Waterbury officer charged with warning friend

Waterbury officer charged with warning friend
Waterbury, Connecticut - June 24, 2008

WATERBURY, Conn. - Waterbury police have charged a city police officer with warning a friend about a drug investigation.
Officer Israel Lugo is accused of illegally disclosing information about a state police drug investigation that netted 20 pounds of marijuana. Police say the 29-year-old officer was arrested Monday, accused of illegally using a police computer to check the license plate of a state police surveillance vehicle. Police say Lugo is a lifelong friend of 29-year-old Shaun Ducham whose home was raided last Friday. Police say before police raided the home, Ducham suspected he was being followed by police and called Lugo.