Major discipline · 2023[1]
Other sanction- Rank as reported
- Sergeant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Domestic Violence
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Ryan Szper was disciplined by the Hudson County Department of Corrections in 2023, with a sanction recorded as loss of time. The agency reported that a Final Restraining Order granted by Bergen County Superior Court on October 22, 2022 prohibited Szper from possessing firearms and left him unable to fulfill his duties. Internal affairs sustained a charge of domestic violence. The order was vacated on September 26, 2023, and Szper returned to work on October 20, 2023 with his time recorded as unpaid administrative leave and no backpay.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
A Final Restraining Order (FRO) was granted by Bergen County Superior Court on October 22, 2022, prohibiting Szper from possessing any and all firearms making him unable to fulfill his duties as a Law Enforcement Officer. Internal Affairs officers sustained charges against Szper for Domestic Violence. During the termination process, the FRO was vacated on September 26, 2023. Szper returned back to work on October 20, 2023 with his time recorded as unpaid administrative leave waiving all claims to backpay.