Crime & Safety
New Charges For Cops In Motel Fight In Bordentown: Official
Tara Drurkoc and Matthew Sickler were previously charged with simple assault after a fight at the Best Western Inn, an official said.
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — New charges have been filed against a pair of police officers involved in a fight at a Bordentown Township motel last month, according to authorities.
Trenton Police Officer Tara Drurkoc of New Egypt, Sheriff's Officer of Mercer County Matthew Sickler of Trenton were charged with obstruction of law enforcement. The duo repeatedly told responding officers that their name was Erin Harhay, police said.
Sickler was also charged with hindering apprehension, police said.
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Drurkoc, Sickler and Christopher Lopez from Pennsylvania were previously charged with simple assault after the Aug. 20 fight at the Best Western Inn on U.S. Route 206, according to police.
Lopez was also charged with harassment.
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Sickler will be on desk duty while the incident is being investigated, a spokesperson from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office told Patch on Aug. 30. Dzurkoc was suspended without pay from the Trenton police force pending the outcome of the investigation, NJ.com reported on Aug. 29.
This story also contains reporting by Sarah Salvadore.
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