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Passaic County Sheriffs Office

Reported as: Passaic County Sheriffs OfficeCounty sheriff

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Passaic County on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Passaic County Sheriffs Office, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Jose GonzalezSergeantTerminatedSuspended 336 days[1]
2025Donald VinalesSergeantTerminatedSuspended 331 days[2]
2024Lorenzo BowdenDetectiveTerminatedSuspended 203 days[3]
2024Christian ColonOfficerTerminated[4]
2024Joel FamiliaDetectiveSuspended 2,205 daysSeparated while IA pending[5]
2024Ferdinand FernandezOfficerSuspended 35 days[6]
2023Ryan RiosCPOSuspended 10 days[7]
2023Ryan RiosCPOSuspended 60 days[8]
2023Brian WeitzmanSgt.Separated while IA pending[9]
2023Matthew BaskingerOfficerSeparated while IA pending[10]
2023Mujahed DeebOfficerSuspended 1 days[11]
2023Marqus MorelCPOSuspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending[12]
2022Alvia AlvinoCorrectional Police OfficerTerminated[13]
2022Jean Aviles-RamosCorrectional Police OfficerTerminated[14]
2022Kitra DavisCorrectional Police OfficerTerminated[15]
2022George AdamopoulousCorrectional Police OfficerTerminated[16]
2021Todd AmabileOfficerTerminated[17]
2021Antwan HintonOfficerSuspended 30 days[18]
2021Michael D'AmatoOfficerSuspended 30 days[19]
2021Angel LopezOfficerSuspended 150 days[20]
2021Richard CamelCorporalSuspended 35 days[21]
2021Tristan RossiCorporalSuspended 120 days[22]
2020Kaitlyn PuchOfficerSuspended 68 days[23]
2020Shayed IslamOfficerTerminated[24]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many major discipline records does Passaic County Sheriffs Office have?
Passaic County Sheriffs Office has 24 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 10 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 505. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 506. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1240. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  4. [4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1241. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  5. [5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1242. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  6. [6]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1243. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  7. [7]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1851. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1852. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1853. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1854. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1855. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1856. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2282. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2283. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2284. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2285. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  17. [17]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2647. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  18. [18]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2648. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  19. [19]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2649. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  20. [20]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2650. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  21. [21]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2651. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  22. [22]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2652. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  23. [23]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2920. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  24. [24]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2921. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.