Police officer lied to conceal warrant-less search
TOMS RIVER -- A former Lakewood police officer who forged a document to conceal an illegal search has lost his job but avoided prison time, app.com reported.
Jeremy Felder, 29, of Old Bridge, is barred from serving in New Jersey law enforcement and was sentenced to one year of probation Friday.
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Felder, a former Jackson police officer who had joined the Lakewood force in 2011, stopped a car on Aug. 31, 2013 and carried out a search without a warrant, Felder previously admitted in court. After Felder and his partner found heroin and a needle, Felder filled out a search consent form for the car's occupants to sign but listed a time 16 minutes earlier than when the search was actually carried out to make it appear as though permission were granted beforehand.
As a condition of Felder's plea, prosecutors agreed to close other outstanding investigations involving him. Authorities declined to discuss those other investigations.
Felder's sentencing comes just a day after the state Supreme Court gave police broader latitude to search vehicles without a warrant if there is probable cause.
Paul Milo may be reached at pmilo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @PaulMilo2. FindNJ.com on Facebook
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