Former Toms River Fire Official Arrested In Florida

Ex-NJ cop and fire chief arrested in Florida, accused of groping firefighters

A former New Jersey fire chief and retired police officer has been arrested in Florida on charges of criminal sexual contact and official misconduct, nearly nine months after multiple firefighters accused him of subjecting them to abuse under the pretense of training. Robert Sinnott Jr., formerly of Toms River and now a resident of Cape Coral, on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is accused of forcing firefighters at the Silverton Volunteer Fire Company int…

Former Toms River Fire Official Arrested In Florida

OCEAN COUNTY — A former local fire official accused in multiple civil lawsuits of sexually abusing minors has been arrested in Florida and is awaiting extradition, authorities said. Robert “Bob” M. Sinnott Jr., 52, was taken into custody by Cape Coral Police and booked into the Lee County Jail at 11:28 a.m. on December 4, according to jail records. He is being held without bond on an “out of state fugitive from justice” charge. Records list his …