Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2025, Officer David Fontanez was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. According to the record, Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian and threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, and other sufficient cause.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian, where he threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest.
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 371. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩