Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Puch was arrested and charged with DWI, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. The record cites conduct unbecoming a public employee and off-duty intoxication while not in uniform, and Puch received a 68-day suspension.
a Public Employee, Intoxication off duty, not in uniform, Officer was arrested and charged with DWI
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) 2 Insubordination; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) 6 Conduct Unbecoming a public emloyee; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) 8 Misuse of public…
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Ryan Rios · Passaic County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 10 days
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Ryan Rios · Passaic County Sheriff's Department · 2023
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Mujahed Deeb · Passaic County Sheriff's Department · 2023
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Antwan Hinton · Passaic County Sheriff's Department · 2021
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kaitlyn Puch's major discipline record?
Officer Puch was arrested and charged with DWI, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. The record cites conduct unbecoming a public employee and off-duty intoxication while not in uniform, and Puch received a 68-day suspension.
What is Kaitlyn Puch's major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department?
Kaitlyn Puch has one major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Kaitlyn Puch's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Kaitlyn Puch at Passaic County Sheriff's Department.
How does Passaic County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Passaic County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Kaitlyn Puch individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2920. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩