James Burke (police officer)
James Burke is an American convicted criminal and former law enforcement officer from the state of New York.
Biography
Burke was a New York City police officer in the 1980s. He later began working for the Suffolk County Police Department in Suffolk County, New York. In 1995, a Suffolk County Police Department internal probe found that Burke had "had a relationship with a woman engaged in prostitution and drug dealing, and had engaged in sex acts in police vehicles while on duty and in uniform".[1] Burke was appointed chief of the Suffolk County Police Department by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in 2012[2] and served in that capacity until 2015.[3] During his tenure as chief, Burke supervised the investigation of the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Burke's work on the Gilgo Beach case, "including a decision to end cooperation with the FBI",[4] drew criticism from other law enforcement officials.[1] In August 2023, Burke was arrested for public lewdness, offering a sex act, and unlawful solicitation after allegedly exposing himself to a male plainclothes park ranger at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Farmingville and propositioning him.[3][5]
See also
- Gilgo Beach serial killings, investigated by Burke
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Suffolk County police chief James Burke arrested for allegedly soliciting sex at park". www.cbsnews.com. August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-police chief admits beating man over theft of sex toys". OneidaDispatch.com. February 27, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe charged with soliciting sex in park". AP News. August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-Suffolk County police chief who oversaw Gilgo Beach murder investigation arrested". ABC7 New York. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-Suffolk PD Chief Tried To Get Out Of Arrest: Officials". Patch.com. August 22, 2023.
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