Chief Investigative Reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism.

new jersey
Dec 6, 2012

NJ Cop Indicted in Luring of 12-Year-Old Girl

NJ Cop Indicted in Luring of 12-Year-Old Girl

A former northern New Jersey police officer has been indicted for the attempted sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl he met while assisting her family in an unrelated police matter.

child cannibalism
Nov 21, 2012

Feds: NJ Man Had Fantasies About Child Cannibalism

Feds: NJ Man Had Fantasies About Child Cannibalism

A Sussex County man charged with luring a teenager for sex and possession of child pornography is also accused by federal authorities of discussing his fantasies of kidnapping, raping and eating children with...

new jersey
Sep 24, 2012

PHOTOS: NJ T-Mobile Robbers Stole $25K in Phones

PHOTOS: NJ T-Mobile Robbers Stole $25K in Phones

Police have released surveillance photos of the suspects in the New Jersey T-Mobile store robbery last week in which $25,000 worth of cell phones were stolen.

new jersey
Sep 21, 2012

Robbers Tie Up Workers, Flee With Phones

Robbers Tie Up Workers, Flee With Phones

Police in Linden, N.J. are searching for a trio of robbers who made off with more than $25,000 worth of cell phones from a T-Mobile store.

new jersey
Sep 17, 2012

Prosecutors: Paterson Cop Planted Drugs on Man

Prosecutors: Paterson Cop Planted Drugs on Man

A vteran northern New Jersey police officer has turned himself in on charges that he conspired to plant drugs on a man and falsely arrested him earlier this year.

shootings
Sep 12, 2012

2 Shot in Newark Liquor Store

2 Shot in Newark Liquor Store

Two people were shot inside a liquor store in Newark Tuesday night, police said.

erica depalo new jersey teacher
Sep 1, 2012

NJ Teacher Had Sex with Student: Prosecutor

NJ Teacher Had Sex with Student: Prosecutor

A woman who was named Essex County's "Teacher of the Year" in 2011 is now accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student.

Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem
Aug 30, 2012

NJ Dad Accused of Baby's Bridge Death Testifies

NJ Dad Accused of Baby's Bridge Death Testifies

A man accused of throwing his 3-month-old daughter off a New Jersey bridge testified at his murder trial Thursday that the child was already dead when he tossed her into the Raritan River.

Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem
Aug 29, 2012

Jury in Baby's Bridge Death Hears from Child's Mom

Jury in Baby's Bridge Death Hears from Child's Mom

Jurors in the murder trial of a man accused of throwing his 3-month-old daughter off a bridge heard testimony Wednesday from the baby's mother, who described their troubled relationship and discussed an...

new jersey
Aug 29, 2012

I-Team: NJ Man Accused of Sexually Abusing, Filming Kids

I-Team: NJ Man Accused of Sexually Abusing, Filming Kids

Residents of Watchung, a quiet Northern New Jersey town, were shocked to learn one of their neighbors was accused of secretly videotaping boys inside a restroom at the Land of Make Believe, a popular family...

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Documents
Mets Bullpen Catcher Arrested for DUI

Mets Bullpen Catcher Arrested for DUI

Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Florida after crashing into a fountain at a traffic circle and flipping his car.

Hacker Ringleader Worked from NYC Projects

Hacker Ringleader Worked from NYC Projects

A group of expert hackers that attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals — turned against...

EXCLUSIVE: Accused Cop Killer Speaks

EXCLUSIVE: Accused Cop Killer Speaks

News 4's I-Team has obtained a videotape in which Lamont Pride confesses to firing the bullet that struck NYPD Officer Peter Figoski point-blank in the face. His attorney declined to comment. Jonathan...

Accused Cop Killer: It Went Wrong, I'm Sorry

Accused Cop Killer: It Went Wrong, I'm Sorry

Accused cop killer Lamont Pride told detectives the day after the shooting of Officer Peter Figoski that he was sorry for what happened and that he didn't want to kill a cop, according to police documents.

The Accused Killer in His Own Words

The Accused Killer in His Own Words

NBC New York's Jonathan Dienst has exclusively obtained a partial transcript of the confession that police say Levi Aron gave authorities during questioning for allegedly killing an 8-year-old boy.

Autopsy: Boy Drugged Before He Was Killed

Autopsy: Boy Drugged Before He Was Killed

Jonathan Dienst reports.

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Mob Busts
Mob Associate Arrested After Mobster-Turned-Informant Kills Self

Mob Associate Arrested After Mobster-Turned-Informant Kills Self

A mobster-turned-FBI-informant who is believed to have carried out a killing while helping the FBI track Mafiosos from Boston to Philadelphia was found dead in a New Jersey hotel last month. And now New...

Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Penalty

Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Penalty

A well-groomed New York City mobster has avoided getting the death penalty for ordering a gangland hit.

Feds: Mob Recruited Immigrant Strippers

Feds: Mob Recruited Immigrant Strippers

Federal prosecutors say they've broken up a mob-run ring that recruited women from Russia and other Eastern European countries to dance at Long Island and Queens strip clubs.

Four Bonanno Mobsters Busted in NYC: Feds

Four Bonanno Mobsters Busted in NYC: Feds

DEA and FBI agents arrested four members of the Bonanno organized crime family early Friday for alleged crimes that include racketeering, gambling and drug sales. The father of a "Mob Wives" reality show star...

FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest NY Mafia Bust Ever

FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest NY Mafia Bust Ever

Epic bust marks "largest single day operation" against organized crime.

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