Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Vicky Remache was suspended for 79 days by the Weehawken Police Department in 2024 and also received training, coaching or counseling. During a patrol vehicle inspection, a Patrol Lieutenant opened an unmarked bag and found an orange prescription bottle issued to a resident and a paystub with Remache's name. The resident had passed away a year earlier. Investigation found that Remache had two prescription bottles belonging to the same resident in her work bag and did not complete reports about taking possession of them.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
A Patrol Lieutenant discovered several bags in the trunk during a patrol vehicle inspection. One of the bags had no markings indicating its owner, so the Lieutenant opened the bag to locate the owner. When the Lieutenant opened the bag, they discovered an orange prescription bottle issued to a resident and a paystub with Officer Remache's name. The Lieutenant knew that the resident had passed away a year prior. Further investigation revealed that Officer Remache had two prescription bottles belonging to the same resident in her work bag. Officer Remache did not complete any reports regarding taking possession of Rx bottles.
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 1135. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 224179, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩