Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Angela Cerniglia, a Correctional Police Officer at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was suspended for 20 days in 2024. The agency reported that Cerniglia failed to activate her body-worn camera as required by policy and did not provide notification regarding an emergent situation. Her report was inefficient and conflicted with video footage of the incident. Sustained charges included incompetency, neglect of duty, and withholding information or giving false information.
Withholding information or giving false information
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
CPO Cerniglia failed to activate her body-worn camera (BWC) as per policy and did not provide notification regarding an emergent situation. CPO Cerniglia's report was inefficient and conflicted with video footage of the incident.
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.
Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): Standard of Conduct, Neglect of Duty, Performance of Duty, insubordination, Obedience to Laws and Regulations, Lawful Orders, Withholding…
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Angela Cerniglia's major discipline record?
Angela Cerniglia, a Correctional Police Officer at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was suspended for 20 days in 2024. The agency reported that Cerniglia failed to activate her body-worn camera as required by policy and did not provide notification regarding an emergent situation. Her report was inefficient and conflicted with video footage of the incident. Sustained charges included incompetency, neglect of duty, and withholding information or giving false information.
What is Angela Cerniglia's major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections?
Angela Cerniglia has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Angela Cerniglia's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Angela Cerniglia at Middlesex County Corrections.
How does Middlesex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Corrections in the second-highest fifth 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 Angela Cerniglia individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1172. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩