Officer Michael Chirico was terminated by the Newark Police Department in 2021, and the record also lists a suspension. Chirico was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty, and an investigation found that he had been drinking alcohol on duty. He also falsified his log sheet, stating that he was on assignments and at locations that he never responded to. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
Officer Chirico was terminated when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty and a subsequent investigation revealed that he had been drinking alcohol while on duty. Officer Chirico also falsified his log sheet, stating that he was on assignments and locations that he never responded to. Officer Chirico was terminated from employment.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Chirico's major discipline record?
Officer Michael Chirico was terminated by the Newark Police Department in 2021, and the record also lists a suspension. Chirico was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty, and an investigation found that he had been drinking alcohol on duty. He also falsified his log sheet, stating that he was on assignments and at locations that he never responded to. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
What is Michael Chirico's major discipline record at Newark Police Department?
Michael Chirico has one major discipline record at Newark Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Michael Chirico's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Michael Chirico's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2021.
How large is Newark Police Department, the department Michael Chirico worked for?
Newark Police Department reported 1,119 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Chirico individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2550. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8643. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩