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Child Burned On Police Motorcycle At Florham Park National Night Out, Lawsuit Says
A mother has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey borough, its police department, and one of its officers, claiming that her child suffered a serious burn after being placed on a hot police motorcycle during National Night Out in 2025 (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Nicole Scarpa filed the lawsuit on behalf of herself and her child, identified only as V.S., against the Borough of Florham Park, its police department and an unidentified police officer, on Aug. 31, in Morris County Superior Court.
The mother and child were attending National Night Out, a national com…
NJ Mom Behind $27K ‘Philly Princess’ Prom Castle Gets Prison In PPP Fraud
A New Jersey mom who once spent $27,000 to turn a Philadelphia lot into a Cinderella-style prom castle for her daughter has been sentenced to federal prison for a $535,000 pandemic-relief fraud scheme, the USDOJ Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced.
Treva Harris, 50, of Medford, was sentenced Friday, Sept. 11, to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced.
U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy also ordered Harris to pay $535,000 in restitution, a $7,500 fine, and a $100 special assessmen…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning.
Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash.
Final post by Ken Moore
Ken Moore Facebook
About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Fake Passports, iPhones, Drug Ledger In Bergen County: Police
A traffic stop turned up fake passport cards, bank cards, new iPhones and a ledger detailing alleged drug sales in New Jersey, authorities said.
Officer Chris Kiszka stopped a rental vehicle on Essex Street for a motor vehicle violation at 12:31 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Capt. James DePreta said. The driver, Randher Alcantra-Bautista, 27, of the Bronx, and passenger Ruddy Rosa, 24, of New York City, were inside the vehicle, DePreta said.
A consent search of the vehicle turned up four fraudulent U.S. passport cards displaying Rosa's photo with various victims' personal identifying informat…
