Separated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Lane has 2 sustained major discipline records from Vineland PD, all from 2025. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Performance of Duty, Providing False Information, Use of Force, Truthfulness, All Other Conduct, General Misconduct, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Other Sufficient Cause; Performance of Duty, Providing False Information, Use of Force, Truthfulness, All Other Conduct, General Misconduct, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Other Sufficient Cause.
Officer Aaron Lane of the Vineland Police Department separated from the agency while an internal affairs investigation was pending. On August 3, 2022, during the arrest of a male subject, Lane used excessive force by punching the man in the face multiple times, which was prohibited by New Jersey Attorney General guidelines and department use of force policy. He was also untruthful in stating that the arrestee had tried to strike him and that he thought the arrestee had a weapon. Lane resigned as part of a settlement agreement in September 2025.
On 8-3-2022, Officer A. Lane was involved in the arrest of a male subject. During the arrest, Officer A. Lane used excessive force specifically by punching the male subject in the face multiple times which was prohibited by the NJ AG Guidelines and Vineland Police Department Use of Force Policy. In addition, Officer A. Lane was untruthful as to indicating the arrestee attempted to strike him and that he thought the arrestee had a weapon just to justify his use of force. Officer A. Lane resigned as part of a settlement agreement in September 2025.
A second record for Officer Aaron Lane of the Vineland Police Department documents his separation while an internal affairs investigation was pending. On October 17, 2022, during the arrest of a 16 year old juvenile, Lane used excessive force by punching the juvenile in the face without cause, which was prohibited by New Jersey Attorney General guidelines and department use of force policy. He was also untruthful in stating that the juvenile was reaching for a weapon in his waistband. Lane resigned as part of a settlement agreement in September 2025.
On 10-17-2022, Officer A. Lane was involved in the arrest of a 16 year old juvenile. During the arrest, Officer A. Lane used excessive force specifically by punching the juvenile in the face without cause which was prohibited by the NJ AG Guidelines and Vineland Police Department Use of Force Policy. In addition, Officer A. Lane was untruthful as to indicating the juvenile was reaching for a weapon in his waistband to justify his use of force. Officer A. Lane resigned as part of a settlement agreement in September 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Aaron Lane's major discipline record?
Lane has 2 sustained major discipline records from Vineland PD, all from 2025. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Performance of Duty, Providing False Information, Use of Force, Truthfulness, All Other Conduct, General Misconduct, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Other Sufficient Cause; Performance of Duty, Providing False Information, Use of Force, Truthfulness, All Other Conduct, General Misconduct, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Other Sufficient Cause.
What is Aaron Lane's major discipline record at Vineland Police Department?
Aaron Lane has 2 major discipline records at Vineland Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Vineland Police Department, the department Aaron Lane worked for?
Vineland Police Department reported 147 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Aaron Lane individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 277. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 278. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8283. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩