A New Jersey cop is in hot water for allegedly tracking down a local mom’s address in a national police database, then driving his police cruiser to her house to ask her out.
Joshua A. James, a 29-year-old officer with the Neptune Township Police Department in South Jersey, was suspended, arrested and charged with two counts of third-degree computer-related criminal activity last week, according to NJ.com.
Authorities say James had been working an elementary school detail in the Monmouth County town on Jan. 10 when he saw a 28-year-old mom picking up her kid, according to a police affidavit.
Afterward, he allegedly went into a pair of national databases — the Spillman Flex Law Enforcement Database and the FBI-managed Criminal Justice Information System — to find her home address, the report said.
Armed with the information, James allegedly drove his police cruiser to her house and hit on her — while he was still in uniform.
“Officer James asked her if she was single and asked for her phone number,” the affidavit said, adding that he later called and texted the wary mom.
“These databases are to be used solely for law enforcement purposes.”
The woman reported the officer’s over-the-line behavior to the department, and cops later arrested him.
