Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2025, Jersey City PD sustained charges of excessive absenteeism against Detective Jeffrey Kochanski. The record states Kochanski was absent from duty for an aggregate period of one (1) year in violation of contract or statute. Kochanski was demoted. He was not terminated or suspended.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Det. Kochanski was absent from duty for an aggregate period of one (1) year in violation of contract/statute.
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 381. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 233227, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩