Plain-language summary (this site, across all records below)
Medina has 2 sustained major discipline records from Hudson Co Sheriffs Dept, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Endangering Welfare of Child; Endangering the welfare of a child.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2024, Detective William Medina was terminated by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office and also suspended for 307 days. The record states Medina was criminally charged with third degree endangering the welfare of a child in violation of 2C:24-4B(5), and that an investigation found he possessed numerous images of child sex abuse materials. The sustained charge was endangering the welfare of a child.
Detective Medina was criminally charged with Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of 2C:24-4B(5). These allegations are the result of an investigation that uncovered Detective Medina possessed numerous images of child sex abuse materials.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2023, Detective William Medina was suspended for 206 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. The record states Medina was criminally charged with third degree endangering the welfare of a child in violation of 2C:24-4B(5), and that an investigation found he possessed numerous images of child sex abuse materials. The sustained charge was endangering the welfare of a child.
Detective Medina was criminally charged with Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of 2C:24-4B(5). These allegations are the result of an investigation that uncovered Detective Medina possessed numerous images of child sex abuse materials.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of William Medina's major discipline record?
Medina has 2 sustained major discipline records from Hudson Co Sheriffs Dept, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Endangering Welfare of Child; Endangering the welfare of a child.
What is William Medina's major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department?
William Medina has 2 major discipline records at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does William Medina's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of William Medina's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How does Hudson County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not William Medina individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1102. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1725. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩