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Jersey Shore Detective Failed To Surrender Guns Under Court Order: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Detective Failed To Surrender Guns Under Court Order: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Detective Failed To Surrender Guns Under Court Order: Prosecutor A detective from the Jersey Shore was found to have violated a court order by not surrendering personal guns, authorities said. Matthew Curtis, 47, of Little Egg Harbor Township, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on charges of providing a false report, contempt and a weapons charge, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. ALSO SEE: Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen, Ocean Prosecutor Says  An investigation revealed that Curtis — a detective with the Island Heights Police Department – was required to sur…

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NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor
NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor A 47-year-old police detective from the Jersey Shore was required to sell handguns due to a restraining order, authorities said. And in 2022, Matthew Curtis signed paperwork saying he did, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. But months later, when some of his guns were stolen out of his car in Little Egg Harbor, the Island Heights detective filed a police report saying that one of the firearms he had claimed he sold was among the items stolen, Billhimer said. Curtis — who once helped deliver a baby — was subsequently charged on Monday, Feb. 13 with with…

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by Jon Craig