3 Asbury Park Police Officers Named In Major Discipline Report

ASBURY PARK, NJ — On June 12, the New Jersey Attorney General released its annual report listing the major disciplinary actions taken last year at all the police departments, county corrections and county sheriffs agencies in the state.

The data is all publicly available here on the NJ Attorney General’s website, under the 2025 Major Discipline Report.

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In Asbury Park, three police officers received major discipline last year, including a police lieutenant who took an early retirement while he was under investigation and one special law enforcement officer who was fired. The third officer remained on the force, but was demoted for chasing a female officer through headquarters and making inappropriate sexual comments to her.

Here are details (you can find these all in this document):

1. Asbury Park Police Lieutenant Kamil Warraich

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: No

Resigned, retired, transferred or separated while case was pending: Yes

Description: Lt. Warraich was the subject of multiple internal affairs investigations, which resulted in findings that he violated various Asbury Park Police Department and Attorney General rules and regulations by the following: (1) posting a confidential internal affairs complaint form on his social media account; (2) attending multiple personal and public events while on extended sick leave from work; (3) failing to properly and thoroughly search an arrestee in his custody who was not handcuffed during transport, failing to properly secure the arrestee with a seatbelt, and failing to activate his body worn camera during the encounter; (4) disseminating a privileged email in violation of a Superior Court Order; (5) making a false complaint and false public statements that a sign affixed to a tree outside Asbury Park Police Dept. headquarters was racist; (6) being convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test in Weehawkin, NJ while off duty and making false statements to the officers during his arrest; and (7) failing to obey a lawful order to appear for and cooperate with an internal affairs interview regarding his arrest in Weehawkin, NJ. Lt. Warraich retired from the Asbury Park Police Dept. while these matters were pending.

2. Sergeant Michael Boone

Terminated: No

Demoted: Yes

Suspended: No

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

Number of Days Suspended: 0

Sustained Charge: Conduct Toward Other Department Employees

Description: Sgt. Boone was the subject of an internal affairs investigation related to sexual harassment/harassment in the workplace. This investigation resulted in the finding that he violated Asbury Park Police Department rules and regulations by making inappropriate sexual comments towards a co-worker and chasing the co-worker through the hallway while at headquarters. Sgt. Boone pleaded guilty to Conduct Toward Other Department Employees and agreed to a demotion to the rank of patrol officer effective November 1, 2025.

3. Special law enforcement officer second class Erwin Lopez-Gutierrez

Terminated: Yes

Sustained Charge: Truthfulness, Neglect of Duty, Performance of Duty, Reporting/Absence from Duty

Description: SLEO II Lopez-Gutierrez was a no call/no show for scheduled shifts and later advised supervisors he did not show up or call due to an emergency medical procedure. An investigation revealed he lied about the reason he missed work and produced an altered medical document, said the Asbury Park Police Dept. Numerous violations were sustained to include Truthfulness, Neglect/Performance of Duty and Absence/Reporting for Duty. SLEO II Lopez-Gutierrez was terminated as a result of the investigation.

All NJ police departments are required to report major discipline to the Attorney General

Police departments across New Jersey are required to submit this data to the state. Agencies report officers serving major discipline only when the discipline is final, and appeals have been exhausted. Pending cases are not included. Thus, officers suspended in 2025, but whose discipline determination is not final, do not appear in the report. The report only covers completed cases with sustained charges resulting in final sanctions, or plea agreements not pending any potential appeals.

Major discipline is defined as police officers being charged with an indictable crime, being fired, reductions in rank, suspension of more than five days, and instances when officers are found guilty of certain internal affairs violations. It also includes discriminatory conduct, filing a false report, intentionally performing an improper search, applying excessive force, being untruthful, intentionally mishandling or destroying evidence and committing domestic violence.

NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said her office makes this information public to increase transparency and trust in the police, especially when they use force.

“Maintaining faith in government and trust in law enforcement requires that residents know the state holds law enforcement to the highest professional standards,” said Davenport on June 12. “Transparency and accountability are key to maintaining public confidence in our officers.”