A state grand jury in Trenton indicted Kevin T. Matthew, 48, of Cedar Grove, after an investigation revealed he had allegedly signed out narcotics from BCPO’s main evidence vault between January 2019 and November 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday, March 12.
Authorities said Matthew was not part of BCPO’s narcotics unit, but as a member of the Special Victims Unit, he had access to law enforcement databases containing information about seized evidence in drug cases.
Despite having no official role in narcotics investigations, he allegedly searched for drug cases, signed out evidence, and physically removed large amounts of drugs from the vault—including cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, authorities said…