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NJ woman charged after attempting to hire hitman to kill Philly officer ex-boyfriend and daughter

(WPHL)– A New Jersey woman has been arrested and charged after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill a Philadelphia Police Officer and his daughter.

According to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, 26-year-old Jaclyn Diiorio was charged on April 4 with two counts of first-degree Attempted Murder, one count of first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and one count of third-degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Diiorio had been plotting to use a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend, a 53-year-old officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, and his 19-year-old daughter.

An informant had come forward to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit on April 3, saying that Diiorio had offered $12,000 to kill both victims.

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According to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, Diiorio had allegedly met with the informant on the 1300 block of North Black Horse Pike in Gloucester Township on April 4, where she gave the informant $500 cash.

Once the money was handed over, Diiorio was immediately taken into custody by the Gloucester Township Police Department Special Response Team.

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During the search of her possessions, police found a bottle of suspected alprazolam (Xanax) pills.

Diiorio is currently in the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ryan Durham of the Camden County
Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-5127. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.

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