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Mark Wettengel

New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 30 days2025 · as reported

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.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Detective Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Unsafe Operation of Troop Car Causing Damage
  • Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related
Separated while IA pending
No

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.

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Other officers at New Jersey State Police

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All 94 at the New Jersey State Police page

Compensation and pension

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Questions and answers

What is a summary of Mark Wettengel's major discipline record?

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.

What is Mark Wettengel's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?

Mark Wettengel has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Mark Wettengel worked for?

New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Mark Wettengel individually.

Sources

  1. [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.
  2. [2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.