Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Cliffside Park Police Department · 1 record · 2025
Suspended 89 daysSeparated while IA pending2025 · as reported
The Cliffside Park Police Department reported that Lieutenant Michael Miller was charged with stealing over ten thousand dollars from the borough's Police Athletic League account for personal use, including luxury items and cash withdrawals at the ATM. The 2025 record sustained a theft charge. Miller received an 89-day suspension and separated from the department while the investigation was pending.
Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 89 daysSeparated while IA pendingSynopsis as reported by the agency
Def was charged with stealing over ten thousand dollars in funds from the boroughs Police Athletic League account for personal use such as luxury items and cash withdrawals at the ATM.
Christopher Somjen · Mountain Lakes Police Department · 2025
Suspended 38 daysSeparated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): False Swearing, Theft by Deception.
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Ryan Hickman · Stanhope Police Department · 2024
Suspended 321 daysSeparated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Theft, falsifying government documents
similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Ryan Hickman · Stanhope Police Department · 2025
TerminatedSuspended 852 daysSustained charge(s): 3rd Degree Theft by Deception
same year · similar charge category
Jennifer Sanchez · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025
Suspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws and Regulations
same year · similar sanction outcome
David Hightower · Atlantic County Corrections · 2025
Suspended 0 daysSeparated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Unauthorized Absence
same year · similar sanction outcome
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The Cliffside Park Police Department reported that Lieutenant Michael Miller was charged with stealing over ten thousand dollars from the borough's Police Athletic League account for personal use, including luxury items and cash withdrawals at the ATM. The 2025 record sustained a theft charge. Miller received an 89-day suspension and separated from the department while the investigation was pending.
Michael Miller has one major discipline record at Cliffside Park Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Cliffside Park Police Department reported 54 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 Miller individually.