Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 100 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Sergeant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Sexual Harrassment
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Eric Wachenheim was suspended for 100 days by the Milltown Police Department in 2025. While on duty, Wachenheim made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature toward several female employees and engaged in unwanted physical contact with multiple female employees in a manner that made them feel uncomfortable. The employees reported the incidents to the Internal Affairs Supervisor. Wachenheim separated from the agency while an internal affairs case was pending. The sustained charge was sexual harassment.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. Eric Wachenheim, while on duty, made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature toward several female employees. Additionally, Sgt. Wachenheim engaged in unwanted physical contact with multiple female employees in a manner that made them feel uncomfortable. The conduct was reported to have caused significant discomfort to the involved employees, prompting them to come forward and report the incidents to the Internal Affairs Supervisor.