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Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops
Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops A man affiliated with several music organizations at Ivy league universities including Princeton has been charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Roy "Trey" Farmer, 53, was arrested and charged Friday, March 22 with possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Farmer is a 1993 graduate of Princeton University and has been involved with several university-related groups, currently serving as president of both the Princeton University Glee Club Foundation and Queer Princeton Alumni, according to multiple online bios and…

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by Jon Craig
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'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says 'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says
'Trail Of Tragedies': Illegal Rifle Empowered Man Who Murdered 3 In PA, New Jersey AG Says UPDATE: A killing spree and manhunt in two states this weekend was "the latest in a horrific litany of illustrations of how illegal guns and assault rifles can empower one aggrieved and disturbed actor to do immense damage and leave a trail of tragedies in their wake,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, gunned down his stepmother, his 13-year-old sister and the mother of his two children in separate locations in Falls Township, PA, after carjacking an elderly woman in Trenton to get there, authorities said. The homeless gunman also bludgeoned his girl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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$400K In Stolen Starlink Terminals Found In NJ Garage: 'Largest SpaceX Fraud Recovery To Date' $400K In Stolen Starlink Terminals Found In NJ Garage: 'Largest SpaceX Fraud Recovery To Date'
$400K In Stolen Starlink Terminals Found In NJ Garage: 'Largest SpaceX Fraud Recovery To Date' A 35-year-old Newark man was arrested after authorities said he bought hundreds of SpaceX Starlink terminals using stolen credit cards. Kelvin Rodriguez-Moya used a home on Roxboro Road in Lawrence Township to store some of the 675 terminals, which he would then load into a vehicle a transport to North Jersey, Lawrence Township Police Lt. Kevin Reading said. After surveillance was conducted on the home, police stopped Rodruiguez-Moya and recovered 223 terminals, which were confirmed to have been stolen, Reading said. The 675 stolen terminals are valued at $400,000, authorities said. Rodru…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Found With Pipe Bombs Prompts Evacuation In Mercer County: Police Man Found With Pipe Bombs Prompts Evacuation In Mercer County: Police
Man Found With Pipe Bombs Prompts Evacuation In Mercer County: Police Homes and businesses were evacuated after police found a 51-year-old man with pipe bombs in his car, authorities said. The four metal pipes with caps and green wicks were found on the passenger side floor of the green Honda during a traffic stop at about 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, Hamilton police said. The car's driver, Jeremy Giliberti, was detained as South Broad Street was shut down between Harcourt and Churchill avenues, police said. The incident prompted precautionary evacuations until the New Jersey State Police bomb squad took possession of the suspicious materials for destruction,…

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by Jon Craig
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Bicyclist, 3 Children Injured After South Jersey Crash With Hit-Run Driver With Trenton Warrant Bicyclist, 3 Children Injured After South Jersey Crash With Hit-Run Driver With Trenton Warrant
Bicyclist, 3 Children Injured After South Jersey Crash With Hit-Run Driver With Trenton Warrant A hit-and-run driver is in custody in Mercer County jail after a series of weekend crashes in Burlington County.  Three children and a woman were hurt Saturday, July 22 when a suspect wanted out of Trenton struck a bicyclist and shortly later had a three-car crash, a Mount Laurel police spokesman said. Christopher Lentz, 38, of Mount Laurel, continued driving after striking a woman on a bike at about 1 p.m. on Hainesport Road, said Patrolman Kyle Gardner, a police department spokesman.  He then crashed into a car with a mother and her three children a short distance away. He stop…

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by Jon Craig
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Eight Arrested In Sex Trafficking Ring Linking Central Jersey To Mexico: State Police Eight Arrested In Sex Trafficking Ring Linking Central Jersey To Mexico: State Police
Eight Arrested In Sex Trafficking Ring Linking Central Jersey To Mexico: State Police New Jersey State Police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly operating a sex trafficking network in Central Jersey. During a four-month investigation, detectives discovered that the suspects smuggled female victims into the country and forced them into prostitution, State Police said. On Jan. 21, detectives from the State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit obtained information that a juvenile was being trafficked out of a residence on Hudson Street, in Trenton, they said. Later in the day, detectives along with members of the State Police T.E.A.M.S. Unit, K-9 Unit, C…

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by Jon Craig
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1800 Folds Heroin, 2 Handguns, $9000, Rifle Seized In Trenton, Central Jersey Raids: Prosecutor 1800 Folds Heroin, 2 Handguns, $9000, Rifle Seized In Trenton, Central Jersey Raids: Prosecutor
1800 Folds Heroin, 2 Handguns, $9000, Rifle Seized In Trenton, Central Jersey Raids: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man from Trenton has been charged with storing and selling heroin in that city and in Central Jersey, authorities said. About 1,800 wax folds of heroin, fentanyl pills, a high-powered rifle, two handguns and $9,000 were seized during raids on two Trenton homes and a hotel in South Brunswick, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. This cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified the two residences and the hotel room as being utilized by Aramis Wiggins, 32, of Trenton, to store and distribute heroin, Billhimer said. On April 6, warrante…

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by Jon Craig