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NJ Police Sgt Indicted For Swiping Drugs From Evidence Room: Prosecutor
A Hammonton police sergeant has been indicted on charges he stole narcotics from the evidence room, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8.
Robert Zbikowski was indicted on charges of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft, tampering with physical evidence and obstruction, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
In February 2024, Hammonton police alerted prosecutors that Zbikowski failed a routine drug screen, authorities said. From October 2023 through February 2024, Zbikowski tampered with numerous bags of suspected narcotics in the evidence room, au…
Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail
A former New York state trooper who shot himself and triggered a massive multi-state manhunt will now spend time behind bars.
Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Nassau County Court. It followed his guilty pleas to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with evidence, and official misconduct.
Mascia told colleagues in December 2024 that he was shot in the leg by a man while checking on a disabled vehicle on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, as Daily Voice reported.
His claim triggered…
New Child Sex Assault Charges For NJ Educator: Prosecutor
A New Jersey educator already jailed on child sex assault charges is now facing new accusations, authorities said.
Darnell Williams, 34, of Manchester, was charged Wednesday, Sept. 17, with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a press release.
Williams, a former employee within the Hamilton Township School District in Atlantic County, was arrested in August after authorities found he “touched an intimate part of a minor child who was under his care "in a sexual manner," as previously reported by Daily Voice. The all…
NY Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring
A veteran Long Island police officer, along with two others, formally confessed to running multiple brothels over a span of four years.
George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, pleaded guilty to corruption, promoting prostitution, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 15. Trimigliozzi is a veteran Suffolk County police officer.
Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip; and Dana Ciardullo, 33, of North Bellmore also admitted their roles in a prostitution enterprise that operated out of locations in Holbrook and West Babylon between 2019 and 2024.
Prosecutors laid out how Saggio…
Prosecutor Blasts Ex-NJ Cop Sentenced For Hacking Woman's Nudes, 5K College Student Emails
A New Jersey prosecutor delivered a stern warning after a former police officer was sentenced for hacking women’s accounts and leaking their nude photos.
“You cannot hide from us in cyberspace – we are there, too, and we know how to find you,” Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said following the sentencing of Ayron Taylor, 25.
Taylor, 25, of Moorestown, who worked as a Mount Laurel police officer, was sentenced in Superior Court in Mount Holly on Thursday, Sept. 5, to 12 years in state prison. The sentence was handed down in accordance with a plea agreement, authorities …
NJ DPW Worker Stole Fuel For His Trucking Biz: Prosecutor
A supervisor with the Atlantic County Department of Public Works is facing multiple charges after he was allegedly caught using county diesel fuel to fill trucks for his private business, authorities said.
Joseph L. Ridley, 47, of Mays Landing, was charged on Monday, June 2 with official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to commit theft, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said
According to investigators, Ridley, who works as a supervisor in the Roads and Bridges Department, gave out a diesel bypass code to employees of his private busin…
Ex-NJ State Worker Among 10 Accused Of COVID Relief Theft: AG
Ten people, including a former state employee, were indicted last month for illegally collecting unemployment benefits and other crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said.
Vanessa Allen, an East Orange resident, Jeffson Cues, a Newark resident, Nerlande Etienne, an Irvington resident and Rose Allen, an East Orange resident, collected unemployment benefits to which they were not entitled, Platkin said.
Allen was hired to work as a clerk for the Department of Labor during the pandemic, at the same time she was collecting unemployment benefits, Platkin said. She is charg…
NJ Corrections Lt. Stole, Sold $475K In State Ammo, Prosecutors Say
A New Jersey Department of Corrections lieutenant in charge of managing state ammunition stockpiles was charged with stealing and selling taxpayer-funded ammo for personal profit, authorities said.
Timothy Morris, 56, of Bayville (Ocean County), who served as NJDOC’s Range Master, is accused of illegally ordering excess ammunition and selling it on the secondary market, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced.
Morris allegedly pocketed more than $475,000 through this scheme while attempting to conceal his financial transactions, prosecutors said.
Morris, who has held his Range Master…
Bergen Prosecutor’s Lt. Faces 50-Count Indictment For Stealing Fentanyl, Heroin: AG
A Bergen County prosecutor’s office lieutenant is facing a 50-count indictment after allegedly stealing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl from the evidence vault and depositing $600,000 in cash into his personal accounts, authorities said.
A state grand jury in Trenton indicted Kevin T. Matthew, 48, of Cedar Grove, after an investigation revealed he had allegedly signed out narcotics from BCPO’s main evidence vault between January 2019 and November 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday, March 12.
Authorities said Matthew was not part of BCPO’s narcotics unit, but as a me…
Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former NJ Police Sergeant Indicted, Prosecutors Say
A former Middletown police sergeant was given 22 criminal charges after an investigation revealed a web of illegal activity involving untraceable guns, drugs, and abuse of power, authorities said.
David Ringkamp, 43, was indicted by a grand jury, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 19. Ringkamp was formerly a Union Beach resident.
The investigation into Ringkamp began in December 2021. New York State Police identified Nicholas D’Ambrosio of Millstone as someone purchasing kits to assemble ghost guns, which are illegal in New Jersey.…
NJ Police Sergeant Tests Positive For Meth, Took Drugs From Evidence Room: Prosecutor
A police sergeant in Hammonton is facing multiple charges after testing positive for methamphetamine and taking drugs from the department's evidence room, authorities said.
Detective Sergeant Robert Zbikowski, 45, of Hammonton, was charged on Monday, Nov. 25, with second-degree official misconduct, second-degree pattern of official misconduct, third-degree theft by unlawful taking, and two fourth-degree charges: tampering with physical evidence and obstruction of law, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
In 2024, the Hammonton Police Department contacted the Atlantic County…
Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said.
A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15.
Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…
