Another Millville Police lieutenant faces charges only a few days after the department’s top cop was arrested for DUI.
A simple assault charge was filed Tuesday against Lieutenant Carl Heger. Heger allegedly assaulted a patron inside Joe Canal’s Liquor Store on N 2nd Street in Millville back on April 9 while off-duty.
Officials say Heger’s case was initially referred to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. The Millville Police Department issued the complaint against Heger however one day after receiving notice from prosecutors that they were declining to file more serious charges, according to officials.
The charge comes only a few days after Millville Police Lieutenant Edward Zadroga was charged with driving drunk.
Zadroga, 47, was arrested and charged with DUI Sunday night. Investigators told NBC10 Zadroga was pulling out of the parking lot of the Sidelines sports bar on Sharp and Main streets in Millville around 10 p.m. when he collided with another car.
No one was injured in the crash. Officials say Zadroga failed a field sobriety test and was arrested around 11:15 p.m. He is charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving.
Zadroga is the spokesman for the Millville Police Department and was appointed the officer in charge following the resignation of their police chief.
Local
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
On Wednesday the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Cumberland County Chief of Investigators Richard Necelis was appointed the new officer in charge of Millville’s Internal Affairs unit. Necelis will be responsible for the review of all internal affairs reports and will recommend discipline to the appointing authority until further notice.
Millville Mayor Michael Santiago also appointed Lieutenant Daniel Baer to run day to day operations in the department.
Heger will be placed on paid administrative leave at midnight pending the outcome of the investigation, according to Mayor Santiago. Zadroga remains on the force however and has not been suspended.
Last September two other Millville police officers were also accused of drunk driving after a crash on Camel Road.
Zadroga was also at the center of a whistleblower complaint against the city last year.
