A former Hightstown police officer, who faced unspecified charges filed by the borough in 2007 and was suspended with pay and later dismissed as part of an agreement, was arrested for driving while under the influence and various other charges after a March 1 accident on Allentown Road in Robbinsville.
Glen Moore, 46, of Robbinsville, was also charged with failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane, careless driving, reckless driving and failure to use a hands-free device after the incident. He was charged and released pending a court date.
According to a story in the Windsor-Hights Herald from March 2010, the Hightstown Borough Council approved a settlement with Mr. Moore after having paying him for nearly three years while he was on suspension for unspecified charges.
On March 1, 2010, the borough council approved “a settlement and general release agreement” with Mr. Moore on a 4-2 vote. According to the approved resolution, “the borough filed certain charges” against Mr. Moore on Nov. 26, 2007.
Mr. Moore, who was hired by the borough in August 1990, was suspended with pay around the time that the charges were filed. The wording of the resolution at the time indicated that charged against Mr. Moore were dropped as part of the settlement. Mr. Moore was not charged criminally at the time.
The resolution, in part, read: “Whereas the parties having discussed the matter and wishing to amicably settle the charges and all other matters related to Moore’s employment in order to avoid the time, expense and inconvenience attendant upon continuation of the matter and without admission of liability or wrongdoing.”
Council members and a police liaison at the time refused to discuss specifics of the resolution citing the confidential nature of an internal affairs matter.
Mr. Moore continued to be paid and have benefits until his retirement dat of July 1, 2010.
