Perth Amboy Fire Chief Charged With Double Dipping

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — A Perth Amboy Battalion Fire Chief was charged Friday with using a city-owned computer to acquire paid compensatory time he did not earn.

Sammy Arroyo, 42, of Perth Amboy was charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking in the third degree and one count of computer theft in the second degree. He is employed by the city of Perth Amboy as a professional firefighter there.

The charges were filed after it was determined that between March 2016 and May 2017, Arroyo was double-dipping from the city and county by putting in for time instructing at the Middlesex County Fire Academy while also getting paid by the City of Perth Amboy for the same period of time.

He was charged during an investigation by Detective Panagiotis Bouleris of the Perth Amboy Police Department. The investigation began when city officials uncovered the theft and contacted police.

Arroyo, who has 19 years of service with the City of Perth Amboy surrendered to the Perth Amboy Police Department, was processed and then released. He has been suspended without pay.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Bouleris of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 324-3800, or Detective Chiorella of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3848.

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