Unauthorized Use/Access of Law Enforcement Databases, Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Failure to Notify Division of Personal Knowledge of Prohibited Conduct by Another Member
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective II Christopher Castro Rangel admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty. Castro Rangel failed to safeguard sensitive information on his phone, which was uploaded to his personal computer and accessed by another. He received a 10 day suspension in 2025. The sustained charges included unauthorized use or access of law enforcement databases.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Division while on duty. The member failed to safeguard sensitive information on his phone which was uploaded to his personal computer and accessed by another. The member received a 10 day suspension.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 534. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩