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Sean Bouchard

Watchung Police Department · 1 record · 2020

Suspended 90 days2020 · as reported

Officer Sean Bouchard was suspended for 90 days by the Watchung Police Department in 2020. The agency reported that Bouchard was arrested and charged with violations of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2. The charges followed an off-duty, single vehicle motor vehicle accident in which it was determined that he was driving while intoxicated.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2020[1]

Suspended 90 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
not applicable
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Bouchard was suspended for a period of 90 days after being arrested and charged with violations of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2. Those charges were levied following Officer Bouchard’s off-duty, single vehicle motor vehicle accident, where it was determined that he was DWI.

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Other officers at Watchung Police Department

One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$135,204
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
19 years, 7 months

How to read this

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Sean Bouchard's major discipline record?

Officer Sean Bouchard was suspended for 90 days by the Watchung Police Department in 2020. The agency reported that Bouchard was arrested and charged with violations of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, N.J.S.A. 39:4-96 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2. The charges followed an off-duty, single vehicle motor vehicle accident in which it was determined that he was driving while intoxicated.

What is Sean Bouchard's major discipline record at Watchung Police Department?

Sean Bouchard has one major discipline record at Watchung Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Sean Bouchard's base salary on record?

Sean Bouchard's reported base salary is $135,204, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Sean Bouchard has 19 years, 7 months of reported service.

How large is Watchung Police Department, the department Sean Bouchard worked for?

Watchung Police Department reported 28 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Sean Bouchard individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2930. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 225513, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8585. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩