Award-Winning NJ Cop Rebecca Sayegh Arrested for Burglary, Threatens to Burn Ex's House Down

Arrest of Rebecca Sayegh

• 🚨 An award-winning police officer, Rebecca Sayegh, was arrested after breaking into her ex-boyfriend's home.
• 🏠 She admitted to smashing the front door and demanding her dog and belongings back.
• 💥 Sayegh was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and simple assault.

Bodycam Footage and Admissions

• 📹 Body-worn camera footage captured Sayegh's confrontation with her ex-boyfriend and the responding officers.
• 🗣️ She explicitly admitted to smashing the front door of the residence.
• ⚖️ Sayegh questioned the arrestability of criminal mischief, indicating a lack of understanding or defiance of the law.

Threats and Resistance

• 🔥 During the arrest, Sayegh threatened to burn her ex-boyfriend's house down.
• ✋ She was accused of resisting arrest, though she claimed she was not.
• 🐶 Her primary stated motivations were retrieving her dog and personal belongings.

Legal Proceedings and Aftermath

• 📱 Sayegh repeatedly requested to call her PBA representative and mother, expressing distress.
• 🏥 She was taken to the hospital to have a hand injury evaluated.
• ⚖️ In November 2025, Sayegh pleaded guilty to all charges.
• 🚫 As a result, she will never be able to work as a police officer in New Jersey again.
• 📅 Prosecutors are seeking a 180-day jail sentence and restitution, with sentencing pending.