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Trooper Caught Running Ex's License Plates In New Haven County, Police Say Trooper Caught Running Ex's License Plates In New Haven County, Police Say
Trooper Caught Running Ex's License Plates In New Haven County, Police Say A Connecticut State Trooper has been arrested after authorities say he ran license plates for personal reasons, including to follow a jealous hunch about his girlfriend. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Jose Campos was arrested by fellow state police members in Hartford County for his alleged crimes, the Connecticut State Police (CSP) announced. The 30-year-old resident of the town of Wolcott in New Haven County was the subject of an investigation after two separate women accused him of illegally running their license plates for personal use. According to his arrest warrant, one of the women was C…
Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home
Couple Rearrested In Case Of 100 Dead Dogs At South Jersey Home A South Jersey couple has been rearrested on animal cruelty charges as a woman was found to be posing as an animal rescue worker, authorities said. In August, more than 30 dead dogs were found at a home in Burlington County — and police had said there could be 70 more on the property. Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, also had been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after the harrowing discovery at their Evesham home on the 600 block of Main Street was made Monday, Aug. 28, police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, Evesham police said that Halbach had posed as a rescue wor…
South Jersey Man Had $10M In Stolen Checks In Large-Scale Money Laundering Scheme: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Had $10M In Stolen Checks In Large-Scale Money Laundering Scheme: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Had $10M In Stolen Checks In Large-Scale Money Laundering Scheme: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Mays Landing and 35 others were indicted on charges stemming from a large-scale money laundering operation, authorities said. Isaiah Edwards-Stewart was indicted on Tuesday, Aug 29, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The 120-count indictment charged Edwards-Stewart with multiple counts of money laundering, theft, forgery, computer crimes, identity theft, trafficking of personal identifying information, and other offenses. The investigation, which began in 2022, revealed Edwards-Stewart’s alleged involvement with the financial operati…
Atlantic City Police Payroll Employee Billed For Hours She Wasn't At Work: Prosecutor Atlantic City Police Payroll Employee Billed For Hours She Wasn't At Work: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Police Payroll Employee Billed For Hours She Wasn't At Work: Prosecutor A civilian employee of the Atlantic City Police Department, who was in charge of payroll, billed for hours of work when she wasn't at work, authorities said. Suzanne Ricketts, 43, of Pleasantville, was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury for official misconduct, theft by deception, and computer crimes on Thursday, July 20, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. In 2020, the Atlantic City Police Department began investigating alleged discrepancies in Ricketts’ timesheets, the prosecutor said. Review of the surveillance and computer systems showed differen…
South Jersey Man Ran $10M Money-Laundering Operation: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Ran $10M Money-Laundering Operation: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Ran $10M Money-Laundering Operation: Prosecutor A South Jersey man is accused of running a nearly $10 million money-laundering operation and stealing nearly 2,000 checks, authorities said. Isaiah Edwards-Stewart, 31, of Mays Landing, was arrested on 17 counts, including first-degree money laundering, identify theft, computer crimes and forgery, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The investigation, which began in 2022, found Edwards-Stewart in possession of over 1,988 stolen checks, amounting to $9,763,588 as well over 1,000 items of personal identifying information for other individuals, n…
West Islip Man Found In Possession Of Child Pornography, Police Say West Islip Man Found In Possession Of Child Pornography, Police Say
West Islip Man Found In Possession Of Child Pornography, Police Say A 73-year-old Long Island man was arrested and accused of possessing child pornography. Nicholas Pedagno, of West Islip, was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Monday, March 28, following an investigation, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said investigators found multiple accounts where Pedagno identified himself as a younger person in chat applications after searching his portable electronic device.  The accounts were identified as: Tumblr: NPEDAGNO@GMAIL.COM Chat-Avenue: BUTTERFLY3615 and FUN666 Wickr: BUTTERFLY3615 Tik Tok: LISABUTTERFLY2 Twitter: LOVE361569 Insta…
Baltimore Catholic School Teacher Busted For Sexual Online Relationship With Former Student: PD Baltimore Catholic School Teacher Busted For Sexual Online Relationship With Former Student: PD
Baltimore Catholic School Teacher Busted For Sexual Online Relationship With Former Student: PD A 38-year-old Maryland catholic school teacher was arrested for having an online sexual relationship with a former student who was a minor, authorities said. An investigation was launched into Mark Planamente, of Parkville, on Feb. 11 after Maryland State Police got a tip that he was having an inappropriate online relationship with the girl, Marland State Police said. Planamente was arrested at his home that night on charges of sexual solicitation of a minor and displaying obscene material to a minor, authorities said. A search of his home turned up electronic devices, which were bein…
Former Fairfield County Police Officer Arrested For Faking Traffic Stops, Police Say Former Fairfield County Police Officer Arrested For Faking Traffic Stops, Police Say
Former Fairfield County Police Officer Arrested For Faking Traffic Stops, Police Say A former police officer has been arrested for alleged computer crimes and forgery for faking traffic stops in Fairfield County. Edgar Gonzalez, age 31, of Stamford, turned himself in to Norwalk Police on Tuesday, Feb. 8 on a warrant obtained by Norwalk detectives. According to Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police Department, in April of 2021, the department received a complaint from a motorist who was notified of having been being involved in a traffic stop, which, according to the driver had never occurred. An internal review was initiated, and as a result, it was discovered that the…
CT Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case Involving Hitler, Marathon Bomber Quotes CT Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case Involving Hitler, Marathon Bomber Quotes
CT Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case Involving Hitler, Marathon Bomber Quotes A teenager in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing his school’s yearbook to include quotes from Adolf Hitler, drugs, and a message from Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, authorities announced. Hollister Tryon, age 18, who was forbidden from attending his graduation in Hartford County from Glastonbury High School for allegedly altering the school’s yearbook, is now facing criminal charges, according to police. Specifically, Tryon was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes for accessing a database used by students to alter classmates’ entries in the…
Ex-Manager At AT&T Store In Area Accused Of Sending Sexually Explicit Videos To Himself Ex-Manager At AT&T Store In Area Accused Of Sending Sexually Explicit Videos To Himself
Ex-Manager At AT&T Store In Area Accused Of Sending Sexually Explicit Videos To Himself The former manager of an area AT&T store has been arrested for allegedly texting sexually explicit videos to himself from a customer's phone. Raymond Small, of Bridgeport, was arrested around noon on Monday, Dec. 9, said the Milford Police Department. According to police, Small used the customer’s phone on July 14, to text himself the videos at the store located at 1319 Boston Post Road. Police did not reveal the origin of the videos. Small was charged with computer crimes and five counts of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. He was released on a promise to appear ticket an…
Accomplished Washington Township Police Veteran Rises To Chief Accomplished Washington Township Police Veteran Rises To Chief
Accomplished Washington Township Police Veteran Rises To Chief A highly respected Washington Township police veteran and accomplished instructor is now its chief. Chief Richard Skinner, who’d recently served as the department’s officer in charge, officially took the position on Monday. “This was a very competitive process [that] highlighted the talent, knowledge and commitment of our entire command staff,” Mayor Peter Calamari said. It was so competitive, in fact, that township officials also boosted one of the other two candidates: Capt. John Calamari, whose promotion also became official this week. The third candidate, Lt. A. J. Pecora, also impre…
Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say
Long Island School Bus Driver Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, Found With Child Porn, Police Say An investigation has led to the arrest of a Long Island school bus driver for sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. The investigation into Charles Titone III, 46, of Huntington Station, was launched by the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Unit, Special Victims Section and officers from the Second Precinct Crime Section following a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators executed a search warrant at Titone’s home, on Wednesday morning, Dec. 3 and arrested Titone for havi…
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Fairfield County Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Fairfield County
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Teen In Fairfield County A former police officer in Fairfield County has pleaded guilty to assaulting a teenager that he met through the department’s Explorer program. Retired Trumbull police officer Michael Gonzalez, 40, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree sexual assault, second-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree stalking dating back to an incident earlier this year. The investigation into Gonzalez began in September last year following a request by the Bridgeport Superior Court State's Attorney Office regarding a possible sexual assault involving Gonzalez in Stamford, state police said. The reported sexua…