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Steven Vigorito Jr. Original Article10/02/2013By Dan IversPATERSON - A former Woodland Park police officer was sentenced to five years in prison today for attempting to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl.Steven Vigorito Jr., 41, agreed to the ...

That's what Craig Strizzi, a veteran correction officer at the Albany County jail, allegedly told two inmates Wednesday afternoon just before he enlisted them to join him in beating another inmate in the jail's recreation yard. Statements from Strizzi (PDF), the victim and the two inmates charged Monday in the beating shed light on the alleged plot, the lengths Strizzi is accused of going to in an effort to cover up the attack and how it unfolded. "We both talked about how we hated child molesters," Matthew Cahn, one of the inmates charged in the beating, said in his statement to investigators. Strizzi, Cahn and Lauterio Santos are accused of attacking [name withheld], a 20-year-old Albany man held at the jail on charges he raped an 8-year-old boy in Albany's Lincoln Park. "I told Strizzi I would like to get a shot at getting [name withheld] if I could do it without getting into trouble."

A former Ramsey, N.J., police officer was acquitted of child sexual assault Monday, but was convicted of child endangerment. Jeffrey Kimmel, 49, faces up to 10 years in prison following his conviction on Monday, according to a Record of Wooldland Park report. Kimmel was a patrol officer with the Ramsey Police Department. During the trial, prosecutors said Kimmel fondled a 6-year-old girl in a relative's home in 2010. But the defense claimed the girl's "sketchy memory" meant Kimmel should be acquitted on both counts.

Patrick Edward Earwood Original Article07/02/2013By Kim Jarrett Cave Spring Police Chief Jerry Ely said he has fired one of his officers after the man's arrest Monday on sex charges.Patrick Edward Earwood, 31, of 16 Park St. in Cave Spring, is ...

Richard L. Smith Original ArticleThis just goes to show you that the laws are only for specific people. If you are a politician, well known, or rich, then the laws don't apply to you!03/28/2014By Bailey DarrowPUTNAM COUNTY - Former Monterey ald...