Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Rodriguez struck an arrestee and failed to document that he used force. Newark PD sustained charges under the use of force policy and disobedience of orders and suspended Rodriguez for 30 days in 2022.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Rodriguez was suspended for 30 days for violation of Department rules and regulations; use of force policy, and disobedience of orders. Officer Rodriguez failed to document that he used force when he struck an arrestee.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2163. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 218782, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩