Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On April 06, 2024, around 01:25 am, Officer Michael Zuniga was conducting radar enforcement on RT 40 when he clocked a Black Honda traveling over 100 MPH, the Atlantic City Police Department reported. Zuniga violated the department vehicle pursuit policy by chasing the vehicle despite having its tag information, not notifying communications, and driving at excessive speeds on Pacific Avenue. The department sustained a charge under the Pursuit and Forcible Stopping guidelines, and Zuniga was suspended for 45 days with a monetary fine or loss of pay.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On April 06, 2024, around 01:25 am Ofc. Michael Zuniga was conducting radar enforcement on RT 40. During this traffic enforcement, he clocked a Black Honda going over 100 MPH inbound into Atlantic City. In an attempt to catch up to the vehicle, Ofc. Zuniga violated ACPD Vehicle Pursuit Policy by pursuing a vehicle that committed only a MV violation despite having the tag information of the Black Honda, not immediately notifying communications of the pursuit and conducting a pursuit at excessive speeds in a high volume area of motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic (Pacific Ave).
Temporary Detention: Booking and Intake / Security and Control
Other sanction
Monetary fine or loss of pay
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Michael Zuniga brought a prisoner into the secure holding facility and failed to properly search the prisoner, the Atlantic City Police Department reported. A knife was subsequently found in the cell where the prisoner was held. The department sustained a charge of Temporary Detention: Booking and Intake / Security and Control. Zuniga was suspended for 30 days and received a monetary fine or loss of pay.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Zuniga brought a prisoner into the secure holding facility. Officer Zuniga failed to search said prisoner properly. A knife was subsequently found in the cell where the prisoner was held.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 14. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 15. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 226818, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩