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Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former NJ Police Sergeant Indicted, Prosecutors Say Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former NJ Police Sergeant Indicted, Prosecutors Say
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.…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jersey City 9-1-1 Dispatcher Used Job To Access Personal Info: Prosecutor Jersey City 9-1-1 Dispatcher Used Job To Access Personal Info: Prosecutor
Jersey City 9-1-1 Dispatcher Used Job To Access Personal Info: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Jersey City 9-1-1 dispatcher was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and charged with unlawfully obtaining records and personal information, authorities said. In July, Rose Davis used her position as a telecommunications supervisor to access the information that she was not authorized to keep, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The arrest followed an investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Investigations Unit.  Davis was charged with computer criminal activity and was released pending her first court appearance next month, Suarez said.

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by Sam Barron
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Duo Stole $300K From Union City Business: Prosecutor Duo Stole $300K From Union City Business: Prosecutor
Duo Stole $300K From Union City Business: Prosecutor Two North Bergen residents were arrested and charged with stealing more than $300,000 from a Union City business, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.  Angelica Morales Fuentes, 30, accessed the payroll system of a staffing company and created multiple fictitious employee accounts, diverting the wages into a joint account she shared with Hector Ortiz, 39. The duo stole $349,000 from the business between August 2019 and November 2022, Suarez said. They were charged with theft by deception and conspiracy, Suarez said. Morales Fuentes was additional charged with computer crim…

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by Sam Barron
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Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts
Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts A former Mount Laurel police officer who was charged with hacking into the social media accounts of an Evesham woman and distributing her nude pictures has been charged with victimizing multiple other women, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and released Friday afternoon, Dec. 2, following a first appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Evesham Township Police Chief Walt Mil…

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by Jon Craig