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Kathryn Kutepow

Somerset County Prosecutor's Office · 1 record · 2024

Demoted2024 · as reported

In 2024, the Somerset County Prosecutors Office demoted Sergeant Kutepow on sustained charges of one general order violation and three rules and regulations violations. The record states that Kutepow was demoted for unfavorable conduct that stemmed from failing to report a personnel issue and an unprofessional conversation with another employee in the workplace.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Demoted
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 1 General Order
  • 3 Rules & Regulations
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Det. Kutepow was demoted for unfavorable conduct stemming from failing to report a personnel issue and an unprofessional conversation with another employee within the workplace.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Randy Sidorski · Somerset County Prosecutor's Office · 2024

    DemotedSuspended 33 days

    Sustained charge(s): 1 General Order; 1 County Policy; 4 Rules & Regulations

    same agency · same year

  • Nicholas Hussey · Mountainside Police Department · 2024

    Demoted

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination/Disobeying An Order

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Steven Araneo · Pine Beach Borough Police Department · 2024

    Demoted

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct unbecoming / Discredit to the agency

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Edward O'Hara · Youth Justice Commission · 2024

    Demoted

    Sustained charge(s): NJAC4A:2-2.3(a) 12 - Other sufficient cause

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael Boone · Asbury Park Police Department · 2025

    Demoted

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct Toward Other Department Employees

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Other officers at Somerset County Prosecutor's Office

One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$144,615
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 2 months

How to read this

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Kathryn Kutepow's major discipline record?

In 2024, the Somerset County Prosecutors Office demoted Sergeant Kutepow on sustained charges of one general order violation and three rules and regulations violations. The record states that Kutepow was demoted for unfavorable conduct that stemmed from failing to report a personnel issue and an unprofessional conversation with another employee in the workplace.

What is Kathryn Kutepow's major discipline record at Somerset County Prosecutor's Office?

Kathryn Kutepow has one major discipline record at Somerset County Prosecutor's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Kathryn Kutepow's base salary on record?

Kathryn Kutepow's reported base salary is $144,615, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Kathryn Kutepow has 20 years, 2 months of reported service.

How large is Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, the department Kathryn Kutepow worked for?

Somerset County Prosecutor's Office reported 51 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Kathryn Kutepow individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1276. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 249748, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8586. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.