Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 5 days- Rank as reported
- Detective
- Sustained charge(s)
- Unfavorable Conduct and Truthfullness
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Hudson County Prosecutors Office suspended Detective Risheem Whitten for 5 days in 2025. The agency reported that Whitten accepted and negotiated a personal check from another employee who believed the payment would facilitate their enrollment in a training course, though Whitten was not in a position to do so. The investigation determined that Whitten was untruthful during his statement to the Office of Internal Affairs and that his conduct reflected unfavorably on the integrity of the agency. The sustained charges were unfavorable conduct and truthfulness.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Detective Whitten accepted and negotiated a personal check from another employee. The employee was under the belief that Detective Whitten would use the payment to facilitate their enrollment in a training course. Detective Whitten was not in a position to facilitate getting the employee into the course. The investigation determined that Detective Whitten was untruthful during his statement to the Office of Internal Affairs and his conduct reflected unfavorably on the integrity of the agency.