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Spring Valley, NY
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2 Busted For Trying To Exploit Children Over Internet In Clarkstown: Police
Two suspects accused of trying to exploit children online, including an 18-year-old man, have been arrested in Rockland County as part of a joint law enforcement operation, authorities announced. The arrests happened following a targeted operation conducted on Wednesday, June 4 by the Clarkstown Police Department and New York State Police, Clarkstown Police announced on Tuesday, June 10. The operation focused on tracking down individuals involved in the online exploitation of minors. Investigators used cyber tactics to identify and intercept suspects attempting to contact children thr…
National Interest
Morris Knolls Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Morris County high school teacher has been arrested on accusations she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old child she'd been tutoring, officials said. Alyssa Perry, of Rockaway Township, a teacher at Morris Knolls High School, became the center of an investigation when school administrators reported her inappropriate behavior to Denville police in March, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Perry, who is suspended from the school, was charged on Friday, June 6, with two counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. At Morri…
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark Man Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a juvenile last month, authorities said. Palisades Park police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Monday, June 2, regarding an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile in the borough, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Thus began an investigation into Emerson D. Perez Garcia, which found he did sexually assault a juvenile in May, Musella said. He was arrested on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, …
Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
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Browns Mills Man Thought He'd Get Sex With 12-Year-Old — Then He Was Arrested: AG
A 36-year-old Brown Mills man was charged on Friday, June 6, after he tried to arrange sex with a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. On Monday, April 7, a police officer officer posing as the mother of a 12-year-old girl was contacted on a dating app by Lockwood, and they began exchanging messages, Platkin said. Lockwood told the "woman" he was into taboo sex, saying, "Daddy daughter is my favorite. Uncle niece fun too." When the undercover officer told Lockwood her daughter was 12 years old, Lockwood requested pictures, Platkin said. Over the next month, Lockwood repeatedly asked to mee…
Ansonia, CT
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3-Year-Old Needed Surgery After Ansonia School Arm Injury; New Haven Teacher Charged: Police
A 32-year-old Connecticut woman was arrested after police say she hurt a child's arm so badly that they needed surgery. Mary Durso-Smith, of New Haven, was arrested on Wednesday, June 4, following an incident at Mead School in Ansonia on March 25, police said. Ansonia police said they decided to press charges after reviewing a security video that shows the injury "was not accidental." Authorities plan to release that video at a later date. The video shows Durso-Smith, a pre-K special education teacher, drag the child after they tried to go up a slide incorrectly. She then…
National Interest
Riverhead Teacher, Coach Lured Underage Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says
Charging documents reveal chilling new details in the case of a former Long Island teacher accused of soliciting nude photos from underage girls. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was indicted for promoting a sexual performance by a child and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 4. A New York State Police investigation found that McCaffery – a former Riverhead High School teacher and coach – posed as a teenage boy in order to chat with numerous underage girls on Snapchat, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. He sent images of his exposed genitals and requested nu…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Hotel Horror: Coram Man Beat, Stabbed, Strangled Girlfriend As Her Child Watched, DA Says
A Long Island mother was left with serious injuries following a brutal beating at the hands of her boyfriend, prosecutors alleged. A 33-year-old Coram man, whose name was withheld to protect the victim’s identity, was arraigned on strangulation, assault, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 4. The horrifying incident unfolded on the night of Saturday, May 3, during a stay at a Holtsville hotel. The couple began arguing, and the man punched the victim repeatedly in the head and body in front of her 15-year-old child, who has developmental disabilities, according to …
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Had Physical Contact With 3 Arlington HS Students, Gets Forcible Touching Charge: Cops
A 68-year-old man is facing criminal charges after allegedly having inappropriate physical contact with three students at a Dutchess County high school during the 2024–2025 school year, authorities announced. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Robert J. Siniscalchi of Hyde Park was arrested on Tuesday, June 3, following a month-long investigation by Sheriff’s Office Detectives in conjunction with the Arlington Central School District. According to investigators, Siniscalchi is accused of engaging in inappropriate physical contact with three Arlington High School students. To pr…
Jersey City, NJ
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Drunk Jersey City Parents Left Young Kids Home Alone While They Drank In Beach Town: Cops
Two New Jersey parents were arrested and charged after they left their kids- including a 1-year-old- home alone in a beach town over Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said. Felix Rodriguez, 43 and Lydia Monterrosa, 38, of Jersey City, left two children, ages 8 and 1, at a home in Brigantine on Sunday, May 25, Brigantine police said. At 8:45 p.m., police were flagged down and alerted to the two children in the home on the 4900 block of Harbor Beach Boulevard, officers said. Officers found the children and called the parents, learning they were not at home nor were they nearby, police said. …
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Woman Hid Marijuana On Child's Back To Smuggle It Into Green Haven Prison: Police
A Texas woman is facing charges in the Hudson Valley after allegedly using her child to smuggle marijuana into a New York state prison, police said. Christina C. Miranda, 24, of Weslaco, Texas, was arrested on Saturday, May 24, after she was caught allegedly bringing approximately 63 grams of marijuana into Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, May 27. Authorities say Miranda hid the marijuana on her child’s back during a visit to the facility. Troopers responded to the prison after receiving a report that a visitor may have br…
Clifton, NJ
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Clifton Man Guilty Of Using Messenger Service To Meet Kids For Sex: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Clifton man was convicted on Friday, May 23, after he used a messenger service to make plans to meet children for sex in Morris County, authorities said. Brian Stewart was convicted of three counts of luring, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, attempted endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of attempted aggravated sexual assault following a three-day trial, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Boonton Township Chief of Police Thomas Cacciabeve said. In March 2024, Brian Stewart engaged…
Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Stafford Man Shot Daughter While Cleaning Gun: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old Stafford Township man was arrested and charged after he shot his daughter while cleaning his gun on Saturday, May 24, authorities said. At 2 p.m., Stafford Township police responded to a Southern Ocean Medical Center in response to a 911 call about a 13-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the right side of her torso, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Edgar Baerga was cleaning his firearm at his residence when the gun went off, striking his daughter, Billhimer said. Baerga drove his daughter to the hospital before calling police, Bill…
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