{"id":58185,"date":"2025-12-02T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58185\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:00:07","slug":"nj-cop-rebecca-sayegh-forfeits-job-for-attacking-ex-boyfriend-his-new-girlfriend-in-home-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58185\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ cop Rebecca Sayegh forfeits job for attacking ex-boyfriend, his new girlfriend in home invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New Jersey cop who went on a destructive rampage at her ex-boyfriend\u2019s home<\/a> and attacked him and his new girlfriend is barred for life from ever working in law enforcement in the Garden State.<\/p>\n

Ex-Toms River Police Officer Rebecca Sayegh, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary, criminal mischief and simple assault on Nov. 17, after breaking into her ex\u2019s Berkeley house in April,\u00a0the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As part of her guilty plea, Sayegh has also formally forfeited her gig with the Toms River Township Police Department and \u201call future public employment in the State of New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RebeccaRebecca Sayegh, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary, criminal mischief and simple assault on Nov. 17, for breaking into her ex\u2019s Berkeley house in April. Facebook<\/p>\n

Sayegh had been suspended without pay before November\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors are now seeking that she serve 180 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of her probation, that she have no contact with the victims, and that she pay restitution, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Sayegh\u2019s guilty plea stems from the violent rampage in which she used her baton to smash through the front door of her ex-boyfriend\u2019s home around 11:20 p.m. on April 25, confronting him and his new girlfriend, who was also at the home, NJ.com<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

The off-duty cop \u2014 who once shared the home with her ex-boyfriend of five years \u2014 got into an argument with the pair before shoving and pushing both of them.<\/p>\n

During the dispute, the victims attempted to restrain Sayegh, but she broke free, smashed items around the home and damaged the hood of one victim\u2019s car, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

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As Sayegh continued on her chaotic rampage, the new girlfriend retreated into the backyard, where she called 911.<\/p>\n

Sayegh also attempted to fight with responding officers and resisted arrest.<\/p>\n

After police finally restrained her, she threatened to burn down her ex-boyfriend\u2019s house as they walked her down the driveway, NJ.com<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe former-Toms River police officer \u201chas forfeited all future public employment in the State of New Jersey.\u201d Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office<\/p>\n

The ex-cop racked up roughly $2,000 in damage to the home and an additional $500 to one of the victim\u2019s cars, the outlet reported, citing prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Despite the arrest, Sayegh was released from the Ocean County Jail under New Jersey\u2019s bail reform system.<\/p>\n

She was additionally suspended without pay from the Toms River Township Police Department following nine years on the force.<\/p>\n

She is expected to face sentencing on Jan. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

Sayegh\u2019s guilty plea comes after she filed a lawsuit against the department and township last year, claiming former Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little and other superiors within the department sexually harassed her and denied her promotions because of her gender. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New Jersey cop who went on a destructive rampage at her ex-boyfriend\u2019s home and attacked him and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[357,303,3290,31432,10778,57,1066,9,11,10,104,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-58185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-assaults","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-domestic-violence","11":"tag-ex-cops","12":"tag-home-invasion","13":"tag-metro","14":"tag-new-jersey","15":"tag-new-york","16":"tag-new-york-headlines","17":"tag-new-york-news","18":"tag-police","19":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}