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West New York Police Department · 1 record · 2024
Terminated2024 · as reported
Captain Erwin Moreno was terminated by the West New York Police Department in 2024. The agency reported that Moreno committed unauthorized transactions from a bank account designated for the West New York Police Department Youth Academy. He was arrested and charged by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. The sustained charge was an indictable charge of theft by unlawful taking under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3(A).
Major discipline · 2024[1]
TerminatedSynopsis as reported by the agency
Captain Moreno commited unauthorized transactions from a bank account designated for the West New York Police Department Youth Academy. He was arrested and charged by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
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Jonathan Garcia · Department Of Corrections · 2023
TerminatedSustained charge(s): Theft
similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Shakeema Wilson · Hillside Police Department · 2022
TerminatedSustained charge(s): Theft
similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Austin Craig · Lower Township Police Department · 2022
TerminatedSustained charge(s): Theft by Unlawful Taking
similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Eric Campbell · Lower Township Police Department · 2022
TerminatedSustained charge(s): Theft by Unlawful Taking
similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Brendan Santiago · Middletown Police Department · 2024
TerminatedSuspended 131 daysSustained charge(s): Theft
same year · similar charge category
5 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]
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Police Transparency NJ, "Erwin Moreno, West New York Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/erwin-moreno-west-new-york-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Captain Erwin Moreno was terminated by the West New York Police Department in 2024. The agency reported that Moreno committed unauthorized transactions from a bank account designated for the West New York Police Department Youth Academy. He was arrested and charged by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. The sustained charge was an indictable charge of theft by unlawful taking under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3(A).
Erwin Moreno has one major discipline record at West New York Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Yes. At least one of Erwin Moreno's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
Erwin Moreno's reported monthly pension allowance is $5,353.10, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Erwin Moreno has 24 years, 11 months of reported service.
West New York Police Department reported 137 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Erwin Moreno individually.