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Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old former school district employee has been charged in a lewdness investigation in Bergen County, authorities announced.
John C. Stewart, a former substitute teacher in Fair Lawn, is accused of breaking into Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, and masturbating in the hallways, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
During one of the instances, children were present for a summer activity, Musella said on Wednesday, July 9.
Charging documents indicate that Stewart, of Midland Park, also broke into the school on Tuesday, July 8. Th…
NY Man Harassed State Employee In Teaneck Over Action Against His Business, Police Say
A New York man was arrested after allegedly harassing a State of New York employee outside her Teaneck home — retaliating, police say, over an official action she took against his business.
Yair Babayoff, 41, confronted the woman and her husband on Tuesday, June 17, around 10:15 p.m., according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr. The couple had just arrived home on Wyndham Road when they saw Babayoff in the street, blocking their driveway with his car.
Earlier that day, the woman told police that she had received multiple hang-up calls from Babayoff.
During a confrontation outside the c…
Passaic Man’s Excuse For Stolen Car Falls Flat In Lyndhurst, Cops Say
A Passaic man was arrested in Lyndhurst after police say he tried to pass off a stolen Toyota Camry as a friend’s, authorities said.
Quiam Barksdale, 42, was charged with receiving stolen motor vehicle property, a third-degree crime, following an incident late Thursday night, July 3, Lyndhurst Police Capt. Vincent Auteri said.
Around 11:50 p.m., officers responded to a stolen vehicle alert out of Passaic, NJ, and quickly located the unoccupied 2010 Toyota Camry parked behind a lot in the 200 block of Stuyvesant Avenue, authorities said.
Lt. Richard Holicki was the first to arrive on scene,…
