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Newark Police Department · 1 record · 2025
Suspended 191 days2025 · as reported
Officer Martinez-Checo was found guilty of harassment after acting in a belligerent manner and reaching into the victim's vehicle, causing the victim to fear for their safety. He was also found guilty of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol during the same incident. Newark PD sustained a criminal law charge and suspended Martinez-Checo for 191 days in 2025.
Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 191 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Martinez-Checo was found guilty of harassment after acting in a belligerent manner and reaching into the victim’s vehicle, causing the victim to fear for their safety. The officer was also found guilty of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol during the same incident.
Dayvon Bailey · Newark Police Department · 2025
Suspended 6 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, Obedience to Orders and Conduct Unbecoming
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Luis Contreras · Newark Police Department · 2025
Suspended 6 daysSustained charge(s): Use of Force and Disobedience of Orders
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Erica Donald · Newark Police Department · 2025
Suspended 8 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Assistance to Citizens, Bound by Duty and Response to a Call.
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Alyssa Flores · Newark Police Department · 2025
Suspended 6 daysSustained charge(s): Conduct, Language, Performance, Police Image, and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
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Luis Garcia · Newark Police Department · 2025
Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Guarding Prisoners
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74 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Officer Martinez-Checo was found guilty of harassment after acting in a belligerent manner and reaching into the victim's vehicle, causing the victim to fear for their safety. He was also found guilty of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol during the same incident. Newark PD sustained a criminal law charge and suspended Martinez-Checo for 191 days in 2025.
Rony Martinez-Checo has one major discipline record at Newark Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Rony Martinez-Checo's reported base salary is $57,092, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Rony Martinez-Checo has 2 years, 7 months of reported service.
Newark Police Department reported 1,119 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Rony Martinez-Checo individually.