Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: No
Demoted: No
Suspended: Yes
Other Sanction: Training, coaching, or counseling
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No
# of Days Suspended: 90
Sustained Charge: N.J.A.C. 4A:2‐2.3(a)(1) for Incompetency, Inefficiency, Failure to Perform Duties, (6) for Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee, (7) for Neglect of Duty, and (12) for Other Sufficient Cause and in violation of Woodland Park Police Departmental Rules and Regulations: Woodland Park Police Department Body Worn Camera (BWC) Policy, Woodland Park Police Department E‐Court Procedure Policy, and Woodland Park Police Department Standard Operating Procedure on Traffic Enforcement and Control.
Description: Officer Boudaher responded to a dispute and harassment call stemming from a parking complaint, along with another officer. Officer Boudaher issued a summons to one of the vehicles involved for parking in a handicapped parking space, but it was later found that the vehicle was not present at the time of officers arrival. It should also be noted that the handicapped parking spaces where the summons was issued are courtesy parking spaces provided by the housing complex and are not enforceable under the NJ Title 39 Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations or by Woodland Park local ordinances. Officer Boudaher also did not activate his body worn camera while on scene. The other officer that was on scene,
that wrote a report, indicated in the report that the other involved vehicle, which was issued the summons, was not on scene at the time of the officers arrival. This was also verified by the other officers body worn camera. Officer Boudaher was later on found to not have responded to court properly, was found to not be prepared for court, and was found to have testified inaccurately. Officer Boudaher was found to not be properly prepared for court, testified inaccurately leading to a wrongful conviction, failed to activate his body worn camera, violated the E‐Court Procedure and violated the Traffic Enforcement and Control policy by failing to review a ticket and identify errors prior to issuance.
