It may be the shortest appointment in Essex County history and easily the most embarassing. From the Star Ledger:

Newly appointed Assemblywoman Evelyn Williams was arrested and charged with shoplifting at an Irvington discount store Tuesday afternoon.

Williams, a 25-year Essex County corrections officer whose salary topped out at $70,060, was caught by a security camera in the Valley Fair Super Discount Center on Chancellor Avenue putting $14.99 price tags on a $59.99 set of bedsheets and a $49.99 comforter, according to police reports.

Yesterday, after inquiries by The Star-Ledger into her other income sources, Essex County officials fired her, saying she’d been illegally collecting state retirement checks.

“We are not going to tolerate what happened in Irvington or what happened here,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said. “Even elected officials are going to play by the same rules. Elected officials should be able to keep a higher standard.”

Liz George is the publisher of Montclair Local. liz@montclairlocal.news

7 replies on “But Those Sheets Were Overpriced”

  1. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said. “Even elected officials are going to play by the same rules. Elected officials should be able to keep a higher standard.”
    uh-oh, these kinds of quotes ALWAYS come back to haunt, usually as a caption under the perp walk photo.

  4. {{{{{{{scratches head}}}}}}}}}
    This boggles my mind. This woman had to know that most dept. stores have security cams these days. It’s almosyt as if she wanted to get caught. She truly has a sickness. Not making excuses but it just seems apparent to me. Plus, at her salary, she can afford $110 for bedding!

  5. It truly was (although I haven’t yet read it in true context) a dumb-sounding statement by the county executive. It was, after all, the the equivalent of theft.
    Unfortunately this type of thing occurring in New Jersey never, ever boggles anyone’s mind elsewhere in this country. They’re used to it, even expect it from our politicians. Thus never quite take NJ seriously.

  6. “she’d been illegally collecting state retirement checks” That’s interesting and something more than just the theft.

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