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Permalink Reply by Central Scrutinizer on March 13, 2013 at 5:11pm

N.J. taxpayers under the gun? Franklin woman charged after gun threats at tax meeting

 

A Franklin Township woman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly making threats about bringing a gun to a Gloucester County building, where she was attending a public meeting on tax revaluation. She later handed two guns over to police for safekeeping.

Clayton Police reported on Tuesday that Eileen Hart, 47, was charged with making terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Police said they were dispatched at about 10:22 a.m. Saturday to the Gloucester County Complex on Delsea Drive in Clayton for a report of a possible disturbance.

When they arrived, Sgt. John Dick was informed that the Gloucester County Office of Assessment, along with Appraisal Systems, Inc. were holding a meeting for Franklin Township residents to discuss the countywide property revaluation program that ASI was hired to perform in order to bring all home values up to the current market value.

County tax assessor Robyn Glocker-Hammond told police that a woman who had been at the meeting was asked to leave the complex for causing a disturbance and making threats about coming back with a gun.

Police said Hart wasn't at the complex when they arrived. Workers there gave police information about Hart and the registration of the car she was driving.

Clayton Police and Franklin Township Police located Hart, who lives on Harding Highway in Franklin Township. She was brought back to the Clayton Police Department where she was processed and charged. She was released on her own recognizance pending court, police said.

Hart said outside of her home on Tuesday that she had come to the meeting to dispute the assessment of her home. 

Franklin is one of several towns — including Clayton, Paulsboro, and Washington, Greenwich, Logan and Woolwich townships — to be reassessed this year as part of the county-wide assessment pilot program. This is the last round of reassessments, which have been ongoing for about three years.

Hart, who is Jewish, said Tuesday that her religion prevented her from letting a strange man into her house when her husband was not home. As a result, she could not let an inspector from Appraisal Systems inside. She said her house was assessed without being inspected.

As she began reading quotes from the Constitution to support her argument during the weekend meeting, Hart said she was escorted from the building by an Appraisal Systems employee. She denied making any threats.

"I didn't scream, I didn't yell," she said. "I have the right to air my grievances against the government in a public setting. I've never threatened anyone a day in my life."

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Permalink Reply by suzie on March 13, 2013 at 5:59pm

I get so angry when I read something like this it is only because we do not know how to exercise our rights that this happens .. Sons of britches are itchin ' to push someone over the edge .. They can only do this to ignorant slaves who get there rights from the government and are 14h amendment citizen surfs.
we don't know who we are anymore. . You my think you do but you don't you sold your freedom for a chicken in every pot .. You gave up your god given right to defend yourself.. Stop calling your gun a firearm that is a legal term.. It's your arm, a constitutional term and it cannot be infringed, if you get your rights from God or nature .. You have no constitutional rights only civil rights .. If you ever voted, got a drivers licence, or a social security card .. if you got a passport you told the government you are a citizen of the UNITED STATES a 14th amendment citizen, when you clearly had another choice.. US National, But before the people figure this out it may get out of control and someone is going to cause a king Ferdinand moment ..

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Permalink Reply by Sweettina2 on March 22, 2013 at 11:06pm

I can only shake my head anymore......

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