Chief James C. Debbie, who served as the Union County Police Department’s chief from 2017 until his retirement in January 2023, faced multiple allegations of misconduct. In a lawsuit filed in 2022, he was accused of ordering an officer to alter a police report to protect a county employee involved in illicit activities. Additionally, he was alleged to have fostered an ‘old boys club’ culture within the department, where favored officers reportedly engaged in serious misconduct, including having sex on duty, drunk driving, engaging in prostitution, and perjury, without facing appropriate disciplinary actions. Despite these allegations, Debbie retired with a full pension of $177,251 per year. ([nj1015.com](https://nj1015.com/nj-police-chief-accused-of-corruption-retires-with-177k-yearly-pension/?utm_source=openai))
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