Police Officer Mark Yutko tested positive for an illegal substance in January 2024 during the Long Branch Police Department's random drug testing program. Through disciplinary procedures, Yutko and the department negotiated a settlement agreement that allowed him to resign in lieu of termination. He was reported to the Central Drug Registry as required by state and department policies. The department reported that he separated while an internal affairs matter was pending.
In January 2024, Officer Mark Yutko tested positive for the use of an illegal substance during the implementation of the Department's Random Drug Testing Program. As a result of disciplinary procedures, Officer Mark Yutko and the Department negotiated a settlement agreement that allowed Officer Mark Yutko to resign from his position in lieu of termination. Officer Mark Yutko was reported to the Central Drug Registry, as required by state and department policies.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Mark Yutko's major discipline record?
Police Officer Mark Yutko tested positive for an illegal substance in January 2024 during the Long Branch Police Department's random drug testing program. Through disciplinary procedures, Yutko and the department negotiated a settlement agreement that allowed him to resign in lieu of termination. He was reported to the Central Drug Registry as required by state and department policies. The department reported that he separated while an internal affairs matter was pending.
What is Mark Yutko's major discipline record at Long Branch Police Department?
Mark Yutko has one major discipline record at Long Branch Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Long Branch Police Department, the department Mark Yutko worked for?
Long Branch Police Department reported 102 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 Yutko individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1194. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8440. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩