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Brett Friedman

Sea Bright Police Department · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 44 daysSeparated while IA pending2025 · as reported

In 2025, the Sea Bright Police Department suspended Chief Brett Friedman for 44 days, and the record indicates he separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. According to the record, Friedman was involved in an off-duty motor vehicle collision and was subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated. The sustained charge was DWI.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 44 daysSeparated while IA pending
Rank as reported
Chief (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
DWI
Separated while IA pending
Yes

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Brett Friedman, while off duty, was involved in a motor vehicle collision. He was subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Christopher Fisler · Sea Bright Police Department · 2025

    TerminatedSuspended 115 days

    Sustained charge(s): Assault / Computer Crimes

    same agency · same year

  • Jennifer Sanchez · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025

    Suspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws and Regulations

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • David Hightower · Atlantic County Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 0 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Unauthorized Absence

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Christopher McNulty · Bloomfield Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 245 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): 3:1.4 Obedience to Laws, Ordinances, Rules & General Orders

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Matthew Kochis · Burlington Township Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 20 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Truthfulness & Neglect of Duty

    same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Sea Bright Police Department

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

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance
$9,950.36
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living)
$9,950.36
Final salary basis
$170,578
Retired
February 2025
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
31 years, 11 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 Brett Friedman's major discipline record?

In 2025, the Sea Bright Police Department suspended Chief Brett Friedman for 44 days, and the record indicates he separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. According to the record, Friedman was involved in an off-duty motor vehicle collision and was subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated. The sustained charge was DWI.

What is Brett Friedman's major discipline record at Sea Bright Police Department?

Brett Friedman has one major discipline record at Sea Bright Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Brett Friedman's pension on record?

Brett Friedman's reported monthly pension allowance is $9,950.36, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Brett Friedman has 31 years, 11 months of reported service.

How large is Sea Bright Police Department, the department Brett Friedman worked for?

Sea Bright Police Department reported 12 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Brett Friedman individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 481. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 363430 (member 44353541), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8456. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.