Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor

A police officer in Sussex County has been charged in an on-duty theft, authorities said.

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09/28/2023 9:54 a.m.

Konstantinos Protogeropoulos, 26, a Hardyston police officer, stole a "certain movable property valued at $1,225," Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said.

Taggart did not say what the item was, but that he knowingly deprived that person thereof on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

Protogeropoulos was charged with third-degree theft and second-degree official misconduct, Taggart said on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

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