India, July 17 -- Jason Gassman, a police officer in South Brunswick in Monmouth County, New Jersey, allegedly stole $75,000 from his local Policemen's Benevolent Association Chapter (PBA), county prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Gassman, 53, had been stealing money from the PBA chapter for over six years, having served as the chapter's treasurer since 2009, they alleged.

The charges against Gassman were announced by a statement on the website of the South Brunswick Police Department by Chief Raymond Hayducka. He said that Gassman has been suspended without pay as he faces the charges of theft.

"The accusations and arrest of Mr. Gassman is extremely disappointing to me and all members of the agency," the statement read. "The accusati...