Crime & Safety

24-Year Veteran West Orange Police Officer Accused of Theft

Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been suspended from the department.

A 24-year veteran West Orange police officer was charged Thursday with theft and has been suspended from the department, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been charged with third-degree theft and was suspended by township police department, according to Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office.

Levens, 45, has an annual salary of $123,156, according to NJ.com. It is unknown whether Levens was suspended with or without pay. 

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The prosecutor's office deferred further information about Leven's charge and suspension to the West Orange police department. 

The township spokeswoman, Jessica Glicker, said the department had no immediate comment on the charge.

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Levens' lawyer, Charles Sciarra, was not immediately available for comment Thursday.

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