Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On September 14, 2024, off-duty Lieutenant Christopher Hasch reported to the Administrative Lieutenant that he had found patrol rifle #88-139115 in the rifle rack in the rear of a vehicle, where it had remained since it was not returned at the end of a shift on September 9, 2024, the Carlstadt Police Department reported. Hasch said he did not want to be involved but felt the incident should be known, then left without further explanation. The 2025 record sustained a neglect of duty charge, and Hasch drew a 20-day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On Saturday, September 14, 2024 Off-Duty Lt Christopher Hasch approached the Administrative Lieutenant, who was on a special detail, to report he found patrol rifle, #88-139115, secured in the rear portion of the vehicle in the rifle rack which was not returned at the end of a shift from September 9, 2024. Lt Hasch advised the Administrative Lieutenant he did not want to be involved but felt he should know about the incident. When asked why he felt to report the incident at this time instead of immediately when it happened, he stated to thee Administrative Lieutenant, he was all about the safety when it came to this stuff. He then left the event at that point without further explanation.
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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 70. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 220157, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩