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Six NJ Corrections Officers Indicted For Covering Up Pepper Spray Attack On Inmate, AG Says
Six corrections officers were indicted after an inmate was pepper-sprayed and forcefully removed from his cell at a Burlington County detention center, authorities said. A grand jury indicted a sergeant and five senior corrections officers for the attack and subsequent coverup, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The incident happened at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a center for adults 18-30 years old in Chesterfield Township. These were the officers charged in the case: Sgt. Michael Emmert, 40, Toms River Ch…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In NJ Crash With State Trooper Was 'Sublimely Talented' Guitarist
They called him Frankie Fender. Frank Lando, that is: The 65-year-old Toms River motorcyclist, guitarist, and father killed in an April 9 crash in Southampton with a New Jersey state trooper. On Friday, April 19, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin released Lando's identity, as well as that of the trooper involved: Anthony Fernandes. Fernandes was conducting routine patrol duties along Route 70 around 11:35 a.m. in Southampton that day, when his marked patrol car collided with Lando's motorcycle near Burrs Mill Road, Platkin said. Lando was taken to Virtua Mount Holly …
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With New Jersey State Police Car In South Jersey: AG
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision involving an on-duty New Jersey State Police trooper in South Jersey Tuesday, April 9, state officials said. An on-duty state trooper was conducting routine patrol duties on Route 70 in Southampton, when the vehicle "was involved in a collision" with a civilian motorcycle near Burrs Mill Road New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The motorcyclist was taken to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 12:45 p.m. The state trooper involved in the collision did not sufferer significant injuries,…
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Twin $10K Mega Millions Tickets Sold In NJ
A pair of $10,000 Mega Millions tickets were sold in New Jersey last week. The tickets from the Tuesday, Nov. 14 drawing were sold at the Country Farm in Southampton (Burlington), and the Krauszer’s in Metuchen. The winning numbers were 29, 35, 59, 61, 69, and the Megaplier was 22. The next Mega Millions drawing will be held Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 11 p.m.
Business
NJ Restaurants Named Favorites In America By Rachael Ray Show Staffers
Not one, not two, but six New Jersey restaurants made the Rachael Ray Show's list of best restaurants in the US. The top picks come from Ray's cast members. "We are huge foodies here at the show, so as you can imagine, we spend a lot of time trying out restaurants all over the country," the article reads. "We asked some of our staff to share their favorite spots—and their choices should definitely be added to your restaurant must-try list." The Garden State digs on the list include: Bakehouse by Joe Murphy, New Providence View this post on Instagram …
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NJ Judge Inappropriately Touched Clerk After Sharing Drinks At His Beach House, Complaint Says
A municipal judge from Mercer County is accused of violating judicial conduct after a law clerk says he touched her thigh inappropriately, according to a complaint filed by a state advisory committee. Filed Monday, April 10, the complaint says Judge R. Douglas Hoffman “demeaned the judicial office" in drinking alcohol with a subordinate employee and touching her without her consent. Hoffman has 20 days to respond. After the judge and the woman, identified as L.W., became Facebook friends, Hoffman would comment on her Facebook photos, sometimes with sexual overtones, and invit…
Police & Fire
Mom Of NJ TikTok Cheer Coach Tampered With Son's Sex Assault Investigation: Police
A 25-year-old cheer coach accused of sexually assaulting the young athletes at his New Jersey gym apparently had help from mommy dearest amid the investigation, say police who recently arrested and charged the 51-year-old woman with infringing on the investigation. Angela Ryker, of Hammonton, faces charges of criminal attempt and witness tampering in the probe of her son and Rockstar Cheer coach, Jonathan Ryker, Medford Township police said. Ryker became the center of an investigation in August 2022, when authorities in Medford got a tip that he sent explicit content to a minor on social me…
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TikToking Cheer Coach Sexually Assaulted NJ Minor Athletes: State Police
A 25-year-old cheer coach who is a TikTok sensation has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted young athletes he coached in South Jersey, authorities said. Jonathan P. Ryker, a coach at Rockstar Cheer in Southampton, became the center of an investigation in August 2022, when authorities in Medford Township got a tip that he sent explicit content to a minor on social media, New Jersey State Police said. During the 8-month investigation, detectives were able to identify another one of Ryker's victims — also a student at Rockstar Cheer, police said. Ryker was charged with sexual a…
Police & Fire
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…
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Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup
A mail carrier, a train conductor and a retired corrections officer are among 31 men charged amid a massive roundup that produced some horrifying stories about online child sex abuse in the age of COVID, New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday. One of them offered money and other prizes through a social media “game” that he created to convince underage girls to send him nude photos, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Another got victims between 7 and 15 years old to send him sexual photos, then pressured them to send more by threatening to share those he had online, he said. …
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Prosecutor: Home Nurse Who Sexually Assaulted Blind, Disabled Teen Patient Faces More Charges
New criminal charges have been filed against a 34-year-old home caregiver who was arrested last year for sexually abusing a young patient and breaking her leg, authorities charged. The nurse from Pemberton Township is accused of attacking the 15-year-old severely developmentally impaired girl while working as her caregiver in the family’s Southampton home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Edmondo DiPaolo was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Coffina said. DiPaolo was taken…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Pens Heartbreaking Final Facebook Post Before Crash With Horse-Trailer
“Four wheels move the body, Two wheels move the soul.” -- Anonymous That was Cain Delucca's last post on his Facebook page before dying after his motorcycle collided with a horse-trailer in Burlington County on Thursday night. State police said that Delucca, 30, was pronounced dead at Cooper University Hospital, where he was airlifted after the crash. State police received a report at 8:01 p.m. that a Yamaha R6 struck an empty horse-trailer being pulled by a Chevrolet Silverado truck, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The collision was reported at the intersection of …
Police & Fire
Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs
A Pemberton Township man and his girlfriend have been arrested for possessing explosives, authorities said. Acting on a tip, pipe bombs were found in a home and in one of the suspect's vehicles, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. William Heath, 47, and Ashley Sprague, 32, of Lakehurst Road were charged with possession of explosives for an unlawful purpose and possession of prohibited weapons and devices, Coffina said. Heath also was charged with possession of a weapon for carrying a revolver, Coffina said. Authorities searched the couple's home on May 22 as we…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Home Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Severely Impaired Teenager
A 33-year-old Burlington County home caregiver sexually abused a developmentally impaired teenager and broke her leg, authorities charged. Edmondo DiPaolo of Pemberton is charged with aggravated sexual assault, among other counts, involving the 16-year-old patient. The wheelchair-bound Southampton girl has a degenerative brain disorder that leaves her unable to move or speak and requires feeding and medication through tubes, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan said in a joint statement. DiPaolo worked for Preferred Home Healt…
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