Failure to abide by department rules and regulations and body worn camera policy.
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2025, Raritan PD reported that Officer Chromowsky deactivated his body worn camera while speaking with a possible suspect during a call for service. After officers cleared the scene, Chromowsky was involved in an on-duty altercation with a fellow officer, removed his bulletproof vest and threw it toward a police vehicle, which cracked the windshield. Chromowsky pled guilty to departmental rules including insubordination and the body worn camera policy. He received a 30 day loss of time punishment, totaling 360 hours, and later retired.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
During a call for service, Chromowsky deactivated his body worn camera while speaking with a possible suspect. After officers cleared the scene, Chromowsky was involved in an on duty altercation with a fellow officer, concerning his behavior at the call. During the altercation, Chromowsky removed his bulletproof vest and threw it toward a police vehicle, causing a crack to the windshield. Chromowsky pled guilty to the following departmental Rules and Regulations: , Code of Ethics, Standards of Conduct, Performance of Duty, and Department Property and Equipment. Chromowsky pled guilty to the departmental Body Worn Camera Policy. He received a 30 day loss of time punishment, for a total of 360 hours. After the investigation was closed, Chromowsky retired from the department.
Action off duty; Obedience to laws and regulations; Operation of motor vehicles; Use of derogatory terms; Handling of firearms; Care of firearms off duty, outside home; Conduct towards the public; or ; a public employee; Repeated violations of departmental rules and regulations; Failure to comply with Chief€™s orders, directives, regulations; Improper use, handling or displaying of a firearm; Using rude or insulting language or conduct; offensive to the public; ;
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2022, Raritan PD reported that Officer Chromowsky was involved in an off-duty incident on September 19, 2019. Chromowsky followed another vehicle that had improperly passed his personal vehicle on a double yellow line, then ordered the driver out of the vehicle at gunpoint while using profane and abusive language directed toward the driver. The sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee, improper use of a firearm and obedience to laws. Chromowsky received a 120 day suspension without pay.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On September 19, 2019, Officer Damien Chromowsky was involved in an off-duty incident. Officer Chromowsky followed another vehicle that had improperly passed his personal vehicle on a double yellow line. Chromowsky ordered the driver of the vehicle out of the vehicle at gunpoint while using profane and abusive language directed towards the driver. Chromowsky received a 120 day suspension without pay.
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 527. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2299. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩