High School Sexting Scandal, Heroin Surprise Top Bergen County News
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Nude Photo Scandal at RHS Highlights Dangers of Social Media, Superintendent Says
School Superintendent Daniel Fishbein held a news conference Thursday to address a nude photo scandal that rocked Ridgewood High School this week.
He suggested the community use the scandal involving the distribution of nude photos of high school girls through social media as a teaching opportunity.
Police: Burglar Had 30 Bags of Heroin Up His Butt
A Glen Rock man booked on burglary and drug charges in Fair Lawn had a surprise for prison officers who searched him later at the county jail, police said.
Teen Charged in Teaneck Dunkin' Donuts Robbery
A 16-year-old former Teaneck High School student turned himself in Wednesday and was charged in the armed robbery at a Teaneck Dunkin' Donuts, Police Chief Robert Wilson announced Thursday.
In a video released earlier in the week the assailant is seen chasing a store cashier around a counter at the T-State Plaza eatery just before midnight on Sunday.
Donovan Touts Shared Services in County Address
County Executive Kathleen Donovan outlined her vision to cut spending by pushing for greater cooperation between county and municipal government Thursday in her state of the county address.
Man Attempts to Sell Stolen Car on Craigslist Twice
A man who cops say sold a stolen car on Craigslist, and then re-listed it on the website after it was stolen from the original buyer, was arrested in Mahwah Wednesday afternoon after police noticed an irregularity in the car’s license plate.