Prosecutors say NJ sheriff’s officers looted designer gear during drug bust Sergio Bichao Published: August 29, 2025 Google Maps/Essex County Sheriff's Office

EAST ORANGE — Three sheriff’s officers have been charged with stealing high-end sneakers and a designer belt from a home that they had searched during a drug investigation.

Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones announced the charges Friday, condemning what they described as a betrayal of public trust. loading...

Sneakers and designer belt vanish after raid

The theft happened on Jan. 10, 2023, during a raid at the East Orange apartment of Kirk Mansook, who was arrested on minor drug charges and later released.

When Mansook returned home, he discovered that multiple boxes

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