Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Richard Killmer

Bayonne Police Department · 1 record · 2023

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Major discipline · 2023^[1]

Suspended 180 days

Rank as reported: Sergeant
Sustained charge(s): Indictable Offense Rule Violations
Separated while IA pending: No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

In 2023, Sergeant Richard Killmer received a 180-day suspension from the Bayonne Police Department and a loss of promotional opportunity to police lieutenant. On April 9, 2022, while off duty, Killmer logged into a department database and accessed information that exceeded his authorization. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office charged him on May 24, 2022 with computer criminal activity, a crime of the third degree, and he later entered the Pre-Trial Intervention program. The sustained charges included an indictable offense, conduct unbecoming, neglect of duty, and rule violations.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On April 9, 2022 while off duty, Sgt. Killmer logged into a Bayonne Police Department database and accessed information which exceeded his authorization. Sgt. Killmer was charged with 2C:20-25a. Computer Criminal Activity, a crime of the third degree, by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office on May 24, 2022. Sgt. Killmer was entered into the Pre-Trial Intervention program on December 5, 2022 in the Hudson County Superior Court. Sgt. Killmer also received a 180 day suspension and a loss of promotional opportunity to police lieutenant.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $172,133
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 13 years, 2 months

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Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1698. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 216545, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩