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Michael Loreti

Edison Township Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Lieutenant
Sustained charge(s)
Loafing
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
No

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

Lieutenant Michael Loreti was suspended for 30 days and received a monetary fine or loss of pay from the Edison Township Police Department. Between 4/9/2023 and 9/8/2023, Loreti did not follow proper procedures for signing in and out of the camera system and made multiple videos that were not properly tagged with case numbers, in violation of the body worn camera policy. GPS location data also revealed that Loreti was idling or loafing for extended periods at multiple locations while on duty.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Lt. Loreti was found to have violated the Edison Police Department Body worn camera / vehicle camera policy. Investigation revealed that during the time period between 4/9/2023 to 9/8/2023, Lt. Loreti did not follow proper procedures for signing in and out of the camera system and subsequently inadvertently made multiple videos, that were not properly tagged with case numbers, in violation of the Body Worn Camera Policy. A collateral issue was also discovered, utilizing GPS location data, that revealed Lt. Loreti was idling / loafing for extended periods, at multiple locations, while on duty. Lt. Loreti was sustained for loafing and for the body worn camera violations.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

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Base salary (pension basis)
$225,233
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
26 years, 3 months

How to read this

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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 1168. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 227362, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.