Reporting Requirements, Unsafe Operation of Troop Car Causing Damage, Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Sergeant Mark Wettengel admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Wettengel operated his assigned troop transportation to facilitate the purchase of an alcoholic beverage and later failed to make proper notifications following a crash. He received a 30 day suspension in 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off duty. The member operated his assigned troop transportation to facilitate the purchase of an alcoholic beverage and later failed to make proper notifications following a crash. The member received a 30 day suspension.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 553. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩