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Dorothy Ogden

New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2021

Terminated2021 · as reported

Detective Sergeant Dorothy Ogden was criminally charged with fourth degree falsifying or tampering with records and entered the Pretrial Intervention Program. As a result of the agreement, Ogden was disqualified from any employment with the State of New Jersey and was terminated from employment with the Division.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2021[1]

Terminated
Rank as reported
Detective Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Falsification Of Reports And Records
  • Misleading Statements
  • Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related
  • Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers
  • Questionable Conduct - Off Duty
  • Failure To Notify The Division Of Information To Which The Division Would Take Cognizance
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

The member was criminally charged with fourth degree Falsifying or Tampering with Records and entered into the Pretrial Intervention Program. As a result of the agreement, the member was disqualified from any employment with the State of New Jersey and was terminated from employment with the Division.

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Other officers at New Jersey State Police

94 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 94 at the New Jersey State Police page

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance
$4,725.39
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living)
$4,725.39
Final salary basis
$126,010
Retired
July 2021
Pension fund
State Police Retirement System (SPRS)
Reported years of service
22 years, 4 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Dorothy Ogden's major discipline record?

Detective Sergeant Dorothy Ogden was criminally charged with fourth degree falsifying or tampering with records and entered the Pretrial Intervention Program. As a result of the agreement, Ogden was disqualified from any employment with the State of New Jersey and was terminated from employment with the Division.

What is Dorothy Ogden's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?

Dorothy Ogden has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Does Dorothy Ogden's record show a termination?

Yes. At least one of Dorothy Ogden's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2021.

What is Dorothy Ogden's pension on record?

Dorothy Ogden's reported monthly pension allowance is $4,725.39, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Dorothy Ogden has 22 years, 4 months of reported service.

How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Dorothy Ogden worked for?

New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Dorothy Ogden individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2674. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 328527 (member 44296082), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩