Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 183 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- 2C:21-6C(2) AND 2C:21-6H
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Between February 22, 2025 and March 5, 2025, off-duty Officer Rettino was handed a credit card that was not his by a restaurant employee, placed it in his wallet and used it several days later, Rockaway Boro PD reported. He was charged with two counts of credit card theft and one count of fraudulent use of the card, and all three allegations were sustained. Rettino was placed on paid suspension during the investigation. In lieu of termination he retired, entered a Pre-trial Intervention program and will not seek re-certification.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Between February 22, 2025 and March 5, 2025, Officer Rettino (off-duty) was handed a credit card that was not his, by an employee of a restaurant, Rettino placed that credit card in his wallet and then used that same credit card several days later. Upon investigation he was charged of 2 counts credit card theft 2C:21-6C(2) – receiving / retention and 1 count of fraudulent use of the card 2C:21-6H – All 3 allegations were sustained. Placed on paid suspension pending the MCPO investigation. In lieu of termination Officer Rettino retired, entered a Pre-trial Intervention program and will not seek re-certification as a police officer with the PTC.