New Jersey

Body of missing 11-year-old girl found behind her apartment just hours after she was reported missing, being investigated as homicide

 Body of missing 11-year-old girl found behind her apartment just hours after she was reported missing, being investigated as homicide
Child Abuse

Investigators recovered the body of a Keansburg, New Jersey, girl behind her apartment building just hours after she was reported missing, according to NJ.com. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday afternoon that the body of Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith was found behind the Hancock Arms Apartments, where Smith lived with her mother. The 11-year-old was last seen in the …

Two daycare workers accused of running a ‘fight club’ for children; parents sue
Child Abuse
June 20, 2017

Two daycare workers accused of running a ‘fight club’ for children; parents sue

The parents of a 4-year-old boy are suing two New Jersey daycare workers who reportedly made children participate in a Fight Club inspired incident on at least one occasion in 2015. NJ Advance Media reports that in 2015, Erica Kenny (pictured left), 22, and Chanese White (pictured right), 28, were charged with fourth-degree child abuse after reportedly …

Beware of the cat! Bobcat traps mom and two kids inside home
Animal Crimes
June 9, 2017

Beware of the cat! Bobcat traps mom and two kids inside home

A mom and her two young children feel lucky to be alive after a bobcat trapped them in the Washington Township, New Jersey, home on Wednesday. NJ.com reports that authorities responded to a call from a frantic mother inside a home off of East Mill Road at a little before 6 p.m. According to Sgt. Robert …

Police: High school teacher took “upskirt” videos of several students
Teacher Scandals
May 31, 2017

Police: High school teacher took “upskirt” videos of several students

A Medford Township, New Jersey, chemistry teacher is facing several charges for supposedly taking “upskirt” videos of his high school students. According to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Eric Howell, 43, of Maple Shade, allegedly captured the illicit footage by concealing a camera in a coconut water box located in the side of his …

50-year-old sex offender rapes, impregnates 12-year-old
Sex Offenders
May 23, 2017

50-year-old sex offender rapes, impregnates 12-year-old

A convicted sex offender who impregnated a 12-year-old girl was sentenced to an additional 20 years behind bars on Friday. NJ.com reported that Jose Anthony Caracciolo, of New York City, was already serving a 25-year sentence in federal prison for taking the girl from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and raping her in July 2012. The …

New Jersey florist accused of stealing flowers off graves
Weird Crime
April 28, 2017

New Jersey florist accused of stealing flowers off graves

A Riverdale, New Jersey, flower shop owner was arrested Monday night after a video allegedly captured her taking plants and flowers from a cemetery. For the past several months, the Riverdale Police Department supposedly received multiple reports involving missing plants and items at the First Reformed Church Cemetery. Police replaced two of the plants on April …