Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Luis Contreras

Newark Police Department · 2 records · 2023, 2025

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Major discipline · 2025^[1]

Suspended 6 days

Rank as reported: Police Officer
Sustained charge(s): Use of Force and Disobedience of Orders
Separated while IA pending: No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

In 2025, Officer Contreras applied unnecessary force by pushing a civilian in the chest during a verbal altercation, while being provoked. Newark PD sustained charges of use of force and disobedience of orders. Contreras received a 6-day suspension.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Contreras applied unnecessary force by pushing a civilian in the chest during a verbal altercation, while being provoked.

Major discipline · 2023^[2]

Suspended 6 days

Rank as reported: PO
Sustained charge(s): Disobedience of Orders
Separated while IA pending: not reported

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Officer Contreras participated in an inappropriate pursuit, neglecting to notify dispatch or his immediate supervisor and failing to activate his body-worn camera. The pursuit was conducted for a stolen auto violation, which contravened the department's Vehicle Pursuit Policy. Newark PD sustained a charge of disobedience of orders and suspended Contreras for 6 days in 2023.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Contreras participated in an inappropriate pursuit by neglecting to notify dispatch or his immediate supervisor and failing to activate his body-worn camera. Furthermore, the pursuit was conducted for a stolen auto violation, which contravenes the Department's Vehicle Pursuit Policy.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[3]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $82,936
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 3 years, 4 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.

Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 315. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1671. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 218156, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩