Good to see the GTPD cleaning up their own. Nothing worse than a bad cop, they give the hard working, honorable Police Officers a bad name. I hope they throw the book at him.

I just hope he is a lone wolf

I'm glad that the GTPD were able to handle this quickly and professionally. I'm feeling rather stunned by the whole thing.

I have had problems with him and a couple of other officers , this police force has some issues with a few....

This force needs to listen to the public they serve and not cherry pick, please clean up your house.

Clean up the house? If you are deal with the PD in a negative light on a regular basis that says something about you not the PD. Just another police hating idiot. I Know Thom personally and he is a good guy. Made a mistake that I can garuntee he regrets now and will for the rest of his life. With that said, I can personally assure anybody on this page, this department is one of the finest in the area.

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I think it is really sad for Officer Eden. He made one mistake. He is nothing like his bumbling stumbling father who seams to find a loophole all the time and never accept his responsibility. As I said. Very sad for Tom Eden Jr.

It amazes me that people chalk this up as "He made one mistake". He's a criminal dealing in illegal prescription drugs! To make matters worse, he is a SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER! He swore to uphold the law, and chose instead to hide behind a badge while engaging in his criminal behavior.

I believe GTPD could have handled this better.....get him the help he needs! Suspend him without pay and put him in rehab.....instead of flashing it all over the news.

Tom should get a slap on the wrist hes good guy who is human and made a mistake ......im sure he regrets it ......how many times have u made mistakes

I've made a lot of mistakes, but never CRIMINAL mistakes. He's a "good guy" that has no ethics, broke his oath and used his positional authority to break the law. He is the worst sort of criminal. He should spend a long time in prison.

I have made mistakes too. And, I have had to pay for them, as should Mr. Eden.

It never actually says anywhere that he has a drug problem or even that these pills were purchased for his personal consmuption. So, unless you have some firsthand knowledge of him having a drug problem, saying that the GTPD should just sweep this under the rug and stick the guy in rehab, makes no sense.

He broke the law- the one that he was sworn to uphold- and he has to pay.

I'm not saying he should rot in prison, but he has to be given whatever the appropriate penalty would be for anyone else who committed the same crime. Police officers are NOT above the law.

And if the GTPD had not "flashed it all over the news" how many people would be on here screaming cover up. You just can;t please all of the people all of the time. I think the GTPD handled it perfectly.

I think this is a crock of Geese do 10 pills and they are throwing this man under the bus. As our Mayor and his Crew keeps raping the Tax players out of millions and millions of dollars with nothing to show for it . Officer Eden I do not know you but I feel for you "SIR " THIS WILL BE A HARD TIME FOR YOU and your FAMILY AND FRIENDS stand tall and regroup your life ......People start caring , I do .........Don't forget it's time to send the Mayor Stache and his crew packing in 2013 . Please wake up People of GT before it is to late .......................................
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Darren, I disagree. Ten pills, a thousand pills, no difference. He was an ethically challenged police officer who got caught. He violated all of the principles involved in being a police officer. As for our Mayor and Council, heaven knows I am no fan of theirs and believe they are pawns of the new media mogul, but until they are actually caught doing something illegal and as long as the voters keep electing them, they'll be free to continue what they do. Put the personalities aside, if this cop were the son of the Mayor or one of the council members you'd be screaming for his head. Regardless, if convicted, he'll have to pay the time for doing the crime.

I don't think anyone is "throwing him under the bus". I think he should have to pay the same price as anyone else would in the same situation.

Listen he break the Law , I understand but did he have his day in Court.Remember All people are proven not gulity until there Trail is that not the law of the Land . Now listen here I don't call for anyone Head . I have been in a land were just being an American I had the risk of losing mine ............So relax there Michael

Broke sorry For break I'm on my phone

I hear you but the officer was not running a muti million Dollar Pay to play racket.He had ten pills ......Come on Wake up when the Big fish going to get Fried ............Just care , I do

He is being punished! If anyone else on this page got caught with ten pills it would be on a warrant and you never hear about it again. His name is all over the place and now not only does he have to deal with this issue, his entire family does. Bottom line is that he messed up and he was hit with some heavy charges from his own police department. Chances are he will never work in LE ever again and if they decide to charge him with misconduct I believe that is a mandatory 5 years in prison. If this was anyone else people would be crying that the punishment was to harsh. That's the problem with society today. It's ok to be tough on this guy but keep releasing known dangerous felons onto the streets everyday.

I understand what you're saying. His offense might seems petty to some. It might seem like small potatoes compared to other crimes that go on. It was only 10 pills... but it was 10 pills that he bought while on duty as a police officer in this town. While you're tax dollars are helping to pay his salary- a salary he earns to uphold the law- he is out breaking the very same laws. That is what makes it a slap in the face to the residents of this town, and to the GTPD.
Yes, it was a mistake. Yes, we all make them and we all ask for forgiveness at times. It is sad. And I do hope that it will not destroy his life or his future and that he will be able to come back from this and rebuild.

But you can't keep comparing apples to oranges. Whatever it is that you think that the Mayor, his team, the council, the Camden County political machine, or whoever are doing ... whatever it is... it has nothing to do with this case.
By that logic, we should let every petty criminal in Gloucester Township go and spend our entire allotment of time and resources trying to bring down our "corrupt" local government.

I do agree and understand what you are saying. He should and is being punished is what I was getting at.

Michael and Michelle ... Please note that the press conference also referred to addiction of pain medicine. Although they have not come out and said that Officer Eden might have been an addict, that is also a possibility. Because he carried a weapon, the weapon charge is automatic. Because of the quantity, the intent charge is automatic. However, you will not know the intention of the officer until he is in front of a judge and jury of his peers.

If it is found out that he is addicted, then he has every right to request assistance from the police department... how many other people in LE, state, and local governments have been granted the treatment requested for addiction to either alcohol or drugs AFTER they were discovered. Addiction is a horrible disease and he should have every opportunity to combat it. If it is found that he was addicted and needed help, apologies should be made to him and his family by those on this board stating that he was a corrupt cop.
We live in a land of innocent until proven guilty. Please give this person the same respect as you would someone that might not be in LE.

I completely agree that he should receive due process! I also agree that he should receive treatment if it is shown that he has an addiction problem. No question.

I don't think anyone on here (pardon me if I am wrong) has said he is a "corrupt cop". I know I have not. A cop who broke the law, yes. A corrupt cop, no.
I personally don;t feel that I would have anything to apologize for. I wouldn't apologize for stating my opinion that, whether he had an addiction or not, he broke the law and should be punished in accordance with whatever laws he broke- just like anyone else who commits a crime due to addiction. I don't really feel like many people have said anything that would warrant an apology. If someone used the term "corrupt" I might agree that an apology is in order.

It is naturally going to be blown up- he's a cop. Everybody makes mistakes.
No one is above reproach. But a cop breaking the law while on duty- like it or not- hits a nerve with people.
I personally don't expect them to be harder on him then they would be on anyone else. I don't think anyone would want to see this man's life ruined over this. At least I know I would not.

Michelle, that comment was not directed at you but more so towards Michael and towards other comments on the other articles.
I would love to agree with you but I can see the GTPD and the township fleecing him and using him as an example.

I hope that he gets his due process and is treated fairly.

He got caught with ten pills.... But how many times did he get away with it???? Hmmmm I'm sure the number is a bit higher! This has happened before with a GT cop.. Buying pills in uniform? He is no better than the junkie on the street corner in Camden ... Throw the book

This should be Italian law "guilty until proven innocent" this country is backwards .. That's why it's a mess and on the news today it said how many people are addicted to pain killers... Who is giving them out???? Doctors! The government and everything else sucks!

make an example out of him. don't let him off easy like im sure is going to happen. Hes a criminal prosecute him as you would anybody else. Something tells me that there is a lot more going on in the gloucester township police department that needs to be looked into. Clean this police force up . . .

Incase some of you didn't read the article, they did throw the book at him. That list of charges is pretty heavy.

I agree. He is facing some pretty serious charges.

As for the comment about "cleaning up" the GTPD or that there's "A lot more going on in the GTPD.." do you have any kind of facts whatsoever to support such allegations?

I do but id rather not say. But as far as having the book thrown at him . . . Getting R.O.R'd is letting him off too easy.

and there far from being allegations . . . I would know.

And there should have been four counts of possession of a cds. if you read the article you would have seen he was in possession of 30mg percocet, oxycontin, oxycodone and alprazolom.

and we all know the distribution charge won't stick so how come they didn't give him conspiracy to distribute as well

Or might have they been for his personal use . . . which shows that the GTPD either isnt worried about substance abuse in the police force or knows that its going on and is try'n to hide it.

Sure you have facts Philly.......Such great facts that you conveniently would NOT like to share with people. Sounds like another fraud to me. Just saying! Just for the record, Percocet is a brand name for oxycodone, so it really is only 3 not 4.

If GTPD didn't care about its department it would have never arrested one of their own officers. Obviously they care about their good hard working officers. If they didn't care they would have never investigated the situation. Philly do you read the crap you write before you actually hit the submit button?

Percocet is acetaminophen and oxycodone where perc 30's or roxycodone is oxycodone concentrate . . . Do your research before you run your mouth

The only reason they investigated was because it was already out in the open. They had no choice but to follow through with it . . . Think about it

Your making yourself look like an idiot . . .

Ok Philly I may have made a mistake in what per 30s are, however, you still have no proof of the BS you put all over this page. You are truly just another fraud who had some problems with the department in the past and now needs to cry online about how dirty you know the department is. If you knew anything worth actually knowing why not report it? Why? Because you don't know a thing about the inner workings of this department. I however do, and I can assure everyone who read this post that this department is still one of the best in the area. Just ask the dirt bags that get locked up by GT they will tell you How much they hate department. Hate it because they put dirt bags much like yourself behind bars on a daily basis. Just ask around fraud.

I am not a criminal nor a dirtbag but have seen first hand how the young guns thinks they are superman. They pull people over for actually no reason at all just because they wear a uniform.
I also know Tom from little league and he will raise up again and do the right thing. So until he is convicted keep it real