That is such B.S.!!! A slap on the wrist!!! I can't believe it, this is a travesty, how the heck could this happen?

I ammend the above, i am speechless, utterly speechles. Lenient because his boys "need a father"? What about all of the people that this man was instrumental in locking who had children who "needed a parent" Did they get leniency? Goes to show, cops get special treatment. So disappointed

I agree Debbie! It must be nice to be a good ole' boy and have no consequences to your actions. If this were a regular Joe he would be in jail for a few years. Our justice system is such a joke. As long as you know the right people or your attorney does, the law need not apply. What a disgrace!!

I would never want him to be a "father" to my children.

I am the parent of one young man who became a serious addict after befriending one of JOhnny's 'informant girls'.
She has battled addiction and they have a few friends that have died this year. These young people also have young children but hey - I guess it's all who you know !
I Personally called Hatboro's ''finest" so many times for help over the years and all this bull sure does explain a lot..
He was also my son's DARE officer once - still have the shirt !
he has ruined a lot of lives in this small town - crimes covered up- addictions spiraled out of hand- overdoses - jails - robberies - guns - wow !
I do hope he gets help but I know some of his 'informant' have served much more time for a lot less !

My sentiments exactly Mom2three.

John Becker was a stand up citizen in the police department before Facing addiction for 16 years. What about all of that? People make mistakes. Havent you? Im sure that SOMEONE you know or in your families have suffered from some sort of addiction. The consequences he has suffered are much more tremendous emotionally than any of you will ever understand. Addiction is a disease not a choice. And explaining that to his three young Children is consequence enough. His Children do need their father. Until you know all of the facts, or know this man personally, worry about your own lives.

There are a lot of people breathing a huge sigh of relief now. Some are wearing badges and others were elected by us, they wrongfully act with impunity. The system failed because it was manipulated. Let’s not forget that we hold the ultimate power. If our police officers, elected officials, and judges don’t do right by us it’s our responsibility to act. Vote them all out of office.

More proof that if you commit a non-violent crime you will get little if any jail time since the jails are already full of dangerous criminals and the have to let one out, before they can put a new one in.

Stephanie, I have had family members who were addicted and for less have spent far longer in jail. I have had the occassion to encounter Mr Becker, he wasn't a very nice person. Most addicts weren't bad people before they were addicts, some had families, just like Mr. Becker, they were not however, a member of the law enforcement community and are now in jail and their families suffer. As a law enforment officer he really should be held to a higher standard of behavior. And as you indicated, Mr. Becker WAS a stand up guy, past tense. I wonder if he was a stand up guy, usually drugs and alcohol only bring out your base personality. I am just saying he should be made to serve the same sentence as Joe Shmoe who happend to go wrong because of addiction, this isn't the case here. I have made a mistakes and I paid the appropriate price, that's all I want to see happen to this man.Do you have the same compassion for other addicts who are rotting in jail? I'm sure quite a lot of them were "nice" people, with families and children.

I know plenty of addicts who are serving a lot of timein jail for a lot less charges. They have families. One of them went to jail a few days before Christmas. He didnt get to wait, his sentence wasnt lenient because his kids need a father.
I find this leniency horrendous.

i am disgusted with this ruling! not only is it a travesty of justice it goes to show the absolute break down of our legal system and government. im more outraged by the senseless calls for more gun laws yet here is another example those laws only hurt the law abiding. " 10 counts of felony firearm charges" on top of everything else amd 15 days in jail. absolutely disgraceful. heres your lesson kids , do what you want theres no consequences, see what daddy got away with

Really? Get a purpose driven life an understand human frailty and what it means to do better than ......
We are all human n why should an officer be held to a higher than human level???? They are human too...., this man took what he did wrong n made it right!!! How many of u could ever say that??? In less than two years of his downfall!! Most of u could never have risen above what he did! Ever!!

If my math is correct the guy that murdered the baby and grandmother should receive about two months if he goes before Page.

is that 15 days in jail or at some country club because no way could they put him in with the general population although they should

Will he be in Gen Pop or will he be in Solitary for his own protection? I do understand the challanges that he may face having been and Officer of the Law.

He is getting jail time...his career is ruined. He has damaged relationships with friends and family. He is back at school seemingly turning his life around. Not sure what it commonly would be for this. He is not being treated like the general public. The general public does not receive this much public attention for their crimes.
While I agree he took an oath - the whole general population should be abiding by the same standards. Laws are laws are laws. Judges and attorneys ultimately determine someone's fate. John Becker can only determine whether or not he returns to the habits, or returns to how he was before the habits. Not sure what more can be done to make people happy.

Personal aspect aside...What about the DOCTOR who put him on addictive pain meds to begin with??? How long are we going to stand by and allow these guys to keep on prescribing Oxycontin?? The drug company who makes that needs to be stopped from promoting it. And dr's need to think for themselves and question the AMA and journal of medicine. Ridiculous.

AND didn't any other cop notice his abuse? It was obvious to the public.

yeah Ron- Have you ever seen that Police station? I unfortuneatly have been in the back - (As reporting crimes) There is barely room to move around- small desks and close proximy . I wonder how chief could not know - or the others. If you are the boss of someone so corrupt then are you corrupt or just not a good boss ?

awe let's embrace him and tell him "he just made a mistake". Everyone makes mistakes. I think his crime is right up there with "cop killers" - he jeapodized the lives of his co-wokers, family, and community. Well, I guess VIPER will be so fortunate to have a true calculating dangerous person on the behavior modification team- cause he should be able to spot a bullsh**ter a mile away. A total disgrace to the profession. I wonder if his education to Drexel is paid for by taxpayers too? Probably.

Sounds like Mr. Becker may have violated the civil rights of his CI’s. If the missing shotgun that is still M.I.A. is used in a violent crime and traced back there could be repercussions also. Don’t rule out civil lawsuits too. This may not be over, I urge anyone that may have been used by Becker to seek an experienced civil rights lawyer.

The guns are the topic that disturbs me the most. I really hope no one has become a victim of that portion. The drugs, well, he could have died of an overdose, with out the charges and we could be mourning the death of role model cop and citizen.... without knowing he was truly the corrupt one.

Well folks, his name wasn't on the list of those busted in the meth ring... So that's a plus right... because then he would find a way for every one of them to get a short sentence.

Is he convicted felonists now?? I didn't see. Anyone know?

If so I want to know about expunging his record. Will be able to? Or is that out of the question?

7 years is a long time for probation, probably get a few different officers with that time frame. House arrest is pretty long to... but comfy setting. What was the restitution total based on? What he cost the tax payers or otherwise? 250 Community Service hours is less then his intership hours he will have to do to get his degree (I think).

Spelling error...... >>**internship hours for Drexel.
I still this Jesus would want him to get that gun problem straight.... So listen John, get on that one.

never mind I saw the restitution breakdown... and he can't pay it. So who'd paying for Drexel? Student loans? or liquidated the 401k during the divorce?

Are you KIDDING ME???

JUDGE GARRETT PAGE - SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME. SO SHAMEFUL. I have ZERO faith in YOUR ability to judge. I don't know what clouds you vision of justice but THIS IS AN ABOMINATION OF JURISPRUDENCE. Shame upon you. AND HE GETS TO HAVE CHRISTMAS?!?

This ex police officer cannot have spent the amount of time soul searching and healing himself from drug addiction, and re-paying for his guilt - HE FOUND THE TIME TO GET MARRIED??? Does that sound tenable? There is no way I can believe he is TRULY SORRY for his actions. And I don't believe his choice of major at Drexel is a sincere one - I easily believe it is a ploy to attract sympathy and confidence in his sincerity. This kind of time it takes to recover from such personal corruption is more along this lines of 10 years or more. I don't believe he is sincere.

This has completely eroded any faith I have in the HATBORO POLICE and the MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUSTICE SYSTEM. The only conclusion I imagine any reasonable citizen can come to is that this is morally bankrupt behavior from a respected, trusted, and very necessary bedrock of our society - and people will add it to their list of WHY they will move elsewhere. SO VERY VERY SHAMEFUL.

AND SO UTTERLY TRANSPARENT.

YOU DON'T DESERVE THE PRIVILEGED POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY YOU WIELD - IN MY HUMBLE AND ANGRY OPINION.

SHAME ON YOU JUDGE GARRETT PAGE.

SHAME ON YOU.

yes, Judge Garrett Page. Shame. Did Becker trade any trangable information to get this little slap on the wrist? You know, "narc out" anyone along the way from previous cohorts and interactions?

Chief Gardner needs to step down!!! There needs to be an investigation of that department!! I have lived in Hatboro all my life, its a great town, we can't let a couple of people ruin it. Gardner = Get OUT!!!!!

Wow what a joke. I have no faith in humanity or our justice system. This judge is an idiot. He should be fired and open the position to someone with morals and values.

Wait he wants to be a drug and alcohol counselor. F that I would rather have Lindsay Lohan as my counselor.

The guns involved were used...the people he got his drugs from were not arrested or convicted for about a year...
And after more crimes on the news...
Of course by other counties..
And the girl he used was in need of help ..
I have lots of names and stories too...and I think the fact that A Lot of convictions were possibly being questioned had something to do with this decision.
This judge and these police should be followed to be sure that All others revive such a sentence as Mr Becker's! !
I had so many horrible experiences with this man as an official ..
But it all makes sense now
Unfortunately some who came in contact with this 'officer ' can not be with their children ever..
The extent of addiction ..the crimes ...the lives lost ..the drugs in this town..the children involved ..

I lost my son for a couple years ( jail) because of illegally obtained police work by Mr Becker. My son did not do the crime but he did the time. Now dont get me wrong he was no angel but Mr Becker wasted alot of his detective work that could have gone to important police matters. Anyway, do I think that the Judges verdict in this case was unfair. No. Losing my son for those years was the biggest heart ache I ever had, imagine how 3 young sons would feel without a father for 20 years. To me that would be a crime . I am sure there are other cases that the Judge was leniant in too, we just dont hear about it. Let the man go on with his life and family. Only time will tell if he was ever a good man. We will never know if he was a good cop.

So many insightful blanket statements. John was smart enough to be a highly decorated cop for 16 years, smart enough to turn around his life after his addiction and will be smart enough to maybe someday get through to an addicted alcoholic cop who may decide not to drink one day and thus taking another drunk off the road that potentially could kill your family member. Ultimately John Becker as a counselor will save lives and although you may never agree but many educators within the behavior health system understand,.he is better served fighting exactly what put him in this predicament than removing him from the fight by incarceration. That is clear.

It's a good thing for him that the courts go easy on members of their favorite street gangs.

This is bull, cops should be held to a higher standard. When they abuse their power to break the law their sentence should be twice of that then the civilian. I don't fault him for his sentencing, I fault the d bag judge. How many other people has he locked up for years that had kids. Judge page you truly are a piece of trash

disagree with Tom H.

Save the cop in Chalfont..... I want to see how that works out too.

Matthew Chapter 7. Google it. The future will tell. Judge probably has the experience and the intellectual edge on this one.

I want to know if he now a convicted felonist? I want to know if he is on suboxone, to relieve the craves. He's no better then anyone else. What goes around, comes around... How's the journey so far? Life long craves..... this is far from over... He shouldn't be allowed to work with VIPER. He should not be allowed to work with people on meds for their addiction situations. There are people who have been clean for several decades who still crave, but Becker can manage to pull it together in 2 years? Zero respect for the Judge. Judge is just as bad as his criminal that stood before him.

Maybe 25 rounds of golf without a cart as punishment and no more than 2 beers after 9 holes

Montgomery County Judge Garrett Page must work on a "cash system" Where does he receive his second pay envelope?

I have been thinking about this since I heard the sentence and I still remain speachless. At first I was so mad at Becker but then I realized it is really the judge who screwed up. What was he thinking? 15 days is a total joke, an insult to everyone else. Becker used my son too. I understand all too well how addiction affects people but I do believe (having officers in my family) that they are held to a higher standard. The amount of crimes that he committed would send anyone else away for a long, long time. Why should he walk away with little more than a slap on the wrist? As far as him turning his life around by helping others, where do you think most of the counselors come from? They are former addicts. Really what kind of job would be have been able to get? John, you have to live with what you have done to others. If I knew anyone that Becker locked up I would be telling them to get a lawyer and Go before Judge Page so he can treat everyone fairly. That is all any of us wanted, was for him to pay for his crimes just like everyone else. The young kids that he locked up went to jail for far longer.

I disagree with the statement that most police are god honest guys. I have heard too many stories, I want nothing to with them, I will protect and serve myself.

If everybody received a sentence like Mr Becker just think how much could be saved on jail space?

Convicted Felon, my apologies, thank you for the correction Bipolar Man.

Debbie Obama could offer the a Judge like Page a federal judgeship. Nobody pays attention to federal circuit judge appointments

This doesn't surprise me at all! Don't you all know there are a set of rules for us and a set of rules for them?? go to www.worsethanrodneyking.com and see FIVE STATE TROOPERS beat Robert Leone to a pulp and 3 years later they still can't get an investigation. Matter of fact, Leone got sentenced. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE TROOPERS. It's caught on their dash-cam. it is unbelieveable.

There are hundreds of videos at lawlessamerica.com and youtube of people that have been violated by the judicial, government and law enforcement officals. Some of the stories will blow your mind.

§67.15. Theft of a firearm

A. Theft of a firearm is the misappropriation or taking of a firearm which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of the firearm is essential.

B. For purposes of this Section, "firearm" means a shotgun or rifle, or a pistol, revolver, or other handgun.

C.(1) For a first offense, the penalty for theft of a firearm shall be imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and a fine of one thousand dollars. Uhhh... why didn't TEN guns rate something, even if they were recovered?

Bull judge should be fired