Man Offered Candy To Kids At New Hyde Park Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Police
A Queens man is facing charges after allegedly approaching multiple children outside a Long Island mosque and offering them candy, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.
The incident occurred at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, outside the Hillside Islamic Center, located at 300 Hillside Avenue in North New Hyde Park, according to Third Squad Detectives.
Frias Bader, 47, of 153-70 S. Conduit Avenue, allegedly walked up to several children near the mosque and offered them candy, which they refused. One of the victim’s parents confronted Bader and told him to leave the property, …
Westwood Band Teacher Who Sexually Abused Students Gives Up Licenses, Eyes Parole In 7 Months
A former New Jersey music teacher and school administrator, incarcerated for sexually assaulting at least two students, has given up his teaching certifications with the force of a revocation, state officials confirmed.
Kurt E. Zimmermann, 56, a father of two from Rockaway, was ordered to relinquish his Teacher of Music certificate and Principal Certificate of Eligibility at a June 26 meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Examiners, according to the board’s formal order.
As of press time, Zimmermann was incarcerated in Bayside State Prison and will be eligible for parole in March 2026, t…
Watervliet Parents Charged After 9-Year-Old Girl Dies From Chronic Constipation
Two upstate New York parents are facing child endangerment charges following the death of their 9-year-old daughter.
Jennifer Singleton, 37, and Harold Warner, 33, were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, days after emergency crews found the child unresponsive inside their Watervliet home, New York State Police said.
The 9-year-old was pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 2, as Daily Voice reported.
A preliminary autopsy conducted Monday, Aug. 4, found that the child died due to chronic constipation, according to police. The manner of death was listed as natural causes. Final res…
PA Man Caught Sending Sexual Material To NY Child: State Police
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly sending sexually explicit material to a child in Clifton Park, New York, State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
David R. Spry, 38, of Saylorburg, PA, was taken into custody on Monday, Aug. 4, following a child endangerment investigation, according to authorities.
The case began on June 20 when troopers received a report that a minor under the age of 17 was being sent inappropriate sexual content via social media. Investigators determined Spry was the individual behind the messages, which were allegedly sent while the victim was in Clifton …
Bensalem Man Molests 12-Year-Old Girl, Gets State Prison Sentence: DA
A Bensalem man who molested a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to state prison more than two decades after the abuse, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Sean R. Greer, 42, admitted to molesting the child during incidents between May and October 2002, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
Greer was sentenced to 21 to 44 months in a state correctional facility, followed by a consecutive five-year probationary period, according to Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller.
The investigation began in May 2002 after a referral about Greer’s sexual assault of the girl, Be…
Yonkers Drunk Driver Had 4 Kids In Car At Time Of Arrest, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man is facing felony charges after he was caught driving drunk with four children in the car, police said.
Ruben Fernandez-Urena, 34, of Yonkers, was arrested early Sunday, July 27, following a traffic stop on I-87 near Exit 9 in Tarrytown, according to New York State Police.
During the stop, Fernandez-Urena appeared intoxicated and failed multiple field sobriety tests, police said. A breath sample taken at the Tarrytown barracks reportedly showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.12%.
Inside the car were four child passengers, ages 12, 11, 7, and 5.
Fernandez-Urena was a…
Child Sextortion: Man Sent Bergen County Kid Explicit Pics, Threatened Exposure, Officials Say
A Wisconsin man has been charged with sexually extorting a child under the age of 13 in New Jersey, authorities announced.
Christopher Battin, 34, of Milwaukee, was arrested Tuesday, July 22, by the United States Marshals Service in Wisconsin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began on March 7, when North Arlington police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit. They reported that a child under 13 was being contacted online by a stranger, Musella said.
Detectives quickly suspected the online contact was an adult sexually extortin…
Wrong Way DUI Paterson Driver Had Kids In Car: Police
A 36-year-old Paterson resident was arrested and charged after she was driving the wrong way with children in the car in Denville, authorities announced Friday, July 25.
On Monday, July 20, at 1:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver on Route 46, Denville police said. The vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes and was pulled over, police said.
The driver, Vicraida Ortega, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated and had two juveniles in the vehicle at the time, police said.
Ortega is charged with cruelty neglect of children, driving while und…
2 Arrested After Unlicensed Daycare Found In New City: 69 Kids Found At Unsafe Site, Cops Say
Two people face charges in connection with an unlicensed daycare found operating in two neighboring homes in Rockland that had unsafe and overcrowded conditions, police announced.
Both Aron Altman, 35, and Chana Altman, 35, both of Pomona, were arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child following a raid at 86 and 96 Maple Ave. in New City earlier this month, the Clarkstown Police Department announced on Friday, July 25.
According to police, these locations were the scene of a search warrant execution conducted on Monday, July 7, amid concerns about an …
