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NJ Town's Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials NJ Town's Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials
NJ Town's Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials The police chief of a New Jersey town has officially resigned months after being charged with using law enforcement databases for personal searches and helping someone shoplift, municipal paperwork shows. Former Englishtown Police Chief Peter Cooke Jr., 58, submitted his resignation following a judge’s order of Public Employment Forfeiture, according to a resolution passed by the Englishtown Borough Council on Tuesday, May 28. The resignation came after Cooke was charged in November 2024 with third-degree computer theft and third-degree conspiracy to commit shoplifting, Monmouth County Pros…
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…
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, …