Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 1 record · 2020
Suspended 90 days2020 · as reported
In 2020, Officer Nicole Buzinkai was suspended for 90 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. The record states the suspension was for abuse of the sick leave policy. The agency did not list separate sustained charges.
Major discipline · 2020[1]
Suspended 90 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Buzinkai was suspended for 90 days for abuse of the sick leave policy.
Background: What a suspension actually means in New Jersey police discipline.
Edward Franco · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Suspended 10 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Gabriela Burgos · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Suspended 10 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Jose Gonzalez · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Suspended 15 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Victor Silva · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Suspended 20 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Jasmine Cruz · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Suspended 90 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
16 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, "Nicole Buzinkai, Hudson County Sheriff's Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/nicole-buzinkai-hudson-co-sheriffs-dept/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
In 2020, Officer Nicole Buzinkai was suspended for 90 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. The record states the suspension was for abuse of the sick leave policy. The agency did not list separate sustained charges.
Nicole Buzinkai has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.