June 8,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that a North Pleasant Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report he was the victim of an attempted theft by extortion. The victim reported engaging in a conversation with a party on Facebook messenger through a video chat which he later learned was videotaped without consent. The actor then demanded money or the video would be made public. Facebook was notified of the attempted extortion and they are investigating the incident.
