A Bergen County sheriff’s officer received a 15-day suspension after investigators found he refused a direct order from a supervisor and threw his badge during an on-duty confrontation, according to state disciplinary records.
A Bergen County Sheriff’s Office officer was suspended following an internal investigation into an incident in which he allegedly refused a lawful order, removed his badge, and threw it at a supervisor while on duty, according to New Jersey’s annual major discipline report.
Key Points
• Sheriff’s Officer Raymond Aste received a 15-day suspension
• Investigators found he refused a lawful order from a supervisor while on duty
• The report states he removed and threw his badge at the supervisor during the incident
The disciplinary action was disclosed through New Jersey’s major discipline reporting system, which requires law enforcement agencies to publicly report suspensions exceeding five days, terminations, and demotions.
According to the report, Sheriff’s Officer Raymond Aste was found to have violated multiple departmental rules and regulations.
Badge allegedly thrown during confrontation
The disciplinary summary states Aste refused a lawful order issued by his immediate supervisor while on duty.
Investigators found that during the incident, Aste removed his badge and threw it at the supervisor. The report further states that he demanded several command-level officers be brought in immediately to terminate his employment.
Multiple violations sustained
The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office sustained charges including obedience to laws, rules and regulations, standard of conduct, insubordination, respect, unbecoming conduct, and other conduct violations.
As a result of the investigation, Aste received a 15-day suspension.
The case was included in New Jersey’s 2025 major discipline report under Attorney General Directive 2021-6, which was established to increase public transparency regarding serious disciplinary actions involving law enforcement officers statewide.
