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Butler's fire inspector is arrested on charges of faking reports for local businesses

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BUTLER — Butler’s fire inspector was arrested today on charges of faking reports for local businesses and then trying to cover up his actions, authorities said. Earl Dean, 62, the longtime fire inspector, was charged with official misconduct and two counts of tampering with records, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said. A joint investigation by borough police and the...

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BUTLER — Butler’s fire inspector was arrested today on charges of faking reports for local businesses and then trying to cover up his actions, authorities said.

Earl Dean, 62, the longtime fire inspector, was charged with official misconduct and two counts of tampering with records, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said.

A joint investigation by borough police and the prosecutor’s office revealed Dean didn’t properly conduct fire inspections and allegedly issued false paperwork, Bianchi said.

“As taxpayers, we have a right to demand that public officials hired to perform a public service do just that,” Bianchi said.

Dean was suspended from his job, Bianchi said, adding that the matter is still under investigation.

Dean began work as a fire official in 1983 and took on the role of emergency management coordinator for the borough in 1990.

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