Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Steven Kushner was suspended for 20 days by the Voorhees Township Police Department in 2024 and also received training, coaching or counseling. While preparing his patrol vehicle at his residence, Kushner left his department-issued patrol rifle propped against the vehicle and left for work, leaving it in the street. A 911 caller reported the unattended rifle, and officers recovered it. The agency said the rifle was left fully loaded and out of his control, and the incident resulted in a suspension of 160 hours.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
While the Officer was getting his patrol vehicle ready for his shift at his residence, he left his VTPD issued patrol rifle propped up against his vehicle and left for work. The rifle was left behind laying in the street. A 911 call reported the unattended rifle and officers responded and took possession of it. The patrol rifle was left unattended and fully loaded in the public and out of the officer's control for a period of time. The incident resulted in a suspension of 160 hours.
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 1024. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 239098, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩