Officer Andrew Eckert was terminated by the Pleasantville Police Department on a sustained excessive force charge. The record states that Eckert responded as back-up on an investigation of a parked vehicle and that the subject was already handcuffed and lying facedown when Eckert broke the subject's wrist. After the injury, Eckert threw the handcuffed subject into the air and into a fence.
Officer Andrew Eckert responded as back-up for an investigation of a parked motor vehicle with the doors ajar and the interior light on. The vehicle was unoccupied in a parking lot of PNC Bank. When Officer Eckert arrived, the subject was in custody and handcuffed. The subject was lying on the ground, facedown, when Officer Eckert broke the subject’s wrist while he was restrained him in handcuffs. Following the physical force that caused the injury to the subject’s wrist, Officer Eckert tossed him into the air and subsequently into a fence while he was still handcuffed.
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Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to preform duties NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee NJAC…
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What is a summary of Andrew Eckert's major discipline record?
Officer Andrew Eckert was terminated by the Pleasantville Police Department on a sustained excessive force charge. The record states that Eckert responded as back-up on an investigation of a parked vehicle and that the subject was already handcuffed and lying facedown when Eckert broke the subject's wrist. After the injury, Eckert threw the handcuffed subject into the air and into a fence.
What is Andrew Eckert's major discipline record at Pleasantville Police Department?
Andrew Eckert has one major discipline record at Pleasantville Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Andrew Eckert's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Andrew Eckert's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Pleasantville Police Department, the department Andrew Eckert worked for?
Pleasantville Police Department 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 Andrew Eckert individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 859. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8124. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩