Former Principal Burglarized, Peered Into South Jersey Homes: Police

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ — A former school administrator spent months peering into Camden County windows and tried to a rob a woman in her home, officials said.

Winslow Township and Pitman Boro Police arrested Danny McEaddy, 39, in August for peering into a window, a news release said. McEaddy has worked at schools in South Jersey and across the river in Philadelphia, multiple news sources report.

Police had been investigating a reported "peeping Tom" in the Sicklerville area for several months. Police linked McEaddy to past peeping incidents and a break-in in that section of Winslow Township, a news release said. Officials say there may be more victims.

McEaddy was principal at Hillcrest Elementary School in Upper Darby, PA according to Philly TV stations FOX 29 and NBC 10. A source also told NBC 10 and NJ 101.5 that McEaddy had worked in Camden for a brief time, at Freedom Charter School. He faces one charge of second-degree burglary and three counts of fourth-degree peering into windows, a news release from Winslow Township Police said.

A judge rejected McEaddy's request for release during a detention hearing Wednesday, according to NBC 10.

In February, a Sicklerville resident reported that an unknown subject got into her home, and tried to force her into her bedroom with him. The man grabbed her by the upper body after watching her unload groceries, a report said. The resident called police, and the suspect fled before officers arrived, Winslow Township police said.

In May, that resident reported seeing the same suspect outside her window again. The suspect left the area before police arrived.

And in August, police say, the same suspect was peering into "numerous residences" around Sicklerville. This is when police arrested McEaddy and connected him with previous instances, township police said.

Anyone else who believes they are a victim of window peering may contact Detective J. Wyld at 609-567-0700, ext. 1200 or jwyld@winslowpd.com.