Man Charged With Selling Stun Gun Weapon to LCMR Student

LOWER TOWNSHIP – Lower Township Police Department recently concluded an ongoing investigation regarding the sale of hand held stun gun weapons to students at the Lower Cape May Regional High School.
The investigation began when Lower Township School Resource Officers Albert Flitcroft and Michael Perry received information from a concerned parent, that several students at the high school were in possession of stun guns and had brought the stun guns to school with them.
The School Resource Officers then followed up on the information with the assistance of the Lower Township Detective Division and subsequently confiscated three hand held stun guns from three separate students.
The tazers were the square type which have to be placed against the skin of a person in order to deliver a shock and were not the type that were capable of shooting darts into a person.
On June 10, after further investigation, Lower Township Detectives and the School Resource Officers determined that a Steven Hogg, age 28 of the 100 Block of West 16th Street, in North Wildwood, had sold the stun guns to the students.
Hogg was arrested by School Resource Officer Michael Perry and Detective Chris Lambert. He was processed at the Lower Township Police Department and charged with Possession of Prohibited Weapons, specifically a tazer, which is a 4th degree crime.
School Resource Officer, Albert Flitcroft indicated that, “All three students stated that their intent in the acquisition of these devices was not to use them as a weapon or in any other ill intended manner, they simply thought that the devices would be an interesting novelty type device to have.”
Lower Township Police Chief, Edward Donohue, acknowledged the work of the School Resource Officers in this incident stating:
“This situation illustrates the importance of having SRO’s in our schools and rapport that they are able to establish with our parents, teachers and students that can deter and help prevent serious or dangerous situations in our schools.”
Donohue indicated that SRO Albert Flitcroft is scheduled to retire on August 1, and SRO Perry is training with him at this time and will take his place at the high school for the 2010/ 2011 school year.
Lower Township Police are asking anyone who may have additional information concerning the sale and or purchase of stun guns to students at the Lower Cape May Regional High School, to please contact the Lower Township Detective Division at 609-886-1619, ext. 156.