Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
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 · 2024[1]
Suspended 90 daysSynopsis 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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Juanita Harris · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025
Suspended 20 daysSustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws and Regulations, Department and Non department vehicles, Insubordination, Written Directive System
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Bria Hill · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025
Suspended 60 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, Uniform Policy, Neglect of Duty, Truthfulness
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27 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Vega, Atlantic City Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-vega-atlantic-city-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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.
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.
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.