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Thursday, May 10, 2012

New Jersey lawmakers plan hearing on high-speed escort

Eyewitness NewsTRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey lawmakers want the leader of the state police to explain how troopers provided an escort for a caravan of sports cars that zipped down the Garden State Parkway in March at speeds over 100 mph.

John Wisniewski, the chairman of the Assembly's transportation committee, sent a letter Wednesday to State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes asking him to appear at the hearing scheduled for Monday.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.

Fuentes will likely be asked about the state police policy on escorting drivers. A Fuentes spokesman has said it could be proper for troopers to escort a caravan of luxury cars - but that all the drivers involved would have to follow the law.

The cars in question were spotted traveling along the Garden State Parkway toward Atlantic City on March 30. Witnesses said they were moving at speeds above 100 mph and weaving through traffic.

Fuentes suspended two troopers without pay and transferred 10 commanders while the state police conducted an internal investigation. The investigation was turned over to state Attorney General Jeff Chiesa.

A second incident, in 2010, is also being investigated.

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Report: 2 troopers gave caravan high-speed escort

Eyewitness NewsTRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey authorities are probing reports that two state police troopers recently escorted a caravan of high-speed luxury sports cars that were traveling down the Garden State Parkway at speeds of more than 100 mph.

New Jersey authorities are probing reports that two state police troopers recently escorted a caravan of high-speed luxury sports cars that were traveling down the Garden State Parkway at speeds of more than 100 mph.

The Star-Ledger of Newark (http://bit.ly/I2ptDj), citing public complaints it obtained and interviews it conducted, reports that the high-speed escort occurred March 30 in the highway's southbound lanes.

Witnesses told the newspaper that the state police patrol cars - with emergency lights flashing - were driving in front of and behind the caravan. They saw dozens of cars overall, including Porsches, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and all the vehicles' license plates were reportedly covered with tape.

The witnesses said many drivers struggled to get out of the caravan's way, including one who almost ended up in a ditch.

Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie, told the newspaper that authorities will take swift action once the investigation is complete.

"This is a very serious and disturbing matter for a couple of reasons, but particularly in terms of the disregard for public safety by all those allegedly involved," Drewniak said Sunday.

Citing a source with knowledge of the trip, the newspaper said New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was among those traveling in the caravan.

When asked to confirm the report, Jacobs' agent, Justin Schulman, told the newspaper: "Brandon was part of a group that went down to Atlantic City on March 30." Schulman otherwise declined to comment on the purpose of the trip or who else was involved.

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High-speed state trooper escort focus of meeting in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. (WABC) -- New Jersey's top state law enforcement officials, including State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes and Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, discussed high-speed police escorts during a meeting Wednesday.

The meeting comes as officials are investigating allegations that state troopers provided an unauthorized escort to a group of luxury sports car drivers at 100 mph down the Garden State Parkway last month.

"We consider that to be a serious violation of public safety issues," Attorney General Jefffrey Chiesa said.

A violation that will not be tolerated - that was the message today from the new jersey attorney general when he and the state police superintendant met with command staff.

"Anytime the public safety's put at risk, it's a concern. It's a concern. It's why the colonel and i acted as we did on Monday," he said.

On Monday, two troopers were suspended without pay for allegedly leading that speeding caravan of luxury sports cars down the Garden State Parkway last month.

The description of the recent caravan is strikingly similar to what's captured on the Parkway in 2010: ultra expensive cars, often weaving in and out of traffic, with the apparent permission of New Jersey State Troopers.

"There were some very dangerous maneuvers that were occurring at high speeds during the course if this escort and it's really fundamental to the investigation that is going on right now," Col. Rick Fuentes said.

While Colonel Fuentes acknowledges that the videotape shows other motorists on the roadway at the time had reason to be concerned for their safety, he insists the majority of trooper-led escorts are necessary and safe.

"What I've seen over the years is that they make tremendous sound decisions on the conduct of these escorts, which makes this escort all the more disturbing to me as well as to the general public," he said.

Sgt. First Class Nadir Nassry and Trooper Joseph Ventrella without pay. Nassry's lawyer has said the escort was appropriate but speeding might be an issue. Ventrella could not be reached for comment.

Meanwhile, an investigation into the other alleged high-speed police escort in 2010 is still pending.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

NJ mayor resigns amid escort website sex scandal

Eyewitness NewsMEDFORD -- The town's married mayor, accused on a website two months ago of having sex with a prostitute at a California hotel, resigned Monday.

The anonymous allegation against Republican Chris Myers, a father of two, included a photo of a man who appeared to be him in his underwear.

The person making the allegation claimed to be a prostitute. He said Myers contacted him through a male escort website and they met at a Newport Beach, Calif., hotel. He complained Myers paid him $500 but didn't fulfill promises of a car and other gifts. He said on the website that the broken promise was the reason he was taking his story public.

The website was taken down soon after becoming public.

Myers, in an interview with a reporter for the Courier-Post newspaper in October, refused to comment on the allegations but didn't deny them. At a November township council meeting, Myers denied the claims, calling the Internet "a murky, anonymous place."

His resignation letter submitted to town officials Monday did not mention the scandal.

"My work commitments will not allow me to devote the time that is needed in the months ahead," Myers wrote.

Some other council members have complained that the allegations against Myers have gotten in the way of the business of the town of 23,000 residents about 20 miles east of Philadelphia. Myers missed one township council meeting and postponed another after the allegations surfaced.

Myers won the GOP nomination for a congressional seat in 2008 but lost the general election. He has been suspended as a vice president at technology manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp.

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