Stafford's daily incident reports detail assault, theft and vandalism

STAFFORD, VA – The Stafford County Sheriff's Office released Wednesday's daily incident report detailing several incidents throughout the region.

At Brooke Point High School, 1700 Courthouse Road, a school resource officer was patrolling the cafeteria at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck in the back of the head by a juvenile. Although the deputy was uninjured, criminal charges of assault and battery were filed against police. The juvenile was held in the juvenile detention center on the advice of the juvenile detention center.

At Winding Creek Elementary School, 475 Winding Creek Road, Lt. CM Neuhard was on patrol at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday morning when he was notified of a theft. Staff reported the theft of a dog lawn decoration. According to camera footage, the theft occurred around 5:47 a.m. on Friday

Later that evening at 6:59pm, Deputy SA Fulford responded to another theft call on Ashcroft Drive, where the victim reported her Amazon packages were missing.

JACKSON, NJ - Jackson City Council candidate Hope Drew is running under the slogan "Conservative Common Sense," but an investigation finds she is neither conservative nor common sense.

Drew, a lifelong registered Democrat, is not a “conservative” or a “Republican” according to New Jersey voter registration records, according to state and county voter registration records. Records show she has been a registered Democrat for more than a decade. She did not change her party affiliation to Republican until August.

Her common sense is being questioned because she reportedly hired Tzvi Herman, the former chairman of the Jackson Township Planning Board who resigned amid allegations of political corruption and bribery, to help her with her political campaign.

Herman served as chairman of the Jackson Planning Board until he was asked to resign amid allegations that he solicited bribes from officials, developers and community professionals in exchange for positive results and influence within the board.

Herman is also a Democratic activist who led the Cinderella-style victory campaign for Rabbi Avi Schnall, a Lakewood resident and chairman of Agudath Israel of America in New Jersey, who defeated Republicans for a seat in the New Jersey Assembly last year . Herman is also an editor at Jackson Pulse. This local community magazine came under fire this year for harshly criticizing Christianity and Christmas celebrations in the community and pushing a pro-development agenda in its editorials.

Township officials declined to comment on the matter, with an elected official saying only, "This matter has been brought to our attention and is pending possible investigation and we cannot discuss or comment on it." Mr. Herman is no longer a member of the Planning Board."

Herman was also accused of using his role as editor of the Jackson Pulse to influence support for major developments throughout Jackson. He is also being sued over an alleged conflict over his role in a private school application recently filed before the Planning Board.

Drew has not commented on her alleged connection to Herman or Herman's involvement in her political campaign. However, Shore News Network has confirmed that Herman is standing up for Drew.

It has also been suggested that Herman is working for Drew because he considers her to be "employable", in the sense that if elected, she can be persuaded to support Herman's plans for the future. Sources confirmed this week that Herman has pushed for a bloc vote for Drew in the November election, and Drew knows she needs the community's votes to win in November.

Jersey City, NJ – An 18-year-old man was arrested after a recording device was discovered hidden in a public restroom at Newport Mall. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit announced the arrest following an investigation into the incident.

Andy Cardenas, a Jersey City resident, was taken into custody for invasion of privacy and violation of NJSA 2C:14-9b(1), a felony of the third degree. He was arrested Tuesday at the district attorney's office in Secaucus and released on a summons. His first court hearing is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd.

The incident came to light on Friday, August 9, when a woman using the family restroom on the first floor of JCPenney discovered the device. The Special Victims Unit immediately took over the investigation and identified Cardenas as a suspect. During the analysis of the device, several electronic and digital files containing images from various unidentified toilets were discovered. The public's assistance is requested to identify the locations of these toilets, as shown in the photos provided.

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's investigation is ongoing