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Alyssa Kavanaugh

Jersey City Police Department · 2 records · 2021

Suspended 0 daysmost recent record, 2021 · as reported

Kavanaugh has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, all from 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Traffic Laws; Intox. Off Duty.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2021[1]

Suspended 60 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Police Officer Alyssa Kavanaugh was suspended for 60 days by the Jersey City Police Department in 2021 on a sustained charge involving traffic laws. The department reported that Kavanaugh was involved in a one-car motor vehicle accident while off duty in Linden and was charged with DWI, reckless driving, and careless driving. She pled guilty to reckless driving, and the other charges were dismissed.

Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Traffic Laws
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Police Officer Alyssa Kavanaugh was involved in a one car MVA while off duty in Linden, NJ. P.O. A. Kavanaugh was charged with violations of DWI 39:4-50, Reckless Driving and Careless Driving and pled guilty to Reckless Driving. Other charges were dismissed.

Major discipline · 2021[2]

Suspended 0 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Police Officer Alyssa Kavanaugh was disciplined by the Jersey City Police Department in 2021 on a sustained charge of intoxicants off duty. According to the department, Kavanaugh was involved in a one-car motor vehicle accident while off duty in Linden and was charged with DWI, reckless driving, and careless driving. She pled guilty to reckless driving, and the other charges were dismissed. The record lists a suspension without a reported number of days.

Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Intox. Off Duty
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Police Officer Alyssa Kavanaugh was involved in a one car MVA while off duty in Linden, NJ. P.O. A. Kavanaugh was charged with violations of DWI 39:4-50, Reckless Driving and Careless Driving and pled guilty to Reckless Driving. Other charges were dismissed.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Marvin Leggitts · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Loss of Weapon

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael H. Minervini · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Monique Alvarado · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 0 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael H. Minervini · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 0 days

    Sustained charge(s): Traffic Laws

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael H. Minervini · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 0 days

    Sustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws, Regs. And Orders

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Jersey City Police Department

73 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 73 at the Jersey City Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[3]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$81,000
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
5 years, 8 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Alyssa Kavanaugh's major discipline record?

Kavanaugh has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, all from 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Traffic Laws; Intox. Off Duty.

What is Alyssa Kavanaugh's major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department?

Alyssa Kavanaugh has 2 major discipline records at Jersey City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Alyssa Kavanaugh's base salary on record?

Alyssa Kavanaugh's reported base salary is $81,000, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Alyssa Kavanaugh has 5 years, 8 months of reported service.

How large is Jersey City Police Department, the department Alyssa Kavanaugh worked for?

Jersey City Police Department reported 799 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Alyssa Kavanaugh individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2581. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2595. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 233215, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  4. [4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8343. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.