Friday, May 2, 2025 - An off-duty police officer in New Jersey has been charged with multiple offenses after allegedly breaking into her ex-boyfriend’s home, assaulting two individuals, and threatening to burn the house down, according to court documents.
Rebecca Sayegh, a 32-year-old officer with the Toms River
Police Department, is accused of using her baton to break through the front
door of a residence in Berkeley Township around 11:20 p.m. on Friday. Inside
the home were her former partner and another woman, whom she allegedly
confronted before a physical altercation ensued.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Sayegh pushed
and shoved both individuals. When they attempted to restrain her in the living
room, she reportedly broke free and began smashing household items and
wall-mounted pictures.
Authorities say she also resisted arrest and got into a
scuffle with responding officers. While leaving the scene, Sayegh allegedly
threatened to burn the house down. Prior to the break-in, she is also accused
of damaging the hood of one of the victim’s vehicles.
She now faces several charges, including home invasion
burglary, two counts of assault, two counts of criminal mischief, terroristic
threats, and resisting arrest.
Her attorney, Terrance Turnbach, stated that Sayegh is
taking the charges seriously and is cooperating with the ongoing legal process.
“She has been a member of the Toms River Police Department and proudly served
her community for almost nine years,” he said.
Sayegh has been suspended without pay, according to the
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. The officer previously filed a lawsuit
against her department alleging sexual harassment six months before the
incident occurred.
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