On October 2, 2024, Detective Torres was charged by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of stolen property, and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, in connection with an incident about 2 a.m. on August 23, 2024, at a lounge in Paterson. The record notes that a handgun reported stolen from North Carolina was recovered from his car after he was pulled over and charged with driving under the influence. The Paterson Police Department reported a 30-day suspension and that the charges remain open.
On October 2, 2024, Detective Valentin Torres was charged by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office with the Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose, Possession of Stolen Property (handgun), and Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault. It is alleged that Detective Torres conspired to commit an aggravated assault while he was off duty about 2 a.m. on August 23, 2024, at a lounge in the City of Paterson. Police dispatch reportedly received a call for two males fighting inside of a lounge with a handgun. A man allegedly handed Detective Torres a handgun that had been reported stolen from North Carolina. Moments later, the man who handed Detective Torres the gun allegedly punched the victim in the face, knocking out several teeth. Detective Torres had the handgun in the front of his waistband, and at one point took out the handgun and held it in his right hand. Detective Torres then allegedly drove away after the assault, and was arrested a short distance from the lounge when he was pulled over by Paterson police officers who charged him with driving under the influence. A loaded, stolen handgun was allegedly located in his car. He was suspended for 30 days while the investigation was ongoing. The criminal charges remain open.
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What is a summary of Valentin Torres's major discipline record?
On October 2, 2024, Detective Torres was charged by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of stolen property, and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, in connection with an incident about 2 a.m. on August 23, 2024, at a lounge in Paterson. The record notes that a handgun reported stolen from North Carolina was recovered from his car after he was pulled over and charged with driving under the influence. The Paterson Police Department reported a 30-day suspension and that the charges remain open.
What is Valentin Torres's major discipline record at Paterson Police Department?
Valentin Torres has one major discipline record at Paterson Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Valentin Torres's base salary on record?
Valentin Torres's reported base salary is $103,782, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Valentin Torres has 8 years, 2 months of reported service.
How large is Paterson Police Department, the department Valentin Torres worked for?
Paterson Police Department reported 412 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Valentin Torres individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1253. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 226152, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8546. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩