Tag: Official Misconduct

Police Misconduct

New Jersey Police Lieutenant Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Drugs and Making $600K in Suspicious Deposits

Written by cburk

A New Jersey police lieutenant, Kevin T. Matthew, has been indicted on 50 criminal counts for allegedly stealing substantial amounts of narcotics from an evidence room and making approximately $600,000 in suspicious bank deposits. The indictment, announced by the state attorney general’s office, accuses Matthew of removing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl from the Bergen County […]

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