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Michael Vega

Atlantic City Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Suspended 90 days2024 · as reported

Officer Michael Vega transported a civilian in his assigned marked patrol vehicle to the police compound, where he allowed the civilian to enter a prohibited area, the SWAT room, and engaged in sexual activity while on duty, the Atlantic City Police Department reported. The department sustained charges of Prohibited Acts on-Duty and Standards of Conduct. Vega was suspended for 90 days.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 90 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Other Rule Violation
  • Prohibited Acts on-Duty & Other Rule Violation
  • Standards of Conduct
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Vega transported a civilian in his assigned marked patrol vehicle to the police compound where he allowed said civilian to enter a prohibited area (SWAT room) and engaged in sexual activity on duty.

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Other officers at Atlantic City Police Department

27 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 27 at the Atlantic City Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$77,645
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
6 years, 9 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Michael Vega's major discipline record?

Officer Michael Vega transported a civilian in his assigned marked patrol vehicle to the police compound, where he allowed the civilian to enter a prohibited area, the SWAT room, and engaged in sexual activity while on duty, the Atlantic City Police Department reported. The department sustained charges of Prohibited Acts on-Duty and Standards of Conduct. Vega was suspended for 90 days.

What is Michael Vega's major discipline record at Atlantic City Police Department?

Michael Vega has one major discipline record at Atlantic City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Michael Vega's base salary on record?

Michael Vega's reported base salary is $77,645, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Michael Vega has 6 years, 9 months of reported service.

How large is Atlantic City Police Department, the department Michael Vega worked for?

Atlantic City Police Department reported 295 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 Vega individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 818. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 226795, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8112. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.