Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Gregory Gourgue was suspended for 27 days by the Newark Police Department in 2021. While off duty and driving in Newark, Gourgue ignored police officers' orders to stop and drove around a motor vehicle accident. A check of his driver's license revealed an active warrant for his arrest tied to unaddressed motor vehicle summonses. Gourgue resigned prior to his administrative hearing.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Gorgue was indefinitely suspended on 7/28/21-8/27/21: while off duty and driving in Newark, he ignored police officers' orders to stop and drove around a motor vehicle accident. A check of his drivers license revealed an active warrant for his arrest due to motor vehicle summonses that he had not addressed. Officer Gourgue resigned prior to administrative hearing.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Gregory Gourgue was suspended for 16 days by the Newark Police Department in 2021. Gourgue failed to notify the department that, while off duty, he was stopped by an outside police department for driving while suspended. He resigned prior to his administrative hearing. The sustained charges were not reported.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Gourgue was suspended 16 days. The officer failed to notify the department that while off-duty he was stopped by an outside police department for driving while suspended. Officer Gourgue resigned prior to his administrative hearing
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2548. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2556. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩