Suspended 30 daysmost recent record, 2023 · as reported
Kowalski has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, all from 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of Municipal Ordinance, Alcohol Violations, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers, Failure to Notify the Division of Information to Which the Division Would Take Cognizance; Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers.
Trooper Adam Kowalski admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Kowalski became intoxicated and was asked to leave a local establishment, then urinated on private property. He received a 30 day suspension in 2023.
Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers
Failure to Notify the Division of Information to Which the Division Would Take Cognizance
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off-duty. The member became intoxicated and was asked to leave a local establishment subsequently urinating on private property. The member received a 30 day suspension.
In a separate 2023 matter, Trooper Adam Kowalski admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. According to the record, Kowalski was intoxicated as a passenger in troop transportation when it was involved in a motor vehicle crash and acted disrespectfully toward investigating officers. He received a 30 day suspension.
Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off-duty. The member was intoxicated as the passenger of troop transportation when it was involved in a motor vehicle crash and acted in a disrespectful manner to investigating officers. The member received a 30 day suspension.
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Other officers at New Jersey State Police
94 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Adam Kowalski's major discipline record?
Kowalski has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, all from 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of Municipal Ordinance, Alcohol Violations, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers, Failure to Notify the Division of Information to Which the Division Would Take Cognizance; Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers.
What is Adam Kowalski's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Adam Kowalski has 2 major discipline records at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Adam Kowalski's base salary on record?
Adam Kowalski's reported base salary is $93,866, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Adam Kowalski has 12 years, 6 months of reported service.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Adam Kowalski worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Adam Kowalski individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1878. 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 1879. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 253165, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩