Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
Synopsis 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.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 323. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 218543, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩