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NJ Man, 80, Had 1,000+ Child Sex Abuse Files, Download Tracking Notes: Sheriff
An 80-year-old North Jersey man accused of possessing more than 1,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse material allegedly kept a notepad to track his downloads and avoid saving duplicates, authorities said.
Gerard J. Hampel Jr., of Ringwood, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a months-long investigation by the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.
The investigation began after detectives learned that an unidentified person had uploaded suspected child sexual abuse material to an image search engine in an apparen…
NJ Man Charged In $20K Check Fraud Scheme Years After Route 80 Police Chase
A New Jersey man once arrested following a high-speed pursuit on Route 80 has been charged again, this time in a nearly $20,000 check fraud scheme, authorities said.
Nicholas G. Didio-Slaaen, 27, of Garfield, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a two-year investigation by Tenafly Police Detective Michael Vecchiarelli, Deputy Chief Michael deMoncada said.
The investigation began in August 2024, when a victim mailed a legitimate $2,500 check to a contractor for work performed, deMoncada said.
The check was intercepted, altered to list Didio-Slaaen as the payee, and deposited into his p…
Ex-NJ Lt. Caught In Sexual Encounter By Husband Guilty Of Illegally Accessing Files: Prosecutor
A 46-year-old former Mantua police officer was convicted of official misconduct Friday, Oct. 16.
In 2021, Butler, a lieutenant in the Internal Affairs department in Mantua, was involved in an off-duty sexual encounter when the woman's husband found the pair in their home, leading to a fight, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said.
Rather than calling 911, Butler used the Mantua dispatch number, failing to identify himself as an officer, Johns said. He also refused to respond to questions from subordinate responding officers when asked about the events leading to the altercation, Joh…
PTA Mom Admits Stealing $50K From LI Group For Tickets, Hotels, And Amazon: Authorities
A Long Island PTA mom admitted stealing more than $50,000 from the organization and spending it on herself, authorities said.
Jodi Scarlatos, 44, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny on Thursday, Oct. 15, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Scarlatos was treasurer of the Jericho Elementary School PTA from July 2020 through September 2023, giving her access to the group’s bank account and a debit card meant only for PTA expenses, investigators said.
Instead, she spent the money at restaurants, Best Buy, Ticketmaster, Amazon, and Verizon, along with ho…
NJ Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In Hotel Room: Police
A man was robbed by two women he brought back to his hotel room in Atlantic City, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 16.
At 1:31 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, officers responded to Harrah's Atlantic City after a man said he met two women, Veda Engel and Amanda Crafts, Atlantic City police said. He went to their hotel room where they held him down and took his cell phone, Atlantic City police said.
They used the facial recognition feature to unlock his phone and transferred $1,250 from the victim’s Apple Pay account to Engel’s, police said. The man stated that the transactions were made without hi…
