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.
Failure to investigate (1:4.21) Failure to follow directive – Late Accident Report (Directive 108)
Separated while IA pending
No
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
Compensation and pension
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What is a summary of Ali Ali's major discipline record?
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.
What is Ali Ali's major discipline record at Princeton University Police?
Ali Ali has one major discipline record at Princeton University Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Ali Ali's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Ali Ali at Princeton University Police.
How large is Princeton University Police, the department Ali Ali worked for?
Princeton University Police reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Ali Ali individually.
How does Princeton University Police score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Princeton University Police in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Ali Ali individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1150. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8385. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩