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Police: Rowan University Student Caught In Parking Garage With Pair Of Binoculars Looking Through Dorm Windows

GLASSBORO, N.J. (CBS) -- Glassboro police say a Rowan University student was caught spying on female students. Police say they found Mitchell Merkowsky on the fourth floor of a parking garage on Nov. 6.

*** MALE ARRESTED FOR INVASION OF PRIVACY *** On November 6, 2019 at approximately 9:47 p.m.,, Glassboro police...

Posted by Glassboro Police Department on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Police say Merkowsky had a pair of binoculars and was looking through dorm windows.

Police also learned Merkowsky had been recording students on campus and in the downtown area.

Merkowsky was charged with invasion of privacy and other related charges.

He was taken into custody without incident and is being held at Salem County Jail.

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