Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 90 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a)(6) a Public Employee. (a)(12) . C8: Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation or other proceeding. C11: an employee. D6c. Loss or careless control of firearms. E1: Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order, or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C: 39-10A (1) Violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms
- false representation in applications. 4th degree offense.
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 29, 2021, Officer Lewter provided a statement to the Orange Police Department that her registered firearm was stolen. It was reported that the weapon was stolen from her cousin's house which Officer Lewter gave her firearm to for safe keeping. During initial conversations with the Police Officer Lewter failed to disclose that she was a NJDOC Correctional Officer until she made a secondary statement on April 15, 2021 and admitted to giving her registered gun to her cousin who was unlicensed to carry a weapon. Following the reports, Officer Lewter was charged with a 4th degree offense. Officer Lewter signed a settlement agreement on this matter on January 4, 2024.