25-Year-Old Paterson Man, Employed As A Police Officer, Was Charged Yesterday With Shoplifting
Friday, August 23, 2024, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- Yesterday, a 25-year-old Paterson, New Jersey man who is employed as a Paterson Police Officer was taken into custody and formally charged with in connection with a shoplifting incident while he was working a security detail at Marshals Department Store.
According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Jeury DeJesus-Rodriguez, 25, was taken into custody on Wednesday, August 22, 2024, at the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office in Totowa, New Jersey, and formally charged by Detectives with third-degree Official Misconduct; and a Disorderly Persons Offense of Shoplifting.
DeJesus-Rodriguez was processed on the charges and released on a summons pending his first appearance, scheduled for September 9, 2024, in Passaic County Central Judicial Processing Court.
Investigation
A joint investigation by Detectives of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit and the Paterson Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division determined that DeJesus-Rodriguez, while employed as a police officer with the Paterson Police Department, worked an overtime shift providing security for the Marshalls store in Paterson, New Jersey.
While working, DeJesus-Rodriguez shoplifted several clothing items by taking them into an employee bathroom and removing the packaging and price tags. Jesus-Rodriguez then left the store without paying for the items, which had a total retail value of $66.97.
DeJesus-Rodriguez’s employment status with the Paterson Police Department was not released.
The investigation into this matter remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
