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Ex-Bergen Yeshiva Teacher Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case
A former teacher at a Paramus Yeshiva who worked with youth in Teaneck has pleaded guilty to child pornography and exploitation charges, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
The ex-Yeshivat Noam teacher, 27-year-old Evan Zauder, used the Internet to entice a 14 to 15-year old in New Jersey to engage in sexual activity two times between April and November of 2011, prosecutors said. Between December 2010 and May 2011, he also amassed a collection of hundreds of videos and pictures showing child pornography stored on four devices seized during an FBI search of his Manhattan apartment in May.
Cops: Los Angeles Dodgers Coach Burglarized by Ex-Employee
An ex-employee of former Los Angeles Dodgers player and current coach, Garett Teel, was arrested Tuesday on charges thatthe 22-year-old Hawthorne man stole $25,000, according to Wyckoff Police.
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Ridgewood Woman Accused of Threatening to Shoot Medical Office Staffer
A 62-year-old village woman is facing terroristic threat charges for allegedly threatening to shoot a doctor's office employee on Friday.
Sherryl Piroso phoned a Ridgewood Avenue doctor's office at approximately 11:30 a.m. and said she would "get a gun and shoot her," Ridgewood Police Det. Chris McDowell told Patch.
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Zoeller Resigns As Westwood Regional Superintendent
Dr. Geoffrey Zoeller, the superintendent ofWestwood Regional Schools, resigned from his position effective April 25 via a letter to the school board. The board unanimously voted to accept his resignation at their meeting Thursday.
Zoeller had been criticized by many for taking home a school-owned truck and generator for Hurricane Sandy, then leaving them there while away on vacation in Florida.
'Hunger Games' Crew Filming Flick in Oakland
A production company was filming a movie in Oakland Friday, officials confirmed.
The filming was taking place somewhere in the woods of Ramapo Mountain State Park off Skyline Drive.
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