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Delayed ID, missed arrest, downgraded charge: How Piccolo avoided jail for months

April 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM ET

Fred Piccolo Jr., the former New College communications director accused multiple times of indecent exposure, avoided arrest for months due to identification delays, a missed …

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