More than 600 NJ police officers disciplined for misconduct in 2025

More than 650 officers faced major discipline last year, about 100 more than 2024 and the most since New Jersey expanded such reporting in 2020.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 1,275

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A drunk off-duty sergeant driving the wrong way on a New Jersey highway hit another car head-on, killing a man. A patrolman critically injured a bicyclist in a hit-and-run. Other officers were caught with child pornography, attacked their spouses, stole money, sexually assaulted people in their custody, and otherwise broke the law.

Altogether, 654 law enforcement officers from 169 agencies in New Jersey were suspended, demoted, or fired last year …

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