[NJ] Cop-family Sgt. Ronald Harvey in trouble again for domestic violence related incidents with his wife

A Millville police sergeant has been taken off the job after he was charged with stalking his estranged wife...

This is not the first time that Millville Police Sgt. Ronald ("Ron") A. Harvey has faced domestic violence related charges regarding his wife.

...Two years ago, [Ronald A.] Harvey was served with a restraining order after an altercation with his wife. He went on sick leave following the complaint. The complaint was later dropped...

Sgt. Ron Harvey is son of then-Millville Police Chief Ron J. Harvey who left while under investigation. Sgt. Harvey is also brother to Millville Detective Sgt. Michael Harvey:

...In 2003, Ronald A. Harvey's wife filed charges against her brother-in-law, Michael Harvey, after she claimed the then-28-year-old police officer assaulted her and made terroristic threats against her. Michael Harvey was required to turn in his service weapon at the time...

Hmm.

BUENA: MILLVILLE POLICE SERGEANT CHARGED WITH STALKING
The Daily Journal
By Tim Zatzariny Jr. tzatzariny@thedailyjournal.com
and Joseph P. Smith
July 28, 2009
[Excerpts] A Millville police sergeant has been suspended with pay after being charged with stalking a woman, police said. Buena police on Monday charged Ronald A. Harvey, 38, of the 2500 block of Cedar Street in Millville, with one fourth degree count of stalking... The female victim alleged Harvey followed her to multiple locations, and that, coupled with other behavior by Harvey, put her in fear for her safety, [Detective Lt. David] Sherma said. "Apparently, there were some verbal confrontations," Sherma said. He said Harvey and the unidentified victim lived together... The case has been forward to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office... Millville Police Chief Ed Grennon said Tuesday that Harvey was suspended because the temporary restraining order prohibits him from carrying a weapon... [Full article here]

MILLVILLE POLICE SERGEANT CHARGED WITH STALKING ESTRANGED WIFE
by Sean C. McCullen, The News of Cumberland County
Tuesday July 28, 2009, 6:16 PM
[Excerpts] A Millville police sergeant has been taken off the job after he was charged with stalking his estranged wife here Saturday night. Sgt. Ronald A. Harvey was suspended with pay following his arrest Monday morning, Millville Police Chief Ed Grennon said today... Harvey, 38, of Millville, is charged with one count of fourth-degree stalking, a crime punishable by up to 18 months in jail... Buena Police Officer Dennis Steudle investigated the woman's claims and on Sunday night signed the stalking complaint against Harvey, who turned himself in to Buena police early Monday... Harvey was released on $2,500 bail, as set by Municipal Court Judge Henry Broome during an overnight bail hearing. Broome issued a temporary restraining order barring Harvey from contacting his wife, whom police did not identify by name. The restraining order also prohibits Harvey from carrying a weapon... Harvey is the son of former Millville police chief Ronald Harvey. [Full article here]

MILLVILLE POLICE OFFICER, CHARGED WITH STALKING WOMAN, SUSPENDED
pressofatlanticcity.com
By Daniel Walsh
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
[Excerpts] A Millville police officer has been suspended while he faces criminal charges in Buena... [Sgt. Ron] Harvey is not the first Millville officer to face legal problems related to women. One-time officers Steve Felice and Carl Heger each faced charges of assaulting women, while former Sgt. Robert Vanaman pleaded guilty this year to killing his wife. Harvey had, however, avoided most of the controversies that dogged his brother, Michael, and father, Ronald J. Harvey, on the police force. Ronald J. Harvey served as police chief until 2007, when he abruptly retired while under criminal investigation by state and county authorities for a series of real estate deals - in which Michael Harvey was involved - and potentially fraudulent use of time cards. No criminal charges were filed, however. Michael Harvey remains on the police force. [Full article here]

M'VILLE COP STALKED HIS WIFE, POLICE SAY
Ex-chief's son suspended with pay
The Daily Journal
By Tim Zatzariny Jr.
And Joseph P. Smith
July 29, 2009
[Excerpts] A Millville police sergeant has been suspended with pay after being charged with stalking his wife, police said... Two years ago, [Ronald A.] Harvey was served with a restraining order after an altercation with his wife. He went on sick leave following the complaint. The complaint was later dropped, and Harvey returned to work. The latest charge is related to three incidents that happened Saturday evening, said Buena police Detective Lt. David Sherma... Harvey's wife alleged he followed her to multiple locations, and that, coupled with other behavior by Harvey, put her in fear for her safety... The officer is scheduled to appear in Family Court in Atlantic County on Thursday for a hearing on the restraining order... "Suspension without pay is considered punitive in nature," [Millville Police Chief Ed] Grennon said. "We can't impose that" because the charge against Harvey is only an allegation, and the officer has not been indicted by a grand jury. Grennon said the suspension could be lifted if the restraining order is lifted. He said he had no comment on the actual charge against Harvey because he had not yet seen the police reports about the incident. [Full article here]

TWO YEARS AGO"

CHIEF'S SON FACES RESTRAINING ORDER
thedailyjournal.com
By MILES JACKSON
and JAMES P. QUARANTA
July 6, 2007
[Excerpts] A 14-year veteran of the Millville Police Department - and the son of department Chief Ronald J. Harvey - is facing a domestic violence complaint. The complaint, signed in Millville Municipal Court this week by the wife of Sgt. Ronald A. Harvey, 35, will be referred to the Family Division of state Superior Court, according to county Prosecutor Ronald J. Casella. A hearing closed to the public will be held in the Cumberland County Courthouse at a later date, Casella said... Harvey turned in his service weapon, according to Millville police Capt. Ed Grennon... Harvey and his wife were involved in a dispute Tuesday morning at Holly City Tire on West Main Street in Millville, according to a police incident report. The couple apparently fought over a set of keys for a truck, resulting in what the report said was "a small nick" on the finger of Harvey's wife... Sgt. Harvey's father, Chief Ronald J. Harvey, and his brother, Millville Police Sgt. Michael Harvey, and two senior Millville officers asked a Superior Court judge last month to stop a city investigation that the four officers harassed a colleague because he is gay. The four officers also allegedly engaged in retaliation against the officer after he complained about a hostile work environment. The results of that investigation haven't yet been made public. The senior Harvey, a longtime Millville police officer and chief since 2000, went on sick leave June 30 and isn't expected to return until at least July 30, according to the city clerk's office. The clerk's office declined to disclose the nature of the senior Harvey's illness. In 2003, Ronald A. Harvey's wife filed charges against her brother-in-law, Michael Harvey, after she claimed the then-28-year-old police officer assaulted her and made terroristic threats against her. Michael Harvey was required to turn in his service weapon at the time. The charges were later dismissed without court action.

MILLVILLE COP FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMPLAINT
The Press of Atlantic City
By Edward Van Embden
July 6, 2007
[Excerpts] A domestic violence complaint and a restraining order were issued against police Sgt. Ron A. Harvey on Tuesday after he and his wife, Ronda, were involved in two domestic disturbances on consecutive days earlier this week, officials said... Early Tuesday morning, Ron Harvey told police he drove his pickup truck to Holly City Tire for maintenance when his wife pulled up next to him in her BMW sport utility vehicle and the two began to argue. When he tried to get in his truck to leave, she grabbed the keys and suffered a scratch on her finger during the altercation... Riley said the incident stemmed from a separate domestic disturbance between the two that occurred the night before... Both the officer and his brother Michael are sons of police Chief Ron J. Harvey, who is currently out on a 30-day sick leave.

SERGEANT'S WIFE DROPS RESTRAINING ORDER
The Daily Journal, (Vineland, NJ)
James P. Quaranta
July 20, 2007
[Excerpts] The wife of a Millville police sergeant dropped a domestic violence complaint against her husband 10 days after she requested a restraining order, according to court records... Harvey's wife withdrew the complaint during a Family Court hearing July 13. After the restraining order was issued, Harvey, who was on vacation at the time, turned in his service weapon... Harvey, 35, has not returned to work since the incident and is on sick leave. His father, former Chief Ronald J. Harvey, filed for retirement last week...
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