Lieutenant Thomas Valente resigned from the West Milford Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending, before a final hearing, under the terms of a settlement agreement. A 2021 internal affairs investigation determined that Valente engaged in an improper relationship with a subordinate officer that occurred while on duty and led to neglect of their assigned duties. He was determined to have lied to or misled investigators about the nature of the relationship. His termination was recommended, and he resigned before the charges could be finalized.
Lt. Valente resigned during the pendency of the IA matter, prior to a final hearing, in accordance with the terms of a settlement agreement. 2021 IA investigation determined that he had engaged in an improper relationship with subordinate P.O., relationship occurred while on duty, neglecting their assigned duties. During the course of the IA Investigation, Lt. Valente was determined to have lied to or misled the investigators about the nature of his relationship with the subordinate P.O. and the details regarding their relationship. As a result of the charges, including but not limited to, being untruthful and/or lying to IA investigators, his termination from employment was recommended. He resigned from the Dept. before charges could be finalized.
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Other officers at West Milford Police Department
3 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Thomas Valente's major discipline record?
Lieutenant Thomas Valente resigned from the West Milford Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending, before a final hearing, under the terms of a settlement agreement. A 2021 internal affairs investigation determined that Valente engaged in an improper relationship with a subordinate officer that occurred while on duty and led to neglect of their assigned duties. He was determined to have lied to or misled investigators about the nature of the relationship. His termination was recommended, and he resigned before the charges could be finalized.
What is Thomas Valente's major discipline record at West Milford Police Department?
Thomas Valente has one major discipline record at West Milford Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is West Milford Police Department, the department Thomas Valente worked for?
West Milford Police Department reported 44 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Thomas Valente individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 515. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8553. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩