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Montclair State University Police Department · 1 record · 2021
Suspended 30 days2021 · as reported
Patrol Officer Amanda Rusticus violated the department's off-duty code of conduct policy, according to the Montclair State University PD. The agency did not provide the specific sustained charges for this record. Rusticus received a 30-day suspension that was held in abeyance.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
Suspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Ptl. Rusticus was suspended 30 days (held in abeyance), for violation of the MSUPD off-duty code of conduct policy.
Background: What a suspension actually means in New Jersey police discipline.
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Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Performance of Duty
same year · similar sanction outcome
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Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2021
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Warren Young · Atlantic City Police Department · 2021
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
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One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Amanda Rusticus, Montclair State University Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/amanda-rusticus-montclair-state-university-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Patrol Officer Amanda Rusticus violated the department's off-duty code of conduct policy, according to the Montclair State University PD. The agency did not provide the specific sustained charges for this record. Rusticus received a 30-day suspension that was held in abeyance.
Amanda Rusticus has one major discipline record at Montclair State University Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Amanda Rusticus's reported base salary is $97,335, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Amanda Rusticus has 20 years, 9 months of reported service.
Montclair State University Police Department reported 34 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Amanda Rusticus individually.