Detective Hamid Sesay was suspended for 166 days by the NJ Division of Criminal Justice in 2025 for conduct unbecoming and other sufficient cause tied to a DUI and a motor vehicle violation. On August 17, 2024, Ridgefield police found Sesay asleep in the driver's seat of his running vehicle, stopped at a stop sign. He failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit breath samples. Sesay pleaded guilty to DUI and careless driving and was sentenced to fines and a three-month interlock device.
On August 17, 2024, DCJ Detective Hamid Sesay was observed by the Ridgefield Police Department stopped at a stop sign for a prolonged period of time with his brake lights activated. He was found asleep in the driver’s seat in his running vehicle. After relieving Det. Sesay of his off-duty firearm, the officer administered field sobriety tests that Det. Sesay failed. DuringDUI processing at the police station, specifically the reading of the NJ Attorney General’s Standard Statement Form for Motor Vehicle Operators, he provided ambiguous answers which resulted in his refusal to submit to breath samples. Detective Sesay pleaded guilty to DUI and Careless Driving where he was sentenced to court fees, fines, and a mandated three-month interlock device. The internal affairs investigation found that Det. Sesay violated agency policies related to compliance with law, conduct that reflected negatively on the agency, and carrying a firearm off-duty.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Hamid Sesay, New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/hamid-sesay-nj-div-criminal-justice-trenton/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Hamid Sesay's major discipline record?
Detective Hamid Sesay was suspended for 166 days by the NJ Division of Criminal Justice in 2025 for conduct unbecoming and other sufficient cause tied to a DUI and a motor vehicle violation. On August 17, 2024, Ridgefield police found Sesay asleep in the driver's seat of his running vehicle, stopped at a stop sign. He failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit breath samples. Sesay pleaded guilty to DUI and careless driving and was sentenced to fines and a three-month interlock device.
What is Hamid Sesay's major discipline record at New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton?
Hamid Sesay has one major discipline record at New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Hamid Sesay's base salary on record?
Hamid Sesay's reported base salary is $93,222, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Hamid Sesay has 7 years, 7 months of reported service.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 777. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 211249, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩