On November 11, 2023, Patrolman Raymond Zarsuela became engaged in a physical confrontation with a suspect during a domestic violence investigation after the suspect spit at him. Zarsuela threw three punches, striking the suspect at least once in the head and face area. The department found that he used unauthorized and excessive physical force. Zarsuela received a 10-day suspension.
regulations (2 counts). Violation of GO-04-03 Use of Force policy section B2(e) Violation of GO-04-03 Use of Force policy section B3(f)
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Description: On November 11, 2023 Officer Raymond Zarsuela became engaged in a physical confrontation with a suspect during a domestic violence investigation after the suspect spit at Officer Zarsuela. Officer Zarsuela threw three punches at the suspect, striking him at least once in the head and face area. Officer Zarsuela was found to have utilized unauthorized / excessive physical force. 10-Day suspension imposed.
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 (matching name, exact employing agency, police-confirmed occupation, no competing candidate, and a scored match probability above the published floor; see the methodology), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Raymond Zarsuela, North Plainfield Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/raymond-zarsuela-north-plainfield-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Raymond Zarsuela's major discipline record?
On November 11, 2023, Patrolman Raymond Zarsuela became engaged in a physical confrontation with a suspect during a domestic violence investigation after the suspect spit at him. Zarsuela threw three punches, striking the suspect at least once in the head and face area. The department found that he used unauthorized and excessive physical force. Zarsuela received a 10-day suspension.
What is Raymond Zarsuela's major discipline record at North Plainfield Police Department?
Raymond Zarsuela has one major discipline record at North Plainfield Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Raymond Zarsuela's base salary on record?
Raymond Zarsuela's reported base salary is $109,714, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Raymond Zarsuela has 9 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is North Plainfield Police Department, the department Raymond Zarsuela worked for?
North Plainfield Police Department reported 47 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Raymond Zarsuela individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1273. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 219816, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8579. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩