New Jersey but most recently of Marietta, Georgia, is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping a minor, and related counts, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release on Monday, July 24.  “The murder of Gretchen Harrington has haunted members of law enforcement since that terrible day in August 1975," the DA said.  "The families of victims often say that their live…

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by Mac Bullock
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South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail
South Jersey Woman Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Pennsylvania Jail A correctional officer from South Jersey was charged last week with smuggling drugs into George Hill W. Correctional Facility in Concord Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Authorities on July 29 received a report from the jail saying that an inmate was in possession of "illegal contraband" inside their cell, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. In response, jail staff searched the inmate's cell, which turned up 10 packages of buprenorphine and naloxone film, also known as suboxone, authorities said. Investigators found that on several occasions…

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by Nicole Acosta
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State Police: PA Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old Boy In South Jersey State Police: PA Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old Boy In South Jersey
State Police: PA Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old Boy In South Jersey A Pennsylvania man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy over the course of several months in southern New Jersey, authorities said. In March, detectives began investigating the sexual assault of a young boy by Jonathan W. Hiddeman, 30, of Prospect Park (Delaware County) in Camden and Cape May counties, according to New Jersey State Police. The alleged acts began in September 2019 and lasted through February 2020, authorities said. As a result of the investigation, detectives charged Hiddeman with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welf…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student
Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student A 19-year-old Villanova University football player from Maryland has been charged with attempted sexual assault, reports say. Iyanu Elijah Solomon tried forcing a female student into sexual acts in September 2019, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office told 6abc. The woman reportedly told her resident assistant of the incident two weeks after the alleged incident happened, but decided not to file a police report at the time. But Solomon continued harassing the woman, who pursued criminal charges last month, the DA's office says. Solomon was charged with attempted sexual assault, a…

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by Nicole Acosta