Police Sergeant Ignored 911 Call that Turned into Double Murder to Get Pizza Instead

A New Jersey police sergeant is facing serious misconduct charges after allegedly ignoring multiple reports of gunfire that left two people dead — all while he stopped to grab pizza instead of responding.

According to prosecutors, Franklin Township Police Sergeant Kevin Bollaro was on duty the night of August 1 when 911 calls came in reporting gunshots and screams in Pittstown. But instead of heading toward the scene, investigators say surveillance footage caught Bollaro driving two miles in the opposite direction — stopping first at an ATM, then pulling into Duke’s Pizzeria for a slice.

Prosecutors say he spent nearly an hour there before heading to another restaurant, where he reportedly stayed for about another hour.

The next day, tragedy struck. The bodies of 33-year-old veterinarian Lauren Semanchik and 29-year-old volunteer firefighter Tyler Webb were found in a home just 600 feet from where the initial 911 calls had come in. Both had been shot and killed by New Jersey State Police Lieutenant Ricardo Santos, who later turned the gun on himself.

Semanchik, who had previously dated Santos, had recently voiced concerns about his increasingly erratic behavior. Just days earlier, she’d left a message for local police saying she wanted to file a report or a restraining order against him.

Despite the urgency of the gunshot reports, prosecutors say Bollaro never visited the locations of the calls before asking dispatch to “clear” him from the scene. GPS data reportedly shows his patrol car never came close.

He later filed a report claiming he had canvassed the area — a statement prosecutors allege was completely false.

Bollaro has now been charged with official misconduct for failing to perform his duties and tampering with public records for allegedly falsifying his report. He is expected to appear in court on November 5.

His attorney, Charles Sciarra, called the charges “unfortunate,” telling the New York Post there was “nothing Kevin Bollaro did or did not do that day that impacted or could have stopped” the murders.

The families of Semanchik and Webb say they were “shocked” by the officer’s actions, calling it “egregious conduct” and claiming it highlights deeper failures within both local and state police.