Authorities: NJ Soccer Coach Showed Penis, Sexually Assaulted Player, 11, During Private Lesson
A Morris County youth soccer coach exposed himself and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old player during a private lesson, authorities said Thursday.
Alejandro Almazan, 33, of Pompton Lakes, had the female victim jog with him to a private area within Independence Field in Riverdale on Aug. 9, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said.
There, Almazan "touched her intimate body parts" over her clothing and then pulled up his shorts and showed her his penis, Knapp said in a release with local police.
Almazan -- who was the female victim's coach through the Ramapo Youth Soccer Association -…
Medical Malpractice Suit Settled For $1.28M After Sussex County Woman's Cancer Death
A medical malpractice settlement of more than $1.2 million has been reached nearly four years after the cancer-related death of a Franklin woman, NJ.com reports.
Dina Wyckoff, formerly of Pompton Lakes and Pequannock, died in August 2016 at the age of 34 following a battle with stage IV stomach cancer, her obituary says.
A lawsuit was filed by her husband, Robert Wyckoff, approximately six months later, stating that numerous medical professionals failed to provide proper diagnosis and treatment, the NJ.com article says.
The lawsuit settlement, which totals $1.28 million, was confirme…
Tapping A Vein: Route 208 Continues To Deliver Drug Arrests For Franklin Lakes PD
Franklin Lakes police continued to pick accused offenders off Route 208, including four in a little over a day and a half.
Arrested Saturday and later released pending a hearing on possession of Xanax, pot and drug paraphernalia charges were a Queens couple, Ryan Samtamaria, 20, and Andrea Kearney, 18, Capt. John Bakelaar said.
Officer David Blum, who stopped the pair, made another drug arrest on the highway hours earlier, charging Stephen Smith, 39, of Bushkill, PA with possession of heroin and hypodermic needs, Bakelaar said. Smith was released pending a hearing.
The day before, Officer…
