Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Theresa Grillo

Lodi Police Department · 1 record · 2022

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Major discipline · 2022^[1]

DemotedSuspended 60 days

Rank as reported: Captain
Sustained charge(s): , , Untruthfulness, Misuse of department vehicle, Falsification of Records,
Separated while IA pending: not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Captain Theresa Grillo was demoted 3 ranks and suspended for 60 days by the Lodi Police Department in 2022, and received a monetary fine. An internal affairs investigation opened in January 2021 found she repeatedly used a less-equipped side detail vehicle instead of a marked patrol unit, failed to report to duty, misused a department vehicle for personal business, and reported more hours than she worked on pay vouchers. Of 39 charges filed, 38 were sustained. No appeal was filed.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On January 5,2021 Internal Affairs investigation was opened against Capt. T. Grillo for (Failure to Follow a Lawful Order use only a fully equipped Marked Patrol Unit during regular tour of duty, officer repeatedly used less equipped side detail vehicle while on duty) verified by GPS and/or department security cameras. Investigation uncovered other department violations involving several counts of (Failure to report to duty, AWOL, leaving post for extended period of time) verified by GPS and/or department security cameras, Untruthfulness (reporting to desk officer to be a specific location and not responding there) verified by GPS and/or department security cameras, Misuse of Department Vehicle (using department vehicle to conduct personal business) verified by GPS and/or department security cameras, (making false oral and written statements regarding officers work vouchers, location and duty hours: officers are required to be truthful at all times) verified by department phone recordings, GPS and/or department security cameras and Falsification of Records (reporting on pay vouchers more hours than actually worked on post) verified by GPS. A total of 39 charges were filed against Capt Grillo. 38 were sustained by hearing officer. Capt Grillo was demoted 3 ranks, 60 day suspension and monetary fine. No appeal was filed.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $173,399
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 27 years

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.

Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2056. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 235212, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩