FORT LEE — A 54-year-old Rockland County man was arrested Monday and charged with invasion of privacy for peeking into the windows of a Bergen Boulevard motel and trying to snap cell phone photos of naked couples, including a man and a woman having sex, authorities said.
Nachman Breier, of Spring Valley, N.Y., was caught on a security camera video recording at the Skyview Motel, said Police Capt. Patrick Kissane.
Breier, who was described as a married man who works as a beverage deliveryman, had peered into windows at the motel at least two times last week and photographed couples in the rooms, Kissane said in a statement.
Breier was charged in a summons with invasion of privacy and released on his own recognizance Kissane said.
Officers were called to the Skyview motel around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, the captain said.
One motel guest told police that a man, later identified as Breier, had opened the window of his room and took photos with a cell phone while the guest and his wife were naked inside the room, Kissane said.
The man was driving a dark-colored minivan and had just driven away, the guest told police.
A motel employee said another guest had reported a similar incident.
The second couple had been engaged in sexual acts when Breier opened the window to their room and moved the curtain inside, the captain said. He tried to take photos but ran away when one of the guests noticed him, police said.
The guest said he saw the man get into a black Toyota Sienna with a New York Volunteer Ambulance Service license plate.
Police believe Breier may have committed similar crimes elsewhere in Bergen and Rockland counties, Kissane said.
The captain asked anyone with information to call Fort Lee detectives at 201-592-3510.
A driver and former chef for New Square’s grand rabbi David Twersky faces charges for allegedly taking surreptitious cell phone photos of nude couples in a Bergen County, New Jersey, motel.
Officers in Fort Lee arrested Nachman Breier Monday night on a charge of third-degree invasion of privacy. The arrest comes following an investigation into a prowler reportedly looking into windows at the Skyview Motel on Bergen Boulevard early on the morning of May 18, Fort Lee police said in a news release.
Breier, 54, lives in Monsey and is part of the Skverer Hasidic sect, which is based in New Square and led by Twersky.
Multiple sources, including two New Square residents and one former resident , told The Journal News that Breier served as Twersky’s cook for more than 20 years and is still among a small group of followers chosen to drive the grand rabbi to special events. Breier’s brother, Herschel, also worked for years in Twersky’s home as a house manager and aide.
Nachman Breier, who police identified as a beverage deliveryman, is suspected in similar incidents in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York, according to a statement released by Deputy Chief Timothy Ford.
Calls to Breier’s home were not immediately returned.
One motel guest told officers that an unknown man opened the hotel room window and took cell phone photos of him and his wife while they were naked. Another couple told officers that a man opened the window to their room, moved the curtain to the side and reached into the room attempting to photograph them as they were engaged in sexual activity, police said.
The man ran off when spotted, police said.
A man later identified as Nachman Breier was seen driving off in a black Toyota Sienna minivan with a New York Volunteer Ambulance Service license plate, police said.
Anybody with additional information related to the case is asked to call the Fort Lee Police Department Detective Bureau at 201-592-3510.