Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 60 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a)(12) - Violation of Rules and Regulations: 3:1.13 Obedience to Laws and Regulations; 3:1.23 Knowledge of Laws and Regulations; 3:1.1 Standard of Conduct; 4:2.2 Reporting Sick or Injured; 4:2.7 Unauthorized Absence
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Essex County Department of Corrections suspended Correctional Police Officer Alex Flores for 60 days in 2025. An investigation sustained a finding of false reporting after Flores called out of his 1400 to 2200 shift requesting sick time and stated he would be confined to his residence. Information obtained from another law enforcement agency showed he was not at his residence, and investigators determined that Flores made false statements to superior officers about official business.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An investigation by the Essex County Department of Corrections (ECDOC) sustained a finding of falsification/false reporting against Correctional Police Officer Alex Flores. Officer Flores called out of his scheduled 1400–2200 shift requesting sick time and stated that he would be confined to his residence. However, discoverable information obtained from another law enforcement agency, showed that he was not at his residence as claimed. As a result, investigators determined that Officer Flores willfully made false statements to superior officers regarding official ECDOC business.