Crime & Safety

Iossa Retires, Pension to Be Considered

Madison police sergeant was placed on paid administrative leave Oct. 28.

Peter Iossa, a Madison police sergeant who regularly made the most DWI arrests in the borough and in 2010 made more DWI arrests than any other officer in Morris County, has retired after .

A state pension board is expected to determine whether Iossa's $4,342.50 current monthly pension benefit should be reduced because of "circumstances surrounding Mr. Iossa's separation from the Madison Police Department," a state treasury spokesman said Friday.

Iossa submitted an application to retire from the effective Jan. 1 and his application was approved by the Division of Pensions and Benefits, New Jersey Treasury spokesman Bill Quinn said.

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Officials have not said why Iossa was placed on administrative leave. Messages left for Police Chief John Trevena and at a number listed for Iossa were not immediately returned Friday afternoon.

"Because of information that was been brought to its attention about the circumstances surrounding Mr. Iossa’s separation from the Madison Police Department, the PFRS (Police and Firemen’s Retirement System) Board of Trustees scheduled an 'Honorable Service' hearing to determine whether it should take action to reduce Mr. Iossa’s pension benefit," Quinn said.

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The hearing originally was scheduled for March 12, but was postponed. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for April 9. Officials were not sure if the matter would be heard at that time.

Iossa is receiving a monthly pension benefit of $4,342.50 based on his 23 years and five months of service as a member of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System.

Iossa made 36 DWI arrests in 2010, half of Madison's total. He .


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