Officer Diane Warnet was suspended for 20 days by the Ramsey Police Department on sustained charges that included violation of the harassment policy and conduct unbecoming. The record states that on or about May 8, 2023 Warnet circulated a false rumor about a video involving fellow officers, raising it on at least three occasions, and that after she was notified of the internal affairs investigation she polled several officers asking whether they felt sexually harassed by her, one of whom was the complainant.
Officer Diane Warnet was suspended for 20 days due to an event on or about May 8, 2023. Officer Warnet circulated a false rumor about a video involving fellow officers and another female officer in another department. The rumor involved sexual acts among the officers while inquiring if any other information was available about the video recording. The discussion was initiated by Officer Warnet on at least three occasions. After notification was made to Officer Warnet of the internal affairs investigation, she polled several officers asking them if they felt sexually harassed by her. One of the polled officers was the complainant of the internal affairs investigation.
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What is a summary of Diane Warnet's major discipline record?
Officer Diane Warnet was suspended for 20 days by the Ramsey Police Department on sustained charges that included violation of the harassment policy and conduct unbecoming. The record states that on or about May 8, 2023 Warnet circulated a false rumor about a video involving fellow officers, raising it on at least three occasions, and that after she was notified of the internal affairs investigation she polled several officers asking whether they felt sexually harassed by her, one of whom was the complainant.
What is Diane Warnet's major discipline record at Ramsey Police Department?
Diane Warnet has one major discipline record at Ramsey Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Ramsey Police Department, the department Diane Warnet worked for?
Ramsey Police Department reported 35 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Diane Warnet individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 885. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8177. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩