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Little girl, 12, kills herself after endless bullying: Parents fight back, file lawsuit against school and staff a year later

 Little girl, 12, kills herself after endless bullying: Parents fight back, file lawsuit against school and staff a year later
Juveniles

The parents of a New Jersey who killed herself filed a lawsuit against the Rockaway Township Board of Education on Tuesday after alleging the school did nothing to protect their daughter from incessant bullying. ABC7 reports the Mallory Grossman, 12, committed suicide on June 14, 2017. According to court documents, Mallory endured “ongoing and systematic bullying” while enrolled at Copeland …

Apple employee’s six-figure embezzlement plot busted after sexy lingerie raises red flags
White Collar Crime
June 2, 2018

Apple employee’s six-figure embezzlement plot busted after sexy lingerie raises red flags

An ex-Apple employee will spend three years behind bars after perpetrating a brazen plot to steal nearly a quarter of a million dollars from her employer. While 42-year-old Toni Ann Branca spent much of the embezzled money on personal items, it was a series of lingerie purchases that initially raised red flags for investigators. According …

[VIDEO] Cop on beach appears to punch underage drinking suspect in the head
Police
May 27, 2018

[VIDEO] Cop on beach appears to punch underage drinking suspect in the head

A Memorial Day weekend trip to a New Jersey beach placed one Pennsylvania woman at the center of the latest case of alleged police brutality caught on video. As WPVI reported, 20-year-old Emily Weinman, of Philadelphia, was on a beach in Wildwood, N.J., when officers attempted to detain her on suspicion of criminal conduct including …

UPDATE: Three New Jersey teens found safe days after allegedly vanishing with $8,000
Missing
May 14, 2018

UPDATE: Three New Jersey teens found safe days after allegedly vanishing with $8,000

Three New Jersey teens who disappeared last week were reportedly found safe over the weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Bloomfield police announced Saturday that Ulises Yance, 16, Alex Lopez, 15, and Alexa Arenas, 16, were found safe but declined to provide additional details at this point in time. Alexa’s father, Carlos Arenas, told NJ.com that the teens had taken …

Mystery pooper at high school football field was superintendent, cops say
School Crimes
May 3, 2018

Mystery pooper at high school football field was superintendent, cops say

The superintendent of a New Jersey school district was arrested Monday after being caught defecating on a high school football field, police said. Per NJ.com, Holmdel police said surveillance was implemented after human feces was found “on a daily basis.” Kenilworth school superintendent Thomas Tramaglini, 42, reportedly lives about three miles from Holmdel High School. He was spotted running …

Authorities ID toddler remains found in discarded suitcase, arrest father: Cops
Family Crime
April 24, 2018

Authorities ID toddler remains found in discarded suitcase, arrest father: Cops

Authorities in New Jersey have identified the young girl’s body found in a suitcase near a train station earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the toddler’s remains were discovered on April 11 under a bridge near the Journal Square Transportation Center. Though initial estimates placed the girl’s age at about 10 months, authorities now …

Trooper stops unsuspecting female drivers, harasses them in effort to get their phone numbers: Prosecutors
Police
April 20, 2018

Trooper stops unsuspecting female drivers, harasses them in effort to get their phone numbers: Prosecutors

A New Jersey state trooper is accused of pulling over two women and threatening to arrest them if they didn’t give him their number. In a statement issued to The Press of Atlantic City, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that Eric Richardson, 32, is facing various charges, including official misconduct, criminal coercion, and tampering with …

High school teacher offers students better grades in exchange for penis photos: Cops
School Crimes
January 26, 2018

High school teacher offers students better grades in exchange for penis photos: Cops

A Spanish teacher in Passaic, New Jersey, is accused of offering two teen students a better grade if they provided him with pictures of their penises. According to NorthJersey.com, a Passaic High School student, identified only as Ro.C., claimed he agreed to Jose Maria’s request to send a picture of his privates in an exchange for …