Detective Benjamin Miller of the Hightstown Police Department will receive the NJHIA Excellence in Homicide Investigation Award on October 25.
He was nominated by Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Meidt of the Mercer County Prosecutors Office to recognize outstanding investigative efforts during a homicide investigation.
New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association President Geoffrey Noble congratulated Miller on behalf of the NJHIA Board of Directors for his work during the .
“He, along with his colleagues from the Mercer County Prosecutors Office and NJ State Police did an excellent job working as a team to solve this complex multi-state investigation,” Noble said in an email.
Miller has been invited to attend the NJHIA annual general membership meeting at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. He may accept his award during the meeting, where he will be presented with a plaque.
“As Police Director, I would like to congratulate Detective Miller on his nomination by the Mercer County Prosecutor Office for the NJHIA award in recognition for his outstanding investigation efforts during homicide investigations,” said Hightstown Police Director James K. Le Tellier in an email.
The Mercer Co Prosecutors Office has a sense of humor. I would have put "efforts" in quotes, as he had no "results".
He must have really browned nosed the Mercer County Prosecutors Office to get this accolade. During the Giordano investigation it was reported in a local newspaper that media trampled through Ms. Giordano’s apartment for a week before it was sealed off. Miller stated, according to the article, that “It is not a crime scene," ... "I have no right to go through her apartment and her property.” Are you kidding me? So the NJ State Police were his colleagues during the investigation? No wonder they covered his a** when the gang report was issued. This is a joke right?
How does he still have a job? Please let this be a joke. I thought Police were there to protect the citizens, not harrass. Hightstown doesn't deserve this. It's ashame because most of the force are great officers, this is just the bad apple.
Every woman and girl in Hightstown should be very afraid that if you disappear, this putz will make no effort to look for clues and will say that you ran away without even considering that you might have been murdered.
I have seen, witnessed, and heard plenty of bad things about this guy that will make you just want to vomit. This is just a big cover up for him to keep his job. It's sad to know there are cops like him who are suppose to be "protecting" Hightstown. I am truely disgusted that this guy is someone we're suppose to trust in. As you can clearly see, no one in this town wants him here. There should be no award, TIME TO MOVE ON!!!!!!
"It is not a crime scene. I have no right to go through her apartment and her property. If I wanted to do that, I'd have to get a warrant. I can't do that unless there's a crime in New Jersey. There are no indicators, whatsoever, to point in that direction."
C'mon Mike, Speak up about this rewriting of local history.
Mike