Pubdate: Sat, 29 Oct 2005
Source: Herald News (NJ)
Copyright: 2005 North Jersey Media Group Inc.
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COP CHARGED WITH IGNORING POT OFFENSE

A 21-year veteran of the Englewood Police Department was arrested 
Friday and charged with failing to arrest two women that he saw 
smoking marijuana, Bergen County prosecutors said.

Sgt. Joseph Martin came across two females - one a juvenile and the 
other an adult - at a private building in August 2005, said Assistant 
Bergen County Prosecutor Jeffrey Ziegelheim. Martin did not arrest 
the women although he saw them smoking marijuana, Ziegelheim said.

Investigations began after the women were later arrested by officers 
in a different town and told police that Martin had seen them smoking 
pot, the assistant prosecutor said.

The women couldn't remember the exact date of the incident, he said.

Martin was charged with official misconduct and released on his own 
recognizance. He has also resigned from his position with the 
Englewood police, Ziegelheim said.
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