Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Raquel Krause separated from the Hudson County Prosecutors Office in 2024 while an internal affairs matter was pending. The agency reported that on November 6, 2023, it conducted a random drug screening of ten percent of the investigative staff, and Krause was randomly selected. On January 8, 2024, her results came back positive for a banned substance, and Krause was suspended and resigned in lieu of disciplinary action. The sustained charges were alcoholic beverages and drugs, observance of laws, conduct, and unfavorable conduct.
On November 6, 2023, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office conducted a random drug screening of ten (10) percent of the investigative staff. Detective Krause was one of the members of the investigative staff randomly selected for screening. On January 8, 2024, Detective Krause's results came back positive for a banned substance. Detective Krause was suspended and ultimately resigned in lieu of disciplinary action. In accordance with the Attorney General's Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy (Revised February 2023), the Central Drug Registry was notified of this matter.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Raquel Krause's major discipline record?
Detective Raquel Krause separated from the Hudson County Prosecutors Office in 2024 while an internal affairs matter was pending. The agency reported that on November 6, 2023, it conducted a random drug screening of ten percent of the investigative staff, and Krause was randomly selected. On January 8, 2024, her results came back positive for a banned substance, and Krause was suspended and resigned in lieu of disciplinary action. The sustained charges were alcoholic beverages and drugs, observance of laws, conduct, and unfavorable conduct.
What is Raquel Krause's major discipline record at Hudson County Prosecutor's Office?
Raquel Krause has one major discipline record at Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Raquel Krause's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Raquel Krause at Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
How large is Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, the department Raquel Krause worked for?
Hudson County Prosecutor's Office reported 107 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Raquel Krause individually.
How does Hudson County Prosecutor's Office score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in the second-lowest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Raquel Krause individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1100. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8351. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩