Man Caught Recording Customers in Target Dressing Room: Police

Fairfield Police said security officers at the Target store saw Seth C. Pilipski, 35, recording people in the dressing rooms using a cell phone

A New Jersey man was arrested Monday after he was caught recording customers in a Target dressing room, police said.

Fairfield Police said security officers at the Target store saw Seth C. Pilipski, 35, recording people in the dressing rooms using a cell phone. When he was confronted, Pilipski quickly left the store and proceeded on to Route 46 East in a blue Hyundai wagon, police said.

When a police officer caught up with Pilipski in Wayne and questioned him, he denied having a cell phone, according to police. The officer found a cell phone on Pilipski, however, and additionally found a small quantity of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. 

Pilipski was arrested and charged with attempting to invade the privacy of patrons, hindering apprehension and possessing less than 50 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. 

Pilipski was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Newark, N.J. on June 27. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. 

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