Ohio police chiefs charged with breaking into Parker-Brodericks surrogates home

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Two eastern Ohio police chiefs accused of breaking into a home to dig for celebrity tabloid material have been arrested. Police Chiefs Appear Before Judge A special prosecutor has said he was looking into allegations that last May the chiefs illegally entered the home of a woman carrying twins for actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Mart More..ins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter and Bridgeport Police Chief Chad Dojack appeared in court on Friday morning. Carpenter faces six counts that include two counts for burglary, one count of receiving stolen property, one count of theft in office, one count of tempering with evidence and one count of unauthorized use of property. His trial date is October 20, 2009. The maximum sentence he faces is 21 years in jail and a $45,000 fine. Dojack faces three counts that include two counts of complicity to burglary and one count of complicity to receiving stolen property. His trial date is November 17, 2009. He faces upto 14 years in jail and a $30,000 fine. Both were booked Wednesday night. They appeared in court and entered not guilty pleas on Friday morning and were released until their trial dates. Police arrested a third person in the case, Bruce Callarik, the son of Bridgeport’s mayor. He is charged with one count of complicity to receiving stolen property and has a December 1 trial date. He allegedly was the one who tipped off the two police chiefs that the tabloids were interested in property from the house. The surrogate mother was not at the Martins Ferry home at the time of the alleged break-in. Updated: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:14 AM

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