Retired cop gets $527K settlement in whisteblower suit, report says

TINTON FALLS — A former police officer who tipped off the county prosecutor about another cop’s alleged theft of water has settled his whistleblower lawsuit against the borough for $527,5000, a report says. Former Lt. Kevin Pierson, 46, said he was harassed and repeatedly passed over for overtime after reporting that then-Sgt. David Scrivanic placed a…