Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 45 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Patrolmen
- Sustained charge(s)
- , untruthfullness,
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Kevin Rodrigo was suspended for 45 days by the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. An April internal affairs investigation found that Rodrigo self-initiated a traffic detail and had it entered into the CAD system, but in-car GPS records showed he was instead traveling on Route 17 to reach his required shift mileage. During his twelve-hour shift he patrolled 30 streets, about 30 percent of the borough. Charges including neglect of duty and untruthfulness were sustained.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Kevin Rodrigo received a sustained finding for the following: , falsifying a report, , and untruthfulness after the completion of the April internal affairs investigation. The investigation found that Officer Rodrigo self-initiated a traffic detail and had the desk enter it into the CAD system. However, utilizing the in-car GPS tracking record, it was determined that he was not on a traffic detail but traveling on Rt. 17 north and south to reach his required mileage for his shift. Additionally, the GPS record showed that during his twelve-hour shift, Ptl. Rodigo only patrolled 30 streets, the equivalent of 30% of the borough streets. Lastly, the investigation uncovered that Rodrigo attempted to have the dispatcher, who was working with him on the incident in question, alter her version of the event to indicate that she made an error with her entry into the CAD system. Based on these findings Rodrigo received a forty-five-day suspension which resulted in him receiving: four unpaid days off, 15 days of banked time owed lost, and 156 hours of “Kelly time” for 2025 & 2026 surrendered.