Friday, November 30, 2012
Former veteran Hatboro Police detective sergeant John Becker was sentenced Friday to up to 23 months of house arrest and seven years probation related to guns and drugs thefts and misuse of informants.
A former veteran Hatboro cop was sentenced Friday to 15 days behind bars in connection with felony charges stemming from his theft of narcotics, guns and cash and his misuse of informants to obtain drugs to feed his habit. John Becker, 43, of Horsham, who had served as a Hatboro Police officer for 17 years prior to his March 2011 suspension and his resignation in June 2011, was sentenced Friday afternoon following his guilty pleas in August to 18 charges, including 10 felony firearms counts, stemming from his arrest in May. Becker's 15-day sentence will begin on Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. Following that sentence, Montgomery County Judge Garrett Page ordered Becker to serve the remainder of his 11 1/2 to 23-month sentence via house arrest and …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Former Hatboro Police detective sergeant John Becker pleaded guilty to 18 of 38 counts stemming from drugs, weapons thefts and his misuse of informants to obtain drugs for his own personal use.
A former Hatboro Police officer of 17 years is facing up to 100 years behind bars following a guilty plea he entered Tuesday morning. John Becker, 43, of Horsham, wept as he left the courtroom at Montgomery County Courthouse following what was supposed to have been a pre-trial conference. Instead, Becker entered guilty pleas for 18 counts – 10 of which are felony firearms counts, each carrying a five to 10-year sentence. Judge Garrett Page warned Becker that by pleading guilty to charges stemming from the Attorney General’s Office filing against him in May, that he had a “50-year exposure” and that the high end of his sentencing could result in sentences running consecutively for up to 100 years. Until his resignation in June 2011, Becker …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The former veteran police officer left his Hatboro post with $7,200 and the money he contributed to his pension.
Even after Hatboro officials suspended then-detective sergeant John Becker without pay as a criminal investigation got underway, the borough continued to pay his medical insurance and bi-weekly child support, an official told Patch. The payments continued, according to the source, until Becker’s resignation in June. Besides the health insurance payment, $394 was paid to Harrisburg every other week to cover child support on behalf of Becker. Upon his resignation in June, the borough reportedly paid Becker $7,200 for accumulated sick pay, vacation and holiday time. But, Becker, who is facing more than a dozen charges related to his alleged theft of cash, drugs and guns from the Hatboro Police Department’s evidence locker, as well as his …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Attorney General's office has been investigating former Hatboro Police detective sergeant John Becker since at least June.
A former Hatboro police detective who is being investigated by the Attorney General's office obtained drugs for his own use, according to an article on MSNBC. Citing unnamed sources, the article claims that detective sergeant John Becker - who resigned from his post in June following a nearly three-month suspension without pay - became addicted to painkillers and used would-be criminals to supply him with drugs. According to the article, Becker allegedly told those suspected of a crime that they could forego being charged by working as drug informants. The former veteran police officer, instead of undertaking a drug investigation, allegedly kept the drugs the informants purchased for himself. Hatboro elected officials, as well as Police …
Mike fellman
10:27 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Bull judge should be fired more ›