Post by WaTcHeR on Jun 16, 2006 13:52:26 GMT -5
Officer Frank Dellacamera
06.16.2006 - Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that former Mamaroneck Town police officer Frank Dellacamera, 39, was sentenced on Thursday, June 15 to a year in the Westchester County Jail on felony drug and stolen property charges. He pled guilty to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class “C” felony, and attempted criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, a class “E” felony.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Officer Dellacamera (at right) was arrested in 2004 as the result of a six-month investigation by the DA’s Public Integrity Bureau and the New York State Police that involved both electronic surveillance and undercover work. Officer Dellacamera was caught on tape discussing the drug and stolen goods transactions.
The district attorney listed the following offenses: “On June 1, 2004, in front of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, Dellacamera participated in the attempted sale of cocaine to an undercover officer. On September 1, 2004, on Westchester Avenue in White Plains, Dellacamera purchased over $5,000 worth of electronic equipment that he believed to be stolen, including a 42-inch Plasma TV, a Nintendo Game Cube and a digital video recorder for $2,000.”
On October 19, 2004, Officer Dellacamera was arrested after a search of his home, business and vehicle uncovered property that was purported to have been stolen and purchased from the undercover agent. That arrest led to his November 30, 2004 termination from employment as a Town of Mamaroneck officer.
“When people commit crimes, they deserve whatever punishment the criminal justice system metes out as long as it is fair,” said Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Valerie O’Keeffe when apprised of the sentencing. “Peace officers should be held to a much higher standard, so this particular case is distressing to say the least,” she added.
Her remarks echo those of District Attorney Janet DiFiore, who said, “When any public employee, especially a police officer, commits a crime, he will be held strictly accountable. “