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Tahje Abarca

Department Of Corrections · 1 record · 2023

TerminatedSuspended 45 days2023 · as reported

The Dept Of Corrections terminated SCPO Tahje Abarca in 2023, and the record also shows a 45 day suspension; the sanctions co-occurred. The record states that on 7/15/22 Abarca made fictitious 911 calls reporting that North Brunswick police were going to shoot her, repeatedly identified herself as a law enforcement officer, and was disrespectful to a North Brunswick officer after her vehicle broke down in an intersection. North Brunswick Police Department provided video and audio evidence. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

TerminatedSuspended 45 days
Rank as reported
SCPO (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Personal Conduct- &Violation of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

7/15/22 SID received allegations of unprofessional conduct from North Brunswick police department about SCPO Tahje Abarca. Officer Abarca made fictitious 911 phone calls to report that the police of North Brunswick were going to “shoot her” she also repeatedly identified herself as a law enforcement officer, then when the North Brunswick PD requested for her to identify herself and her department she went on numerous tirades. The whole incident was brought on because her vehicle had broken down in an intersection and when the North Brunswick PD got a towing company from the town to move the vehicle she refused to get out of her vehicle because she wanted to wait for AAA. North Brunswick Police Department provided video and audio recorded evidence which showed Officer Abarca being disrespectful to a North Brunswick Police Officer.

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  • Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin · Department Of Corrections · 2023

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  • Shanaya Henderson · Department Of Corrections · 2023

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  • Amir Bethea · Department Of Corrections · 2021

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Other officers at Department Of Corrections

433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$90,079
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
8 years, 6 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 Tahje Abarca's major discipline record?

The Dept Of Corrections terminated SCPO Tahje Abarca in 2023, and the record also shows a 45 day suspension; the sanctions co-occurred. The record states that on 7/15/22 Abarca made fictitious 911 calls reporting that North Brunswick police were going to shoot her, repeatedly identified herself as a law enforcement officer, and was disrespectful to a North Brunswick officer after her vehicle broke down in an intersection. North Brunswick Police Department provided video and audio evidence. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming.

What is Tahje Abarca's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Tahje Abarca has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Does Tahje Abarca's record show a termination?

Yes. At least one of Tahje Abarca's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.

What is Tahje Abarca's base salary on record?

Tahje Abarca's reported base salary is $90,079, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Tahje Abarca has 8 years, 6 months of reported service.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Tahje Abarca worked for?

Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Tahje Abarca individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1948. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 212074, 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 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩