NEWARK– The former head of Essex County Sheriff’s Officers PBA Local 183 has been accused of using his PBA credit card to pay for more than $14,000 in repairs to his personal vehicle, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said in a statement.

Christopher Tyminski (Essex County Prosecutor’s Office)  

Christopher Tyminski, 45, of Byram, was charged Friday with theft by deception and is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 16. The charges are not related to his duties with the sheriff’s office, authorities also said.

A spokesman for the sheriff’s office did not immediately return a call Monday night. 

Anyone with information is being asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Standards and Corruption Bureau at 862-520- 3700.

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