Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Wildwood PD reported that in 2024 SLEO II Police Officer Alex Grueso was absent without leave from his full-time swearing-in ceremony. The investigation found that he had called in sick the day before to go out and celebrate with friends and family. Grueso resigned from the agency while the internal affairs investigation was pending. The sustained charge was Standards of Conduct.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
SLEO II Police Officer Alex Grueso was AWOL from his full time swearing in ceremony. Further investigation revealed that he called in sick the day before only to go out and celebrate with friends and family. As a result, he resigned from our agency pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1040. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩