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Lavallette Police Had To Use Personal Cell Phones; Lacked Tasers, Radar, Body Armor: Prosecutor Lavallette Police Had To Use Personal Cell Phones; Lacked Tasers, Radar, Body Armor: Prosecutor
Lavallette Police Had To Use Personal Cell Phones; Lacked Tasers, Radar, Body Armor: Prosecutor A probe by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office found that the Lavallette Police Department did incomplete background checks on new hires and required officers to use their own cell phones on emergency calls. The latter was due to a faulty radio system at the police station, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, who took command of the department during the 10-month review. A total of 25 deficiencies were corrected in the past year, but at least eight remain, the lengthy report said. The report by the prosecutor, released on Friday, March 24, also found a co-mingling o…