Three New Jersey sheriff’s officers have been accused of stealing several pairs of high-end sneakers while executing a search warrant at a drug suspect’s home.

The alleged theft happened in January 2023 when Kirk Mansook , of East Orange, was arrested on minor narcotics charges, Essex County prosecutors said Friday. After he was released and returned to his apartment, Mansook discovered “multiple boxes of high-end sneakers and a designer belt” were missing.

Surveillance video later revealed that Essex County sheriff’s officers Jimmy Rodriguez, 39, and Fabian Caicedo, 45, removed the belt and Nike shoes while executing the warrant, “placed them in plastic bags, and loaded them in their work vehicle.”

Rodriguez and a third officer, 44-year-old Erik Udvarhely, later transferred the

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