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New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2020
Suspended 20 days2020 · as reported
Trooper Adam-Paul Garcia admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty and failing to maintain decorum. Garcia caused damage to a motorist's vehicle as it was driving through an accident scene. He received a 20 day suspension. The agency reported no separate list of sustained charges.
Major discipline · 2020[1]
Suspended 20 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Division while on-duty and failing to maintain decorum. The member caused damage to a motorist’s vehicle as it was driving through an accident scene.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Adam-Paul Garcia, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/adam-paul-garcia-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Trooper Adam-Paul Garcia admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty and failing to maintain decorum. Garcia caused damage to a motorist's vehicle as it was driving through an accident scene. He received a 20 day suspension. The agency reported no separate list of sustained charges.
Adam-Paul Garcia has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Adam-Paul Garcia's reported base salary is $111,081, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Adam-Paul Garcia has 12 years of reported service.
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-Paul Garcia individually.