Officer Lukasz Chmielewski was suspended for 7 days and received a written reprimand from the Garfield Police Department. On September 5, 2024, while off-duty and driving his personal vehicle, Chmielewski was involved in a traffic incident in Garfield in which he committed multiple Title 39 motor vehicle violations. The department reported that he failed to report the incident to the Garfield Police Department, did not call 9-1-1, and did not notify a supervisor of his involvement.
On September 5th, 2024, while off-duty, Officer Lukasz Chmielewski was involved in a traffic incident within the City of Garfield while utilizing his personal vehicle. During the incident, Officer Chmielewski committed multiple Title 39 motor vehicle violations and placed himself and others in danger while driving in a dangerous manner. Officer Chmielewski failed to report the incident to the Garfield Police Department nor did he call 9-1-1. Officer Chmielewski also failed to notify a supervisor within the Garfield Police Department of his involvement in the incident.
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Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming an Officer; Neglect of Duty; Failure to immediately report a Theft of a Firearm; Failure to safely secure a Firearm
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.
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What is a summary of Lukasz Chmielewski's major discipline record?
Officer Lukasz Chmielewski was suspended for 7 days and received a written reprimand from the Garfield Police Department. On September 5, 2024, while off-duty and driving his personal vehicle, Chmielewski was involved in a traffic incident in Garfield in which he committed multiple Title 39 motor vehicle violations. The department reported that he failed to report the incident to the Garfield Police Department, did not call 9-1-1, and did not notify a supervisor of his involvement.
What is Lukasz Chmielewski's major discipline record at Garfield Police Department?
Lukasz Chmielewski has one major discipline record at Garfield Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Lukasz Chmielewski's base salary on record?
Lukasz Chmielewski's reported base salary is $72,297, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Lukasz Chmielewski has 7 years, 10 months of reported service.
How large is Garfield Police Department, the department Lukasz Chmielewski worked for?
Garfield Police Department reported 69 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Lukasz Chmielewski individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 75. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 231867, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8150. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩