Geoff Forker

Lieutenant Geoff Forker (Ret.) had a storied twenty-five-year career with the New Jersey State Police working in multiple investigative capacities. Mr. Forker attained the rank of lieutenant while working for one of the leading State Police Departments in the United States.  As a supervisor Mr. Forker oversaw the following New Jersey State Police Units:

• The New Jersey State Police Official Corruption Unit– Mr. Forker Investigated and later supervised the sensitive investigations of elected politicians, appointed officials, and public servants for Theft, Fraud, and Official Misconduct. Forker was assigned to high-level Major Case Investigations reporting directly to the top law enforcement officers in the State of New Jersey.

• The New Jersey State Police Major Crimes Unit– Forker was assigned to a team that investigated all police-involved shootings of state or county law enforcement officers. Lt. Forker (Ret.) also investigated suspicious deaths and homicides throughout the state. Lt. Forker (Ret.) was a member of the team that investigated, arrested, and convicted Melanie McGuire for the homicide of her husband William McGuire, Ms. McGuire was dubbed the “Suit Case Killer”.
• The New Jersey State Police Gangs and Organized Crimes Unit– Forker supervised the major case investigations of organized and illicit criminal street gangs throughout northern New Jersey. These cases involved the recruitment of confidential informants as well as the use of advanced techniques including concealed recording equipment, wiretaps, and cellular phone analysis.

• The New Jersey State Police Interstate Liaison Intelligence Unit– Mr. Forker supervised the collection of intelligence and dissemination of this information to established partners in law enforcement. In addition, Mr. Forker supervised the sharing of information and intelligence, that concentrated on Homeland Security, with the New York City Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, and the FBI Counterterrorism Unit.

• The New Jersey State Police Narcotics Trafficking North Unit– Mr. Forker supervised a thirty-member task force concentrating on heroin and opioids. Lt. Forker (Ret.) worked in partnership with municipal police departments and county prosecutor’s offices to attack this narcotics epidemic through the utilization of both advanced techniques and criminal street-level investigation methods.

While these specialized State Police Units were under the command of Mr. Forker, the State Troopers under his supervision successfully investigated and prepared cases that resulted in the arrest and conviction of numerous high-level criminals, such as;

1. Multiple politicians and public figures for their crimes against municipalities, counties, and state government

2. Large-scale criminal street gang organizations trafficking narcotics and firearms as well as committing violent criminal offenses which created fear and disruption within New Jersey’s Urban Communities

Mr. Forker is an expert in the advanced techniques necessary to combat violent criminal behavior including wiretap investigations, GPS tracking devices, covert pole cameras, consensual recording equipment, and techniques.