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Officer Samuel Torres: Officer Torres was forced out of the Bogota PD after a domestic violence and excessive force incident. According to New Jersey Attorney General records, Officer Samuel Torres “used unnecessary force” during a domestic violence dispute and was subsequently arrested for domestic violence assault by a neighboring agency​
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. The incident, which occurred in 2022, involved Torres himself as the aggressor in a domestic context (it was reportedly off-duty at his home in West Orange, NJ, where local police arrested him). Following this, Bogota PD placed him on leave. The state’s Major Discipline Report for 2022 shows that Torres was terminated from the department and suspended during the investigation​
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. In short, he faced criminal charges for domestic assault and lost his job as a result​
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. (It’s worth noting that domestic violence by an officer triggers both criminal proceedings and automatic internal discipline under NJ law.) Torres’s case also ties into use-of-force concerns: the department listed his misconduct as “unnecessary force against [a] victim” during the dispute​
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. This suggests his actions not only violated criminal law but also Bogota’s policies on force. The outcome: Torres is no longer with Bogota PD, and his police certification would likely be subject to review given the arrest.

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