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Little Falls Police Department · 1 record · 2022
DemotedSuspended 18 days2022 · as reported
Little Falls Police Department demoted Sergeant Pinnola and suspended him for 18 days in 2022. According to the record, the discipline was for failing to take appropriate action and to supervise a subordinate during a DWI investigation. The sustained charges were Neglect of Duty and Failure to Supervise.
Major discipline · 2022[1]
DemotedSuspended 18 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. Pinnola was demoted for failing to take appropriate action and supervise a subordinate during a DWI Investigation.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Alfonso Pinnola, Little Falls Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/alfonso-pinnola-little-falls-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Little Falls Police Department demoted Sergeant Pinnola and suspended him for 18 days in 2022. According to the record, the discipline was for failing to take appropriate action and to supervise a subordinate during a DWI investigation. The sustained charges were Neglect of Duty and Failure to Supervise.
Alfonso Pinnola has one major discipline record at Little Falls Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Alfonso Pinnola's reported base salary is $155,044, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Alfonso Pinnola has 20 years of reported service.
Little Falls Police Department reported 33 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Alfonso Pinnola individually.