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Bayonne NJ Sept 30 2009

Bail was set at $20,000 cash or bond this afternoon for a Bayonne police officer accused of falsifying his timesheet at an off-duty security guard to get paid for more hours than he worked, Bayonne Now is reporting.

James Wade, 33, is charged with theft by deception.

Bayonne Police Chief Robert Kubert told The Jersey Journal he was shocked by the allegation and said Wade is one of his best men.

“I’d be surprised if it turns out to be a fact because he’s one of my best officers, but we will see what happened down the road,” Kubert said. “I’d be quite surprised if anything came out of it.”

Wade, a Bayonne resident, and Steven Hogan, 53, of Maywood, who is also charged with the same crime, surrendered to the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office this morning and then made their first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City this afternoon. They were both in handcuffs.

The two were working as security guards at the Global Terminal containerport on the Bayonne/Jersey City border but were employed by the Waterfront Commission through a private security firm, officials said.

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