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Jeanette DeJesus

Newark Police Department · 2 records · 2023, 2025

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 732 daysSeparated while IA pending
Rank as reported
Police Officer
Sustained charge(s)
Criminal Law, Conduct in Public & Private, a Public Employee and
Separated while IA pending
Yes

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Officer DeJesus resigned from Newark PD not in good standing while under indictment for domestic violence-related offenses, weapons charges, and aggravated assault. The incident involved an assault against a person protected under the Domestic Violence Act, during which DeJesus struck the individual with a metal pole and then used a wrench to choke them. The charges were resolved through Pretrial Intervention in Superior Court. The record lists a 732-day suspension, and DeJesus separated while an internal affairs matter was pending.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Resigned – Not in Good Standing: Officer De Jesus resigned from the department while under indictment for domestic violence–related offenses, weapons charges, and aggravated assault. The incident involved an assault against a person protected under the Domestic Violence Act, during which Officer De Jesus allegedly struck the individual with a metal pole and then used a wrench to choke them. The charges were ultimately resolved through Pretrial Intervention (PTI) in Superior Court.

Major discipline · 2023[2]

Other sanction
Rank as reported
PO
Sustained charge(s)
Indictable Offense
Separated while IA pending
not reported

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Officer DeJesus was under suspension following an indictment for criminal law offenses related to a domestic violence incident. The charges stem from an incident in which DeJesus used a weapon to choke the victim, resulting in bodily injury. Newark PD sustained an indictable offense charge. The length of any suspension was not reported.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer DeJesus has been under suspension, following an indictment for Criminal Law Offenses related to a Domestic Violence incident. The charges stem from an incident in which DeJesus allegedly used a weapon to choke the victim, resulting in bodily injury.

Compensation and pension

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Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 316. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1677. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.