Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported
Lopez has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence.
Senior Correctional Police Officer Richie Lopez was terminated by the Dept Of Corrections. On June 1, 2024, Lopez failed to return to work following an approved leave of absence. On June 11, 2024, Lopez was sent a letter directing him to submit further documentation to return to work, resign, retire, or be removed, and he failed to return the documentation. The sustained charges included chronic or excessive absenteeism and resignation not in good standing.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On June 1, 2024 Officer Lopez failed to return to work following an approved leave of absence. On June 11, 2024 Officer Lopez was sent a letter stating that he needed to submit further documentation to either return to work, resign, retire, or be removed. Officer Lopez failed to return the documentation.
In a related matter, Senior Correctional Police Officer Richie Lopez received a 15-day suspension from the Dept Of Corrections. On June 1, 2024, Lopez failed to return to work following an approved leave of absence. After a June 11, 2024 letter directed him to submit documentation to return to work, resign, retire, or be removed, Lopez failed to return the documentation. The record cited chronic or excessive absenteeism and failure to return from an approved leave for five consecutive work days.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On June 1, 2024 Officer Lopez failed to return to work following an approved leave of absence. On June 11, 2024 Officer Lopez was sent a letter stating that he needed to submit further documentation to either return to work, resign, retire, or be removed. Officer Lopez failed to return the documentation.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Richie Lopez's major discipline record?
Lopez has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A-2-6.2. Resignation not in good standing( c) An employee who has not returned to duty for five or more consecutive business days following an approved leave of absence shall be considered to have abandoned his or her position and shall be recorded as a resignation not in good standing. N. J.A.C. 4A-2-6.1 He or she will be held as having resigned not in good standing. A2c: Failure to return from approved leave of absence for 5 consecutive work days at expiration of leave of absence.
What is Richie Lopez's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Richie Lopez has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Richie Lopez's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Richie Lopez's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Richie Lopez worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Richie Lopez individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1384. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1385. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩