Police blotter
The following items are based on information from police, unless otherwise noted:
WILLINGBORO
Man Imprisoned For Child Porn Crimes: Craig L. Wyatt, 25, of Willingboro, will serve five years in state prison for coercing a 13-year-old girl into sending him sexually explicit photos of herself. Burlington County Superior Court Judge Terrence R. Cook slapped Wyatt with the prison sentence on Friday. Wyatt pleaded guilty on June 2 to charges of first-degree manufacturing child pornography and third-degree possession of child pornography. He will be required to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and will be subject to parole supervision for life. Wyatt met the 13-year-old girl on Facebook in May 2014. He initially befriended the
victim, who said she was 15, flattering her and sending her affectionate texts. However, after he obtained one or more nude photos of her, he became increasingly threatening. The state’s investigation revealed that, on 10 occasions in May and June of 2014, Wyatt used threats to obtain additional photos of the victim of a more sexually explicit nature. During a series of text messages via cellphone and Facebook, Wyatt repeatedly threatened to either abduct the girl from her home or post the pornographic photos of her that he already possessed on the internet if she did not meet his demands for sexually explicit photos. He said others were going to help him take her away and he was going to impregnate her. After a concerned relative of the victim learned of the threats, the relative contacted the New Jersey State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit, which investigated and arrested Wyatt on Oct. 31, 2014. Detectives seized Wyatt’s cellphone, allegedly discovering 36 sexually explicit images of the victim, 34 saved in his cell phone and two saved in his Facebook account. “Wyatt intimidated his 13-year-old victim and fueled his perverse fantasy by manipulating her into sending him sexually explicit photos of herself,” Colonel Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Friday in a statement. “This predator will now face time behind bars for his despicable crimes.” Wyatt’s five-year prison sentence includes more than four years of parole ineligibility.
EWING
Alleged Copper Thief Busted: Matthew Brecko, 33, of Ewing, was recently arrested on Country Lane in connection with a string of copper wire thefts. The CSX Railroad Police Department had been investigating a string of copper wire thefts occurring on the West Trenton rail line. CSX Police asked Ewing Police for assistance in identifying a suspect they had in some photographs. He was quickly identified as Brecko. CSX and Ewing Police located Brecko and arrested him earlier this week. He was processed, charged with theft and transported to the Mercer County Correction Center pending a bail hearing.
PRINCETON
Burglary Suspect Captured: Bobby Jackson, 54, of Lumberton, was arrested Aug. 31 on burglary charges. He allegedly burglarized United Methodist Church on Vandeventer Avenue. Church staff at 10:26 a.m. Aug. 31 reported a theft of a laptop computer that occurred earlier that morning. Responding patrols determined the subject was still in the area and a search led to the arrest of Jackson on an outstanding warrant from a previous burglary at the same church. He was taken to Princeton Police headquarters, processed, issued several complaint summonses with a pending court date and lodged at the Mercer County Corrections Center.
FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa.
Drug Arrest: A juvenile was arrested on drug charges during a motor vehicle stop last Saturday. During the car stop about 11:50 p.m. Sept. 2, the juvenile driver was found to be in alleged possession of multiple bags of suspected marijuana, a scale used to weigh drugs and $200 in cash. Police did not specify where, exactly, the car stop occurred in the 27-squaremile township, which is located in the southeastern corner of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The juvenile was arrested and transported to Falls Township Police headquarters for processing. He was charged with intent to deliver drugs and other offenses. It was discovered that the juvenile was already on probation for a previous drug arrest. He was processed at the police station and then transported to the juvenile detention center.