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Andrew Costa

Atlantic County Corrections · 1 record · 2023

Suspended 6 days2023 · as reported

Officer Costa was suspended for 6 days in 2023 by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention. The agency reported that he had an unintentional discharge of his weapon within the secured perimeter of the Justice Facility. The sustained charge was unsafe handling of firearms.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 6 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Unsafe Handling of Firearms
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Andrew Costa was suspended for 6 days after having an unintentional discharge of his weapon within the secured perimeter of the Justice Facility.

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Other officers at Atlantic County Corrections

58 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 58 at the Atlantic County Corrections page

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Andrew Costa's major discipline record?

Officer Costa was suspended for 6 days in 2023 by the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention. The agency reported that he had an unintentional discharge of his weapon within the secured perimeter of the Justice Facility. The sustained charge was unsafe handling of firearms.

What is Andrew Costa's major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections?

Andrew Costa has one major discipline record at Atlantic County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1467. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.