the staff of the Ridgewood blog
LYNDHURST, NJ — A New Jersey state appeals court has upheld a Bergen County Superior Court decision to reinstate a fired Lyndhurst police sergeant, finding that his termination was excessive and “shocking to one’s sense of fairness.”
The ruling, issued June 9, 2025, affirms the February 2024 decision by Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington, who ordered that Sgt. Richard Pizzuti be reinstated with back pay and instead face a 21-day unpaid suspension.