N.J. trooper threatened to arrest woman unless she gave her phone number, AG says

Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Trooper threatened to arrest woman unless she gave phone number... TRENTON-- For the second time in six months a New Jersey state trooper has been suspended and criminally charged over claims he improperly pulled over women to ask them out authorities said. Trooper Eric Richardson 31 was charged Wednesday with records tampering after an internal investigation found he had repeatedly pulled over two women pressured them into engaging in romantic relationships and then lied on official paperwork to cover it up. The accusations come as another trooper faces similar chargesin an unrelated case. A State Police spokesman Capt. Brian Polite said the two cases were the result of internal investigations into allegations against troopers. "We're policing our own personnel" he said. He declined to comment on the details of the Richardson case. Between August 2016 and January of this year police claim Richardson stopped the women on state roadsand "harassed" them "about initiating a personal relationship" according to a statement from the state Division of Criminal Justice which brought the charges. Trooper pulled over women to ask them out state says He
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