Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrol Officer Sayegh of the Toms River Township Police Department, who was not on duty at the time, burglarized a residence, committed assault, and caused property damage in an incident in Berkeley Township investigated by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, the record states. Sayegh pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, and simple assault, a disorderly persons offense. On November 17, 2025, a forfeiture order was entered in Ocean County Superior Court, and the department terminated her employment effective that date.
Criminal Charges including 3rd degree Burglary and 3rd degree Criminal Mischief. Also Disorderly Persons offense Simple Assault.
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Synopsis as reported by the agency
This criminal investigation was conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office. The incident giving rise to the charges occurred in Berkeley Township. It was reported that Rebecca Sayegh, who was not on duty at the time, burglarized a residence and committed assault. She also caused property damage. Rebecca Sayegh pled guilty to 3rd degree Burglary, 3rd degree Criminal Mischief, and Simple Assault, a Disorderly Persons Offense. On November 17, 2025, a forfeiture order was entered in Ocean County Superior Court whereby she permanently forfeited her position as a police officer with the Toms River Police Department. The Toms River Police Department terminated her employment effective November 17, 2025.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Rebecca Sayegh's major discipline record?
Patrol Officer Sayegh of the Toms River Township Police Department, who was not on duty at the time, burglarized a residence, committed assault, and caused property damage in an incident in Berkeley Township investigated by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, the record states. Sayegh pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, and simple assault, a disorderly persons offense. On November 17, 2025, a forfeiture order was entered in Ocean County Superior Court, and the department terminated her employment effective that date.
What is Rebecca Sayegh's major discipline record at Toms River Township?
Rebecca Sayegh has one major discipline record at Toms River Township in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Rebecca Sayegh's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Rebecca Sayegh's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Toms River Township, the department Rebecca Sayegh worked for?
Toms River Township reported 145 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Rebecca Sayegh individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 502. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8512. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩