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Bridgeton Police Officer Charged with Stalking

By Lependorf & Silverstein

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A member of the Bridgeton Police Department in New Jersey has been arrested for allegedly stalking and harassing after an incident with a woman who had a restraining order against him. According to The News Of Cumberland County, the officer faces a fourth-degree stalking charge and one charge of harassment, which is a disorderly persons offense in New Jersey. A Cumberland County prosecutor has confirmed that the officer has been suspended from the police department. Under New Jersey Statute 2C:12-10, stalking involves ?repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person,? and ?following, monitoring, observing, surveilling, threatening, or communicating to or about, a person.? Stalking charges may result from a victim feeling emotional distress and mental anguish because of the actions of the defendant...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on March 24, 2011 (boomark / email).