HARRISON, NJ – A public official has been arrested for theft from the town of Harrison, where she was employed as a clerk in the Department of Construction and Engineering. Deborah Thiry, 52, was charged on a Complaint-Summons with Theft by Unlawful Taking and Tampering with Public Records.
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Following her arrest, Thiry was processed and released. Her first court appearance on these charges is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2022 in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City.
“This matter was initially referred to the Special Investigations Unit by the Harrison Police Department following a 2022 internal audit by the Town of Harrison. The audit revealed that from 2016 to 2022 approximately $62,000 in various payments collected by the Department of Construction and Engineering was unaccounted for. Thiry began her employment with the town in 2015,” police said.