VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in New Jersey misused his powers and computer in a bid to friend a woman on Facebook.

Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk says 44-year-old Voorhees Patrolman Jeffrey Tyther used the motor vehicle database to gather personal information after the woman drove pass him in his police car.

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