(a) 6 - a Public Employee (a) 11 – Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Standards of Conduct All Other Conduct Carrying Badge and Credentials On/Off Duty Weapons and Weapons Training
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sheriff's Investigator Jorge Vargas, while off duty, left his duty weapon in the unsecured center console of his personal vehicle, along with his law enforcement identification and badge. His vehicle was subsequently burglarized, and his duty weapon, ID and badge were stolen. The Bergen County Sheriffs Office suspended Vargas for 35 days in 2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sheriff’s Investigator Jorge Vargas, while off duty, left his duty weapon in the unsecured center console of his personal vehicle, along with his law enforcement identification and badge. His vehicle was subsequently burglarized, and his duty weapon, ID and badge were stolen.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 871. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩