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NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors
NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors A New Jersey town's police chief was accused of improperly using law enforcement databases and helping someone shoplift, authorities said. Chief Peter Cooke Jr., 58, the chief in Englishtown, was charged with third-degree computer theft and third-degree conspiracy to commit shoplifting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Investigators said Chief Cooke used a law enforcement database to look up information about two people without "any legitimate law enforcement purpose." The searches happened multiple times between February 2019…
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Officer Who Looked Up People He Knew On Police Database Suspended, Prosecutor Says A Brielle police officer is accused of illegally using police databases to look up people he knew, authorities said. Brian Dreher, 37, of Brick Township, is charged with third-degree computer theft, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12. Dreher faces up to five years in state prison If he's convicted. “Any transgression of this nature by an officer is unacceptable,” Santiago said in a news release. “While this officer’s action is not indicative of the majority of our police officers across Monmouth County, we must continue to hold our officers r…
Ex-Jersey Shore Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Terrorizing Ex-Girlfriend Ex-Jersey Shore Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Terrorizing Ex-Girlfriend
Ex-Jersey Shore Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Terrorizing Ex-Girlfriend A former Sea Bright police officer has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for a series of crimes he committed against an ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Erich A. Bennett, 47, is also permanently barred from ever again holding public employment in the state, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. During a plea hearing that took place in September, Bennett acknowledged that between October 2022 and January 2023, he engaged in a course of conduct that put the victim in fear, to include at one point disabling security cameras …
Former Sea Bright Police Officer Admits Stalking Ex-Girlfriend, Slashing Her Tires: Prosecutor Former Sea Bright Police Officer Admits Stalking Ex-Girlfriend, Slashing Her Tires: Prosecutor
Former Sea Bright Police Officer Admits Stalking Ex-Girlfriend, Slashing Her Tires: Prosecutor A former Sea Bright police officer has admitted to committing a series of crimes against an ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Erich A. Bennett, 47, pleaded guilty to computer theft, criminal mischief, hindering apprehension, and stalking, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. During his plea hearing, Bennett acknowledged that between October 2022 and January 2023, he engaged in conduct that would put the victim in fear. This included disabling security cameras on the exterior of her home and causing damage to her property by slashing her tires …
Cop Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Cop Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Cop Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A patrolman at the Jersey Shore has been arrested and charged with engaging in a pattern of illegal behavior with a teenage girl, authorities said. Kevin Ruditsky, 46, who works in Manalapan Township, is believed to have sent the 16-year-old girl sexually explicit photos and handcuffed her during a traffic stop, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the MCPO Professional Responsibility Unit was initiated earlier this month upon learning that Ruditsky had been sending inappropriate messages and photos to a 16-year-old girl, …
Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG
Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG A town of Boonton police veteran who claimed he’d been harassed because of his role as a union negotiator was captured on surveillance video stealing his own internal affairs records along with computer drives containing department data, state authorities charged. Capt. Stephen Jones, 42, of Toms River, was his department’s officer-in-charge when he removed at least five computer towers, “three of which contained police information, including files on internal affairs matters,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Wednesday, March 8. Jones also stole his own personnel and …
Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts
Accused NJ Hacker Cop Charged With Victimizing More Women, Invaded 2,800 College Email Accounts A former Mount Laurel police officer who was charged with hacking into the social media accounts of an Evesham woman and distributing her nude pictures has been charged with victimizing multiple other women, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, 22, of Delran, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and released Friday afternoon, Dec. 2, following a first appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Evesham Township Police Chief Walt Mil…
Lieutenant Admits Illegally Accessing Police Database For Personal Reasons: Prosecutor Lieutenant Admits Illegally Accessing Police Database For Personal Reasons: Prosecutor
Lieutenant Admits Illegally Accessing Police Database For Personal Reasons: Prosecutor A 27-year veteran of the Freehold Township Police Department has admitted to illegally accessing information from a law-enforcement computer database for personal use, authorities said. Lt. John Todd, 58, pleaded guilty to a count of computer theft during a court hearing on Friday, Sept. 16, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Professional Responsibility and Bias Crime Unit revealed that on Feb. 23, for personal reasons, Todd contacted a police radio dispatcher asking for personal informatio…
Ex-Auto Repair Shop Manager Stole $90K: Prosecutor Ex-Auto Repair Shop Manager Stole $90K: Prosecutor
Ex-Auto Repair Shop Manager Stole $90K: Prosecutor A former manager of an automotive repair shop has been indicted in connection with $90,000 in thefts, authorities said. The thefts allegedly took place over the course of 15 months, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Joshua Chisenhall, 39, was charged with theft by deception and computer theft, Linskey said. A joint investigation by members of the Hazlet Police Department and the MCPO Financial Crimes Bureau determined that the thefts occurred between January 2020 and March 2021 while Chisenhall was employed at the AAMCO on Route 36 South in Hazlet.…
Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says
Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says A former public employee In Middlesex County has been arrested for falsifying tax department records, authorities said. Toni Johnson, 38, of Brick was charged with tampering with public records, falsifying public records and computer theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Johnson, a former Carteret Borough Tax Collection Department employee, was charged after an investigation by Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnson is accused of illegally waiving and removing fees from the departmen…
Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail
Ex-Rutgers Cancer Surgeon Admits To Theft, Sentenced To Jail A former Rutgers professor and director at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was sentenced to 300 days in jail, according to news reports. He was accused of filming women in a workplace bathroom and faced more than 100 invasion of privacy charges, court records show James Goydos, 60,  of East Brunswick pleaded guilty in December to six: burglary charges, in addition to impersonation, official misconduct, possession of an assault weapon and computer theft. He also was also sentenced to four years of probation, during a court hearing on July 7, according to Patch. Goydos, …
Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31 Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31
Authorities: Trio Charged In Hotel Room Burglary, Suffocation Of South Jersey Man, 31 Two South Jersey men have been arrested in last month's killing of a Camden man who was lured into a hotel room to be robbed, authorities said. The victim's stolen debit card was used to buy pizza and items from Amazon, police said. Jawaad Ali, 28, of Lindenwold, and Anthony Sermond-Guyton, 29, of Clayton, were charged with murder, kidnapping, burglary and credit card theft, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener said in a statement. Ali also was charged with desecration of human remains and Sermond-Guyton was charged with identity theft an…