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In Delran, Facebook political post brings a cop’s call

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Lucy Horton says she could scarcely believe her ears. Hours after she had called Delran’s mayor Ken Paris “unprofessional and unethical” on her Facebook page, a township police sergeant was on the phone, “informing me that if I didn’t take the Facebook post down, the mayor would be pressing harassment charges.” David O’Reilly,  https://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160521_In_Delran__Facebook_post_brings_a_cop_s_call.html

5 thoughts on “In Delran, Facebook political post brings a cop’s call

  1. Hilarious. So we are not the only small town with big-ego’ed elected officials who harass and bully residents. Lucy Horton is my new hero.

  2. This is real Boss Hog stuff. Small town mayor with little understanding of the law, thinks he can use HIS PD to silence his critics.

  3. Bring it on Paulie Boy, and you, too Albert and Gwenn. Make total,fools of,yourselves by trying to,do,this to,Ridgewood citizens who speak,up. Oh that’s right, you have already made total fools’of yourselves, ove and over again.

  4. Arrogant and some times stupid or dumb, people everywhere, just seems the village of Ridgewood has more in positions of power.

  5. Another arrogant corrupt Democrat… not surprising.

    Here’s a few items:

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    Aug 2014 – Delran Mayor Ken Paris employed by PAC that contributed to his campaign
    https://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/delran_mayor_ken_paris_employed_pac_which_contributed_to_his_campaign.html

    “Delran Mayor Ken Paris has been paid more than $4,000 this year as an employee of a political action committee that contributed to his campaign in 2012, according to reports from the state Election Law Enforcement Commission.”

    “Paris, a Democrat, was paid six separate times from the PAC — $500 on March 11, $1,000 on March 19, $1,000 on April 1, $1,000 on April 15, $200 on June 23 and $200 on June 30.

    When reached by phone this week, Paris said he was doing research for the PAC regarding voter information in Burlington County — calling municipalities to collect information regarding voter turnout and party affiliation. ”

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    May 2016 – Delran mayor comes under fire for alleged ethical lapses
    https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/communities/cinnaminson/delran-mayor-comes-under-fire-for-alleged-ethical-lapses/article_4a54653a-1894-11e6-8f2a-a7720e68177c.html

    On the heels of an ethics complaint filed last month for failing to report earnings from a now-defunct PAC, Delran Mayor Ken Paris is facing allegations that he enlisted the help of the police to convince a resident to take down negative comments about him posted on Facebook.

    “Delran Mayor Ken Paris and Delran councilwoman Lona Pangia are now…
    Officials found guilty of an ethics violation by the Local Finance Board are subject to…

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