Trooper Michael Kulik admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Kulik was arrested after driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the State of Indiana and attempted to use his position to gain favor with the investigating officer. He received a 180 day suspension. The agency reported no separate list of sustained charges.
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off-duty. The member was arrested after driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the State of Indiana and attempted to use his position to gain favor with the investigating officer.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Kulik, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-kulik-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Kulik's major discipline record?
Trooper Michael Kulik admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Kulik was arrested after driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the State of Indiana and attempted to use his position to gain favor with the investigating officer. He received a 180 day suspension. The agency reported no separate list of sustained charges.
What is Michael Kulik's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Michael Kulik has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Michael Kulik 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 Michael Kulik individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2931. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[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/. ↩