http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/nj_human_services_police_capta.html
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
By Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau The Star-Ledger
Trenton - — A high-ranking official with the Department of Human Services police force was arrested today and charged with faking time sheets and misusing police databases, state authorities announced.
Capt. Brian Brady claimed to be working when he was away on personal trips, where he used his state vehicle and state-issued E-Z Pass transponder, authorities said.
They also said he used a police database to run background checks on every member of a minor league baseball team to help out the team's manager. He also scoped out a vehicle he was interested in buying.
“This police captain allegedly abused his office by falsifying and misusing official records to serve his own purposes,” Attorney General Paula Dow said in a statement. “There is no room for dishonest conduct on the part of a sworn law enforcement officer.”
Authorities said Brady, 49, of Sparta is the third-highest ranking official in the Human Services police force, which is responsible for psychiatric hospitals and facilities for the developmentally disabled.
He was previously a councilman and the mayor in Sparta in Sussex County.
He is charged with three counts of official misconduct and one count of a pattern of official misconduct.
The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.
Authorities said the case is part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Division of Criminal Justice and the Department of Human Services.
