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Lyndhurst, NJ
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For All 21 NJ Counties
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for all 21 New Jersey counties through 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters warned that scattered wind gusts up to 70 mph, isolated quarter-size hail, and frequent lightning are possible across the state. Severe thunderstorms could develop throughout the afternoon and evening as a strong storm system moves across the region, the NWS said. The greatest threat is expected to be damaging wind gusts capable of downing trees and power lines, along with isolated hail and dangerous lightning. Residents are ur…
Manheim, PA
News
Manheim Doctor Admits To Exploiting 13-Year-Old Girl, Possessing Child Pornography
Warning: The following details may be disturbing to some readers. A former Lancaster County family medicine physician has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl and possessing child pornography, authorities announced. Frank Yang Liu, 34, of Manheim, was sentenced by Judge Merrill Spahn after pleading guilty on Monday, April 21 to multiple felony offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He received a state prison sentence of three to nine years. Liu was originally charged after an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploita…
West Islip, NY
Police & Fire
West Islip Man Wanted In Child Porn Investigation Turns Himself In: Police
A Long Island man wanted in a child porn investigation turned himself in Friday morning, April 24, police said. Steven Enderley, 35, was charged with promoting and possessing child pornography, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Cops began investigating Enderley after a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children hotline, authorities said. They searched his West Islip residence on Tuesday, April 14 and seized multiple electronic devices. Investigators examined Enderley’s devices, leading to his surrender on Friday morning, police said. His arraignment was scheduled for later Frid…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Cyber Tip Triggers Arrest Of Elderly Spotsy Man On Child Porn Charges
A 72-year-old Virginia man is facing multiple child pornography charges after investigators acted on a cyber tip, authorities announced. On Monday, Sept. 8, members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children unit received an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an account where images of child sexual abuse were being uploaded, stored, and potentially shared, the department said. After investigating and reviewing the reported material, deputies obtained a search warrant at a home on the 9200 block of Thurston Lane in …
West New York, NJ
Police & Fire
500+ Child Porn Files Found On WNY Man: Cops
A North Jersey man is accused of possessing hundreds of images of child sexual abuse, authorities said. In April 2025, West New York police launched an investigation after receiving a tip that images depicting child sexual abuse material had been uploaded and stored on a storage medium registered to Asael Benitez, 29, the department said Saturday, Sept. 6. Detectives determined Benitez possessed those images as well as more than 500 additional images of children being sexually abused, police said. On Thursday, Sept. 4, detectives from the West New York Police Criminal Investigation Divisio…
Branchburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Child
Porn
: Branchburg Elementary School Teacher Arrested, Prosecutor Says
A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials, authorities said. Kenneth Vaughn, 35, of Peapack, was found with files showing the sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor on a social media and messaging platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Detectives confirmed Vaughn is currently employed as an elementary school teacher in Branchburg, McDonald said. The investigation remains ongoing. The New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force notified McDonald's office after a Cy…
Wayne, NJ
Police & Fire
Wayne Insurance Broker Had Prepubescent Child Porn: Sheriff
A 37-year-old insurance broker from North Jersey has been charged following a months-long child pornography investigation, authorities said. The Passaic County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began investigating Jonathan Quispe, of Wayne, on Jan. 24, after numerous media files depicting child sexual abuse material were shared through a mobile messaging app, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The images and videos showed nude children between the ages of 2 and 12 engaged in sexual acts, Adamo said. Detectives used investigative tools to identify a Wayne res…
Branchburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Branchburg Woman Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 69-year-old Branchburg woman was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15. An investigation into Kathleen Amberg began after the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip about the possession and distribution of files depicting the sexual abuse of minors on an internet service platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Branchburg Township Chief of Police Richard Buck said. On Wed…
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor, Filming Act: Sheriff
A 52-year-old Maryland woman who allegedly sexually abused a minor and filmed it has been arrested following an investigation, authorities announced. Frederick resident Rebecca Wightman was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 14, by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, who executed a search warrant in the 6900 block of Trout Lane amid an ongoing investigation into the assault of a minor. During the investigation, deputies say that multiple electronic devices were seized from the Frederick home as evidence. Wightman was arrested without incident and charged on a warrant with: …
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Washington Twp Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Washington Township man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced this week. On Tuesday, July 15, detectives from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office’s High Tech Crimes Unit and the Washington Township Police Department executed a search warrant at Stephen Goffredo’s residence after child sexual abuse material was traced to his residence, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. The search turned up multiple electronic devices belonging to Goffredo, including a device of the same make and model tha…
Washington Township-Long Valley, NJ
News
Washington Township Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A 71-year-old Washington Township man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 6. On Sunday, July 27, the child said Gregory Rademacher committed multiple acts of sexual contact while he was visiting his residence, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer said. The child said Rademacher showed him a sex toy, authorities said. A search of Rademacher's residence turned up numerous electronic devices that had child sexual abuse …
Ocean City, NJ
News
ICE Detains Ocean City Resident During Child Porn Raid, But Family Says He Wasn't Involved
A man was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a federal raid in New Jersey, even though he was not the subject of the investigation, according to officials and immigrant advocacy groups. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that a search warrant was executed on the 800 block of Asbury Avenue in Ocean City (Cape May County) as part of an ongoing child exploitation investigation on Tuesday, July 29. Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said the warrant stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which identifi…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Retired PA Police Officer Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material, AG Says
A retired Pennsylvania police officer is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, July 23. Peter J. Benedict Jr., 68, of Beaver County, was charged with 11 felony counts — including possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility — after agents searched his home earlier this week, according to AG Sunday. Benedict had served as a police officer in Beaver County and worked as a school resource officer between 2022 and 2023. He retired from law enforcement in 2023. Authorities stressed that th…
Manhasset, NY
News
Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison
A former employee who hid cameras in bathrooms at a Long Island sleep center, recording hundreds of patients – including children – may dodge prison. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 48, pleaded guilty to unlawful surveillance and tampering with physical evidence in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 15. He admitted to planting hidden cameras disguised a smoke detectors inside restrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center in Manhasset. Syamaprasad secretly recorded patients and staff between July 2023 and April 2024, downloading the footage to an SD card after each shift, prosecutors sai…
Catskill, NY
News
Town Of Jewett Rocked By Fraud Investigation; Police Raid Town Hall, Seize Records
A quiet mountain town in Greene County is now at the center of a criminal investigation following a law enforcement raid at Town Hall. Members of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Jewett Town Hall as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent activity on Wednesday, July 2, the agency announced days later. Investigators seized electronic devices, business records, and paper files during the search. The sheriff’s office has not released details on the nature of the allegations, what prompted the warrant, or whether any specific town employees are under …
Silver Spring, MD
News
Silver Spring Peace Corps Official Accused Of Double-Dipping In Federal Fraud Scheme: Feds
A former high-ranking Peace Corps official from Maryland is accused of secretly double-dipping from taxpayers while abusing his federal access in a fraud scheme that netted tens of thousands of dollars, federal prosecutors announced. Evester Edd, 64, of Silver Spring, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, and charged with wire fraud, theft of government funds, and making false statements, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Edd worked as a senior human resources official at the Peace Corps while also allegedly working as a federal contractor. Prosecutors say…
Arlington, VA
News
Pulitzer-Winning Washington Post Journalist Found With Child Porn On Work Laptop: DOJ
A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist is accused of having child porn on his work laptop, federal prosecutors announced Friday, June 27. Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, was arrested on Thursday after FBI agents searched his Washington, DC home and seized multiple electronic devices, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. His first court appearance was held Friday in U.S. District Court in DC. LeGro was charged with possession of child pornography, officials said. Investigators discovered 11 child sexual abuse videos in a folder on LeGro’s work-issued laptop, according to the DOJ…
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Vineland Elementary School Teacher Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old elementary school teacher in Vineland was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Thursday, June 26, authorities said. An investigation into James Adams, a Washington Township resident, began after social media messages containing child sexual abuse material were tracked back to Adams’ residence, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. A search warrant uncovered multiple electronic devices allegedly belonging to Adams, including a device of the same make and model that was linked to the social media messages that contained child sexual abuse material,…
Wolcott, CT
Police & Fire
Wolcott Teen Had Over 300 Child Porn Images At His Home: Police
A Wolcott teen is facing serious charges after police say he had more than 300 files of child pornography on electronic devices at his home. Evan Harris, 19, was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography after he turned himself in to authorities this week, Wolcott Police said. Authorities began investigating after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) sent two tips to Wolcott police on April 30. The tips warned of possible online activity related to the possession and sharing of child sexual abuse materials, officials said. After l…
Edison, NJ
News
Saint Aquinas Teacher Had Sexual Videos Of Student, Secret Footage Of Kids At Malls: Complaint
New details have been released in the arrest of a New Jersey Catholic school Spanish teacher and soccer coach. ** WARNING: Many people may find the following information highly disturbing and upsetting. Reader's discretion is advised ** According to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice, 50-year-old Saint Thomas Aquinas High School teacher Axel Palomares had student/teacher sexual fantasies and was found in possession of a video showing a female high school student in school uniform slightly bent over a teacher's desk last October. Investigators also uncovered numerous photos …
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Victim Injured After Power Bank Starts Fire While Charging Phone At Vassar College Dorm
A lithium-ion battery power bank charging a cell phone sparked a dorm room fire at Vassar College that left a victim injured. The fire broke out around 9:55 p.m. on Monday, April 7, inside Strong House, a dormitory located at 7 North Campus Dr. on the Vassar campus in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Arlington Fire District officials said on Thursday, April 10. Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes of the initial fire alarm activation and found heavy smoke on the second floor of the building. Upon further investigation, they located the source of the fire in a dorm room, wh…
Leesburg, VA
News
'Disturbing' Videos Involving Children Found In Leesburg Man's Possession, Judge Says
A Leesburg man convicted of possessing child pornography has been sentenced to five years behind bars — with a lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender, Loudoun County prosecutors announced. Henri Bladimir Benitez Ramirez, 28, was sentenced in Loudoun County Circuit Court on February 20 to five years in the Virginia Department of Corrections after being found guilty of multiple possession of child pornography offenses. The Leesburg Police Department began investigating Benitez Ramirez in the summer of 2023 after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploi…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Child Porn Seized From Spotsy Man During SWAT Raid, Sheriff Says
A 34-year-old man from Spotsylvania is facing child pornography charges after a tip from a national watchdog led to a raid at his home, authorities said. Robert Yarber was arrested on Monday, March 17, after investigators say he uploaded and stored images of child sexual abuse material on an online account, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. The case began when the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which flagged the possible upload and sharing of the illicit …
Clark, NJ
Police & Fire
Clark Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 48-year-old middle school teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Matthew Serwedes, a Hillsborough resident who teaches Learning, Design, and Technology at Carl Kumpf Middle School, became the center of an investigation following a tip regarding child porn being uploaded on a social media and messaging platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. During a search warrant of Serwedes' home, electronic devices were seized for further forensic analysis, McDonald said alongside County Prosecu…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says
A 22-year-old Bergen County man was arrested last month after making swatting calls to police in Florida, authorities said. Maywood PD In August 2024, officers in south Florida responded to reports of shootings at two different residences, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. One call said a person was shot in the chest and being held hostage, while another call said the caller, later identified as Justin Flavien, shot his sister, authorities said. Once on scene of both incidents, deputies determined the reports were unfounded and no one was injured, police said. Despite Flavien's effo…
Hillsborough, NJ
Police & Fire
Hillsborough Man Chatted With Kids, Sent Out Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Hillsborough man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography last month, authorities said. An investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office was launched into Adam Rose after they received information of child pornography being uploaded on social media platforms, Prosecutor John McDonald said. Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, along with members of the Hillsborough Township Police Department, executed a search warrant at Rose’s residence, seizing electronic devices from the residence for further forensic an…
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fire Outside Home In Peekskill
A lithium-ion battery caused a fire outside a Westchester residence early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, prompting firefighters to issue safety warnings about the potential hazards of these increasingly common power sources. The Peekskill Fire Department responded just after 3 a.m. to a report of a burning scooter outside a home. When crews arrived, they confirmed an active fire with flames up against the structure. Using pressurized water fire extinguishers, firefighters quickly controlled the blaze before it could spread to the building. Upon closer inspection, firefighters determined the …
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Trading, Selling Child Porn Facing 38 Charges In Charles County: Sheriff
A teenager in Maryland is facing dozens of charges for allegedly storing and sharing child pornography that depicted some victims around the age of 10, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) resulted in a 16-year-old being charged on a juvenile offense report with possession and distribution of child pornography. According to the sheriff's office, investigators were initially tipped off in September 2023 by NCMEC through a cloud storage provider, who said that a user was storing illicit files i…
South Windsor, CT
Police & Fire
Child Porn Found At Ex-South Windsor Elementary School Employee's At Home: Police
A 29-year-old former elementary school paraprofessional in Connecticut has been arrested after police say they found child sexual abuse material at his home. Eric J. LeClair, of South Windsor, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 28, after he turned himself in to police following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The investigation began in June after the private messaging app Kik Messenger alerted the Connecticut Center for Digital Investigations about a user suspected of accessing child sexual abuse material. Investigators traced the IP address to LeClair's South Windsor home,…
Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ
Police & Fire
Wrestling Coach From Raritan Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
A 52-year-old Raritan Borough resident and middle school wrestling coach was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Dec. 17, with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Nicholas Cringoli, who works as a paraprofessional with the Franklin Township school district as well as wrestling coach, uploaded images of child exploitation or abuse of a child, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Raritan Borough Chief of Police Thomas Fisher said. A seizure of Cringoli's electronic devices revealed&…
Schenectady, NY
News
Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Ex-Schenectady Resident
A former resident in the region is facing years behind bars after admitting to sending child pornography on a dating app. Tyreik Blackmon, age 30, formerly of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Prosecutors said Blackmon, who also goes by “Elise,” admitted to sending a sexually explicit video and photo of a child to another person via an online dating app in November 2023. Investigators got involved after a good Samaritan contacted law enforcement saying he had met another user of the dating app who, during a conversation about …
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