Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 23 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- PO
- Sustained charge(s)
- Violation of Standards of Conduct (Off Duty) (3 Counts) Violations of Rules of Conduct (All other conduct) (3 Counts)
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Keith Wester was suspended for 23 days by the New Milford Police Department in 2025 and received a loss of accrued time. The record describes three separate incidents in the same time frame in 2024: Wester sent harassing text messages to a civilian via social media, was arrested in a domestic violence incident he failed to report, and was involved in a second domestic violence incident while on leave that he also failed to report. Wester was not reinstated after the investigation concluded and retired from the department.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Three separate incidents in the same time frame in 2024: Officer sent harassing text messages to a civilian via social media. Officer was also involved in a domestic violence incident which resulted in him being arrested and failed to report incident to police department. Officer was then involved in a second domestic violence incident while on leave from the first incident which he also failed to report to his police department. His conduct at both domestic incidents resulted in a sustained policy violation for off duty conduct. The officer received a loss 23 days of accrued time. The officer was not reinstated after the internal investigation was concluded and retired from the department.