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A grand jury in Hackensack earlier this month returned indictments against fugitive Paul Doyle (above) and Butler resident John Szkapiak, who Englewood police said had two buckets filled with $500 in cash outside the ShopRite in the downtown Palisade Court shopping center on Aug. 3.
Both were wearing camouflage pants at a table they’d set up, complete with an American flag draped over it and Wounded Warrior Project brochures on display, Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time.
“They also had 501(C)(3) literature displayed, giving the impression to the public that they were a legitimate solicitor for the WWP,” Torell said.
They didn’t have a permit or permission — and admitted that “they were in no way connected” to the popular charity, he said.
The officers issued summonses and seized all of the cash and property, Torell said.
Detectives confirmed that neither man was affiliated with the WWP and that the two had recently pulled similar scams throughout New Jersey, he said. They then obtained arrest warrants alleging theft by deception and wrongful impersonation and arrested Szkapiak at his home in late August.
Szkapiak posted $15,000 bail on Nov. 21 (reduced from $25,000) and was released from the Bergen County Jail.
Torell asked that anyone who sees Doyle, or knows where to find him, call Englewood police: (201) 568-2711
PHOTO: Courtesy ENGLEWOOD PD
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