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February 1, 2010

Former police officer charged with theft of DARE money

By Ed Lewis elewis@timesleader.com
Times Leader Staff Writer
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WEST PITTSTON - A former borough police officer accused of stealing funds directed to teach children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol surrendered on theft charges on Monday.

Joseph Campbell, 47, of Wyoming, was charged with five felony counts of theft. He turned himself in with his attorney, Peter Loftus, at the office of District Judge Joseph Carmody in West Pittston.

Luzerne County detectives charged Campbell, a former West Pittston police officer, with stealing more than $20,000 from 2002 to 2008, according to  the criminal complaint.

Campbell was a DARE officer with the Wyoming Area School District.

West Pittston Borough Council terminated Campbell in November.

Campbell was released on $25,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on Feb. 10 before Carmody.

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