Sheriff's Officer Grisel Agurto of the Union County Sheriffs Office was suspended for 162 working days. On May 3, 2024, Agurto reported to work impaired and driving a vehicle with significant front-end damage, and she was determined to be not fit for duty. Investigators found that earlier that day she had been involved in two separate motor vehicle collisions in Kenilworth, both causing property damage, and that she failed to report either crash and left both scenes. Agurto also made false statements to her supervisor about the crashes.
On May 3, 2024, Sheriff’s Officer Grisel Agurto reported to work impaired and operating a vehicle with significant front-end damage. She was determined to be impaired and not fit for duty. A subsequent investigation revealed that earlier that day, Officer G. Agurto had been involved in two separate motor vehicle collisions in the Borough of Kenilworth, both resulting in property damage. She failed to report either crash and left the scene of both incidents. Additionally, Officer G. Agurto made false statements to her supervisor regarding the circumstances surrounding the crashes. As a result of this conduct, Officer G. Agurto was suspended for 162 working days.
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What is a summary of Grisel Agurto's major discipline record?
Sheriff's Officer Grisel Agurto of the Union County Sheriffs Office was suspended for 162 working days. On May 3, 2024, Agurto reported to work impaired and driving a vehicle with significant front-end damage, and she was determined to be not fit for duty. Investigators found that earlier that day she had been involved in two separate motor vehicle collisions in Kenilworth, both causing property damage, and that she failed to report either crash and left both scenes. Agurto also made false statements to her supervisor about the crashes.
What is Grisel Agurto's major discipline record at Union County Sheriff's Office?
Grisel Agurto has one major discipline record at Union County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 812. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩