Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 7 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Failure to investigate (1:4.21) Failure to follow directive – Late Accident Report (Directive 108)
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Ali Ali was suspended for 7 days by the Princeton University Police Department on sustained charges of failure to investigate and failure to follow a directive on late accident reports. The record states that Ali did not submit an accident report for a crash that occurred on October 19, 2023, and that body worn camera footage showed Ali advised the involved parties to resolve the matter on their own without filing the required crash report.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Summary of Allegations On October 26, 2023, it was reported that police officer Ali did not submit an accident report for a crash that occurred on October 19, 2023, at 09:36 am. This issue came to light following a records request from one of the parties involved in the crash. On Friday, October 27, 2023, a review of police officer Ali's body-worn camera (BWC) footage revealed that Ali advised the involved parties to resolve the matter independently, without filing a crash report (NJTR-1) which is required by policy and procedure. Officer Ali improperly guided the parties involved in the accident through an alternative process which is contrary to departmental policy. Summary of Factual Findings •Failure to follow the Department of Public Safety Standard Operating Procedures regarding Directive 108 Late Accident Reports. •Policy provides guidelines and procedures for sworn officers in handling late accident reports. It is the policy of DPS that all motor vehicle accidents shall be investigated in accordance with the laws and guidelines established in this state. Finding: Sustained Discipline Imposed: 7-Day Suspension