Galloway Attorney Busted For Illegal Computer Use: OCPO

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A Galloway attorney and Long Beach Township police sergeant was charged Monday with accessing secure computer-based information for personal reasons, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced.

Gerard Traynor was only supposed to access the information for law-enforcement purposes, the OCPO said. Chief Anthony Deely has suspended Traynor pending a conclusion into the criminal matter, according to the OCPO.

The Law Offices of Gerard W. Traynor has a location on 10 S. New York Road, Galloway, according to their website. The Facebook page for his law offices says their practice includes real estate, land use, DWI, municipal court and wills.

The Facebook page has posted as recently as Sunday, regarding a new proposed hotel in Beach Haven. Traynor has addresses in both Galloway and Beach Haven, the OCPO says. Traynor's law offices have operated since 2001, according to the Facebook page.

The Long Beach Township Police Department and OCPO's Internal Affairs Unit and High Tech Crimes Unit conducted the investigation, according to county Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Traynor was released on a summons pending a future court date, the OCPO said.

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