Plain-language summary (this site, across all records below)
Merlino has 4 sustained major discipline records from Atlantic Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Allen Merlino was suspended for 10 days in 2025 on a sustained unauthorized absence charge, the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention reported. The record states the discipline followed his fifth occurrence of coming in late or calling out during a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift.
Officer Allen Merlino was suspended for 10 days after his fifth occurrence for coming in late / calling out in a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift (Fifth occurrence of the year)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In a separate 2025 case, the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention suspended Officer Allen Merlino for 6 days on a sustained unauthorized absence charge. According to the record, the suspension followed his third occurrence of coming in late or calling out during a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift.
Officer Allen Merlino was suspended for 6 days after his third occurrence for coming in late / calling out in a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift (Third occurrence of the year)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention suspended Officer Merlino for 6 days in 2024. Per the agency, this was his fourth occurrence of coming in late or calling out within a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift. Unauthorized absence was the sustained charge.
Officer Allen Merlino was suspended for 6 days after his fourth occurrence for coming in late / calling out in a six month period without any sick time for his assigned shift (Fourth occurrence of the year
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Merlino was suspended for 6 days in 2022 by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention. The agency reported his fourth occurrence within a six month period of calling out without any time available. The sustained charge was unauthorized absence.
Officer Allen Merlino was suspended for 6 days for his fourth occurrence in a six month period of calling out without any time available.
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Similar records
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Allen Merlino's major discipline record?
Merlino has 4 sustained major discipline records from Atlantic Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence; Unauthorized Absence.
What is Allen Merlino's major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections?
Allen Merlino has 4 major discipline records at Atlantic County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Allen Merlino's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Allen Merlino at Atlantic County Corrections.
How does Atlantic County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Atlantic County Corrections 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 Allen Merlino individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 38. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 39. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 844. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2022. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩