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Official Misconduct

Former NJ Middle School Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor Former NJ Middle School Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor
Former NJ Middle School Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Washington Township (Gloucester County) resident was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student while she was a middle school teacher, authorities announced Thursday, May 26. On Friday, Jan. 23, the victim, now an adult, said they had sexual relationship with Ashley Fisler while they were a minor and she was their teacher at Washington Township Middle School, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. The victim said they had multiple sexual encounters in 2021 in Fisler's vehicle and in her classroom, Johns said. Text messages confirmed the unlawful sexu…
Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail
Ex-NY Trooper Who Shot Himself, Triggering Manhunt, Sentenced To Jail A former New York state trooper who shot himself and triggered a massive multi-state manhunt will now spend time behind bars. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Nassau County Court. It followed his guilty pleas to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with evidence, and official misconduct. Mascia told colleagues in December 2024 that he was shot in the leg by a man while checking on a disabled vehicle on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, as Daily Voice reported. His claim triggered…
Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG
Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG A former New Jersey police chief has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting and abusing multiple subordinates over more than a decade, authorities announced. Former Manville Chief Thomas Herbst, 57, of Bridgewater, was ordered by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober to serve 85 percent of his sentence — about six years — on the sexual assault charge, and a mandatory minimum of five years on counts of official misconduct before he is eligible for parole, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Monday, Aug. 11. The senten…
Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Bucks Co. Native Turned NJ Police Sgt. Indicted, Prosecutors Say Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Bucks Co. Native Turned NJ Police Sgt. Indicted, Prosecutors Say
Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Bucks Co. Native Turned NJ Police Sgt. 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.…
South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor
South Jersey School Janitor's Lab Results Show No Communicable Diseases: Prosecutor Returned lab results show an elementary school janitor accused of contaminating food and utensils with his own bodily fluids at his place of employment show no communicable diseases, authorities in South Jersey said. Giovanni Impellizzeri, 25, of Vineland, was previously charged with aggravated assault, tampering with food and official misconduct for the heinous incidents at the Elizabeth Moore School in the Upper Deerfield School District, where he has worked since 2019, as previously reported by Daily Voice. "Based upon all available test results and clinical criteria, we have d…
South Jersey School Janitor Contaminated Food, Utensils With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor South Jersey School Janitor Contaminated Food, Utensils With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor
South Jersey School Janitor Contaminated Food, Utensils With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor An elementary school janitor in South Jersey faces multiple charges, including child endangerment, for allegedly contaminating food and utensils with bleach and bodily fluids. UPDATE: Police Papers Detail Heinous Accusations Against NJ School Janitor, Parents Livid Giovanni Impellizzeri, 25, of Vineland, also is charged with aggravated assault, tampering with food and official misconduct. Impellizzeri was employed by the Elizabeth Moore School in the Upper Deerfield School District. According to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey State Police were contacted by scho…
Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says
Video Shows Now-Former Paterson Officer Beating Defenseless Suspect, Prosecutor Says Body camera video proves that a now-former Paterson police officer beat a defenseless suspect with a flashlight and kneed him in the face in an apartment hallway, a grand jury indictment charges. Spencer Finch, 45, of Mahwah filed an official report maintaining that he needed to use force against what he claimed was a combative suspect, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The video from a fellow officer’s bodycam tells a different story, Valdes added. Finch – who was with the department for nearly 18 years -- is charged with aggravated assault, official misconduct, perjury, t…
NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate
NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate A correctional officer from Jersey City was arrested Wednesday and charged with raping an inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, 28, was charged with sexual assault and official misconduct in connection with the Sept. 16 incident at the troubled Union Township state prison, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a joint release. The charges were filed during an investigation by Bruck’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Off…