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Michael Borrelli

Secaucus Police Department · 3 records · 2023, 2025

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 75 days
Rank as reported
Police Officer
Sustained charge(s)
1:4.9 - 3:1.6 -
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
No

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

The Secaucus Police Department suspended Police Officer Michael Borrelli for 75 days in 2025 and imposed a monetary fine or loss of pay. According to the record, on March 12, 2025, Borrelli was ordered by his immediate supervisor to review a case and either follow up with the municipal prosecutor or issue a requested summons. He failed to comply and knowingly did not perform the ordered duties. The sustained charge was insubordination.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On March 12, 2025 Police Officer Borrelli was given an order by his immediate supervisor to review a case and either follow up with the Municipal Prosecutor or issue the summons requested by the Prosecutor. Police Officer Borrelli failed to comply with the instructions of his supervisor and knowingly did not perform the duties he was ordered to do.

Major discipline · 2025[2]

Suspended 160 days
Rank as reported
Police Officer
Sustained charge(s)
1:4.14 1:5.2 Code of Ethics 2:1.4(5) Police Officers 3:1.3 Obedience to Laws, Ordinances, Rules, and Written Directives 3:1.7 Providing False Information 3:1.8 Conduct Toward Other Department Employees 3:3.6 Criticism of Official Acts or Orders
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
No

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

The Secaucus Police Department suspended Police Officer Michael Borrelli for 160 days in 2025, with a monetary fine or loss of pay. The record states that on April 14, 2025, Borrelli confronted a parking enforcement officer enforcing a violation on his vehicle and used his position to sway her from a summons to a warning. The next day he left his extra-duty post unmanned and interfered with her while driving a police vehicle, and provided false information during his interview. Sustained charges included neglect of duty and providing false information.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On April 14, 2025 Police Officer Borrelli confronted a Secaucus Parking Enforcement Officer while she was enforcing a street sweeping violation on his personal vehicle. Police Officer Borrelli used his position as a police officer to sway the Parking Enforcement Officer from issuing a summons to issuing him a warning. Police Officer Borrelli informed another police officer that he would retaliate against the Parking Enforcement Officer and would pull her over while she was driving the Parking Enforcement vehicle. Furthermore, Police Officer Borrelli also made mention to another police officer that he knew what personal vehicle that the Parking Enforcement Officer drives and would conduct a motor vehicle stop on her. On April 15, 2025, the following day, Police Officer Borrelli left his extra-duty traffic detail post unmanned and travelled in the police vehicle that was being used as an emergency warning device and interfered with the same Parking Enforcement Officer, while she was performing her duties and enforcing a parking violation. Also, during his interview for this internal affairs investigation, Police Officer Borrelli provided false information.

Major discipline · 2023[3]

Suspended 22 days
Rank as reported
Police Officer
Sustained charge(s)
Obedience to Laws, Ordinances, Rules and Written Directives [3:1.3], Reports [3:4.3] & All Other Conduct [3:7.15]
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

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

The Secaucus Police Department suspended Police Officer Michael Borrelli for 22 days in 2023 and noted loss of time. According to the record, on June 2, 2023, Borrelli submitted an overtime slip for an extra-duty job that falsely represented the time he actually performed the work, which allowed him to receive four hours of additional pay. The sustained charges were obedience to laws, reports, and all other conduct.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On June 2, 2023 Detective Borrelli submitted an overtime slip for an Extra Duty Job that falsely represented the time he actually performed the work, which allowed him to get four hours additional pay based on that misrepresentation.

Compensation and pension

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Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 401. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 402. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1743. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.