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A police officer in Brielle has been charged with illegally using law enforcement databases to look up information about people he knew, authorities said. Brian M. Dreher, 37, of Brick, has been suspended without pay, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday. He faces a charge of computer theft. Dreher used the databases from December 2020 to November 2023, authorities said. “This is a very sad and disappointing situation,” Brielle police Chief Gary Olsen said in a statement. “When any officer engages in this type of conduct, he violates the trust and integrity of the community in w…

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