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October 1, 2020 | 2:19 p.m
Romeo Sanchez
Paramus Police Department
A creepy handyman admitted to hiding cameras in bathrooms in homes in Paramus and Wayne, NJ, police said.
Romeo Sanchez, 47, of West New York, was arrested by Paramus police on September 17 for invasion of privacy after a homeowner who hired him to install a window discovered a suspicious device in her bathroom in late August. reports WABC.
The device, which police said was set in a bathroom wall, was later determined to be a micro camera fitted with a memory card, the station reports.
The homeowner saw the device plugged into an outlet in the bathroom and knew it “didn’t belong to her,” Paramus Police Detective Mark Pinajian told CBS New York.
The victim then saw clips on the device showing herself and her bathroom and another location, Pinajian said.
Investigators set out to track down Sanchez, a married father who admitted to installing the camera at Paramus’s home – and claimed he intended to retrieve it when he got back to finish the job, police said with.
The other location caught on camera was a bathroom at a home in Wayne where Sanchez was also hired for a job, police said.
No children were present at either house and there is no evidence that Sanchez distributed the video, CBS New York reported.
“As far as we can see, he’s not a licensed contractor,” Pinajian said. “He’s like a handyman, doing small, occasional jobs, and he’s been referred to other people. That’s how he got into business.”
The investigation into the Wayne home is being conducted by investigators there, Paramus Police said. Wayne Police have not returned a message seeking comment on the case, NorthJersey.com reported.
Sanchez, who faced up to a year in prison, was released pending trial, NJ.com reports.
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