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Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Corrections Officer From Fair Lawn Seriously Hurt In Parkway Crash With Deer NJ Corrections Officer From Fair Lawn Seriously Hurt In Parkway Crash With Deer
NJ Corrections Officer From Fair Lawn Seriously Hurt In Parkway Crash With Deer A senior officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash with a deer on the Garden State Parkway last week, according to a campaign for his recovery and state police. Joel Hernandez, 54, of Fair Lawn, was riding his motorcycle home after work when he collided with a deer on the Garden State Parkway North near milepost 150.7 in Bloomfield, New Jersey State Police Trooper Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A GoFundMe campaign organized by William Sullivan says Hernandez suffered internal bleeding and multiple broken bones, requiring…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says
NJ Drug Dealer Found With Ammo, Heroin Sentenced For Raping Child, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, May 31, after pleading guilty to raping a child, authorities said. Police initially began investigating Michael Figueroa for drugs, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Jefferson Township Police Chief Paul Castimore said.  A search of his home turned up much more: Handguns, a rifle, 11 bricks of heroin, a bag of cocaine, ammunition and a digital scale, authorities said. Figueroa was hit with weapons and drug charges, authorities said.&n…

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by Sam Barron
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Out-Of-State Trial Awaits NJ Inmate Serving Time For Sexually Assaulting Glen Rock Teen Out-Of-State Trial Awaits NJ Inmate Serving Time For Sexually Assaulting Glen Rock Teen
Out-Of-State Trial Awaits NJ Inmate Serving Time For Sexually Assaulting Glen Rock Teen A man who began serving a five-year sentence earlier this year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Bergen County girl still faces related charges in his home state of Washington. Devin C. Curtis, 26, was originally arrested by authorities at his home in Clarkston, WA in June 2021. A mother had gone to police in Glen Rock a few months earlier after discovering “extremely sexual” texts and images. They, in turn, contacted their colleagues more than 2,500 miles away in Clarkston. Curtis apparently was already on law enforcement radar there after being accused of luring a female to his …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Correctional Officer Indicted In Beating Of Resident Who Died NJ Correctional Officer Indicted In Beating Of Resident Who Died
NJ Correctional Officer Indicted In Beating Of Resident Who Died A correctional police officer at New Jersey’s maximum-security facility for sex offenders was indicted for his role in the beating of a resident who died days later of a stroke. Giuseppe "Joey: Mandara, 54, of Brick Township “abandoned his equipment, including keys and radio, and thereafter used excessive or unlawful force” on Darrell Smith at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Middlesex County, the indictment says. A grand jury in Trenton returned the indictment charging Mandara with misconduct last week, according to a statement issued by state Attorney General Matthew J. Platki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Girl: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Girl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Girl: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to sexually assaulting a girl when she was 14, authorities said. Taron Thomas, of Ocean View, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree sexual assault on a minor on Tuesday, June 27, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. His plea calls for a sentence of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, with 85% to be served before parole eligibility. Thomas admitted during his plea that in April 2021, he committed an act of sexual penetration of the 14-year-old girl at a home in  Galloway Township, the prosecuto…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits Having Sexual Contact With Young Boy: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Having Sexual Contact With Young Boy: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Having Sexual Contact With Young Boy: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Atlantic County man has admitted having sexual contact with a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Hector Soto of Minotola pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 1 to endangering the welfare of a child (sexual conduct), as well as possession of exploitive images of children, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The charges stem from his contact with a 13-year-old boy in December 2014, the prosecutor said. The plea agreement calls for six years in New Jersey State Prison, the prosecutor said. Additionally, Soto will be required to register as a sex offender un…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
NJ Man, 39, Filmed Sexual Assaults On Girl: Prosecutor NJ Man, 39, Filmed Sexual Assaults On Girl: Prosecutor
NJ Man, 39, Filmed Sexual Assaults On Girl: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man from Mays Landing was sentenced to time in a sexual offender treatment center for his assault on a girl, authorities said. Christian Navarrete was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison but will serve at least part of his time at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. He was convicted of the aggravated sexual assault of a minor and child endangerment, the prosecutor's office said. Navarrete had over 80 videos where he filmed the victim engaged in sexual actions with him, authorities said. Navarrete admit…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
South Jersey Babysitter Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 3 Minors In His Care South Jersey Babysitter Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 3 Minors In His Care
South Jersey Babysitter Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 3 Minors In His Care George Getty, III, 30, of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of three minor children that he babysat, authorities said. Getty previously pleaded guilty on Aug. 1, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The victims were 8, 10, and 13 years of age, the prosecutor said. The sisters' mother contacted police in October 2021. The now-convicted sex offender was working as a kindergarten teacher's aide at the time of the assaults, according to Breaking AC. The case was investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecu…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor
Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor A Mercer County man is accused of uploading a significant amount of child pornography and recording himself engaging in sex acts with a horse, authorities announced Monday. Mitchell B. Richtman, 31, was arrested Thursday after a search of his East Windsor home turned up devices containing a second-degree amount of child pornography depicting children as young as five years old, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Detectives also located several videos that show Richtman performing sexual acts on a horse, Onofri said. Richtman previously made headlines for masturbating around ch…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
News
Howell Man Accused Of Saving Child Porn Images Gets 5 Years At Central Jersey Treatment Center Howell Man Accused Of Saving Child Porn Images Gets 5 Years At Central Jersey Treatment Center
Howell Man Accused Of Saving Child Porn Images Gets 5 Years At Central Jersey Treatment Center A Howell Township man convicted twice of possessing child pornography has been sentenced to a term of five years at a Monmouth County treatment center. Thomas Vilanova, 50, of Howell also was sentenced to parole supervision for life under terms set down Wednesday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas. Vilanova's sentence will be served at the state's Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Avenel, accorrding to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Vilanova was classified as a repetitive and compulsive offender after an evaluation, Linskey sai…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
News
HERO (VIDEO): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge HERO (VIDEO): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge
Hero (Video): Correctional Officer Grabs Suicidal Man In Mid-Jump From Jersey Bridge A suicidal man determined to jump to his death had just let go of the railing on a bridge over the Raritan River when a state correctional officer came running and grabbed him, dramatic cellphone video shows. Officer Faustino Saucedo of Perth Amboy was off duty and headed to pick up his wife when he saw the commotion on the Edison bridge between Woodbridge and Sayreville shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday. The man was sitting on the edge of the Route 9 span, which runs parallel to the Driscoll Bridge. Saucedo -- who works at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel -- parked his car an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher $980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher
$980,000 Settlement Reached In Case Of Morris Student, 14, Kissed, Groped By Teacher A local school board in Morris County reportedly is paying $980,000 to settle a civil suit brought by the family of a former middle school student whose teacher admitted groping and making out with her.  Eric Strand, 61, who was also a Boy Scout leader and firefighter, pleaded guilty in May 2017 to child endangerment and criminal sexual contact for kissing the 14-year-old Hopatcong Middle School eighth grader several times and grabbing her butt over her clothing the year before. He was sentenced to three years in state prison In exchange for his plea, then was released after serving 36…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Imprisoned Hackensack Child Molester Charged With Stalking Imprisoned Hackensack Child Molester Charged With Stalking
Imprisoned Hackensack Child Molester Charged With Stalking A sex offender from Hackensack serving time in state prison for repeatedly molesting a local girl was charged with stalking, records show. In doing so, Favio F. Maldonado violated a no-contact order, according to county records. Maldonado, a 35-year-old former customer service representative, was sentenced to a mandatory minimum of nearly seven years in July 2018 for molesting the victim over the course of more than a year, beginning when she was nine. The Honduran native was arrested following an investigation that began when the girl told authorities in 2014 that he'd touched her over and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison
Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison A former Paterson high school teacher who admitted offering to pay students for sex was sentenced to a plea-bargained three years in state prison. Thomas Weir, a 56-year-old former teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, was arrested on five years ago after authorities learned that he was having sexually explicit chats with three students of the school over Facebook and through text messages. Weir "was seeking to engage in sexual acts with the students in exchange for money," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.In exchange for a more lenient sentence, Weir plea…

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by Jerry DeMarco