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PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor
PA Man Wanted For Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Victim In NJ: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Pennsylvania is being sought by authorities in New Jersey who they say he engaged in sexual behavior with a teen. Michael Davenport, of Easton, found the victim on Snapchat before the two met up in person, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Davenport, who was 20 at the time, has been charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Anyone with information as to Davneport’s whereabouts is urged to congaed the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office or Washington Township Police Department at 908-475-6275, or 908-689-1630.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyber Sleuths Bust Maywood Contractor With Child Porn: Bergen Prosecutor Cyber Sleuths Bust Maywood Contractor With Child Porn: Bergen Prosecutor
Cyber Sleuths Bust Maywood Contractor With Child Porn: Bergen Prosecutor A divorced contractor from Maywood was caught collecting child porn, authorities said. Keith J. Balasa, 55, was arrested during a raid of his Lafayette Avenue home on Friday, July 7, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit found that Balasa “used the Internet to view, download and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Musella said. He didn’t say what kind of images (videos or still photos) or how many were found. Records at the Bergen County Jail -- where Balasa remained Friday night pe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Mechanic, 63, Charged With Collecting Child Porn Bergen Mechanic, 63, Charged With Collecting Child Porn
Bergen Mechanic, 63, Charged With Collecting Child Porn A 63-year-old mechanic from River Vale was arrested Thursday on child porn charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. John DeFilippo was taken into custody by members of the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit during a June 8 raid at his Westwood Avenue home, Musella said. The investigators had found that DeFilippo “used the Internet to view, download, and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” the prosecutor said. DeFilippo was processed on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor
PA Man Charged With Murder, Kidnapping In Brutal NJ Attack: Prosecutor A Pennsylvania man has officially been charged with murder following the late November attack at a New Jersey home that left an 84-year-old woman dead and her son critically injured. Kyle Kaspereen, 24, is accused of carrying out the Nov. 30 attack at 122 Wayne Street in Washington Borough, causing the death of Elaine Trachin and severely injuring her 53-year-old son, Bart, who was found taped to his wheelchair with a garbage over his head, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Kaspereen was first identified as a person of interest when investigators found that he had formerly li…

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by Valerie Musson
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Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton
Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton A Phillipsburg man was found with more than 100 grams of cocaine and $23,000 in cash in Easton following an investigation into the drug’s distribution that spanned nearly two months, authorities announced Monday. Eugene Burnham, of the 300 block of South Main Street in Phillipsburg, was arrested Monday after a search warrant carried out on his 2011 Ford pickup truck turned up more than a half ounce of cocaine, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. A secondary search warrant carried out at 548 West Berwick St. in Easton turned up more than 138 grams of cocaine and $23,577 in cash,…

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by Valerie Musson