Bergen County Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of Hackensack Police Lieutenant RIchard Levis, 49, on charges of Burglary and Stalking.
Officials say the arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Officials say on December 30, 2018, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office received information that Hackensack Police Lieutenant Levis may have surreptitiously placed a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) tracking device in his estranged wife’s vehicle without permission.
A subsequent investigation by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Confidential Investigations Unit and the Oakland Police Department Internal Affairs Unit confirmed that Levis estranged wife discovered a GPS in her vehicle and that LEVIS had been using the device to track her whereabouts.
As a result of the investigation, Levis was issued a Summons by Bergen County Central Municipal Court on January 7, 2019 in Hackensack, charging him with one count of Burglary, and one count of Stalking.
Levis is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Bergen County Acting Prosecutor Calo states that these charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and would also like to thank the Oakland Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.
Acting Prosecutor Calo would also like to thank the Hackensack Police Department for its cooperation in this matter.