One N.J. cop made $300K in 2020 and then got a $130K retirement payout
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill, left, presents Sgt. James Holzheimer Jr., center, with a plaque for his retirement.
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The Franklin Township police officer earned just shy of $300,000 more than double his salary.
He made the most money in the roughly 100-person police force, surpassing the top police executive, Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill.
And when he retired Oct. 30, Holzheimer received an additional payout of $131,600 for unused paid time off, according to public records obtained by NJ Advance Media.
All told, the 30-year officer earned over $400,000 in 2020, though the amount from the retirement payout will be distributed throughout 2021. And most of it was footed by the hard-working residents of Somerset County’s most populous town.