Brady Offense No. 1724331916 - 751170135

Zachary DeWeese

Cape May County Prosecutor

4 Moore Road

Cape May, New Jersey 08210

(609) 465-1135

[email protected]

https://cmcpros.net/

Date of Offense

Date Not Provided

Offense(s)

None Provided

Official Statement

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Other Sanction: Written reprimand or written warning

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No

# of Days Suspended: 8

Sustained Charge: Insubordination, Away without Leave

Description: Det. DeWeese did not report to work as scheduled on December 30, 2021 after he was notified that all leave must be approved. Det. DeWeese did commit an act of insubordination when he was ordered not to discuss the internal affairs investigation in which he was a target. Det. DeWeese did discuss the investigation with other members of the agency, against this order.

New Jersey Open Public Records Act

New Jersey S.A. 47:1A-13

The New Jersey Open Public Records Act became the state’s sunshine law in 2002, replacing, and significantly improving, a pre-existing right-to-know law. Public records includes any paper, written or printed book, document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that has been made, maintained or kept on file.

Anyone but convicted criminals seeking information on victims may request public documents from the state. There is no requirement for a statement of purpose and no restrictions placed on the use of records. The New Jersey Open Public Records Act allows for up to seven days to respond to a records request.

Brady Offense No. 1724331916 - 751170135

Date of Offense

Offense(s)

Official Statement

New Jersey

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New Jersey Open Public Records Act

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