Police Officer Anthony Spagnola was suspended for 67 days by the Kean University Police Department in 2022 for neglect of duty. The department reported that on June 15, 2021, Spagnola collided with a pedestrian crossing sign while operating a police vehicle and failed to report it; the damage was not discovered for more than two months. In a second incident, he left his police bag, containing a loaded off-duty weapon, unattended in his personal vehicle; the bag was stolen, and his firearm, ammunition, and badge were not recovered.
On or about June 15, 2021, Officer Anthony Spagnola collided with a pedestrian crossing sign while operating a Kean University police vehicle in the course of his regular job duties. Officer Spagnola failed to report the collision and resulting damage to the vehicle, in violation of department policy and procedure. The specific details of the accident were not uncovered until department administrators discovered the damage to the vehicle more than two (2) months after the accident occurred. 2nd Incident On or about August 25, 2021, Officer Anthony Spagnola returned home from working his shift and left his police bag unattended in his personal vehicle parked outside his home. The bag contained Officer Spagnola’s fully loaded off-duty weapon and spare ammunition. The bag also contained Kean University department-issued equipment, including a Kean University officer badge, baton, traffic vest, radio charger, ticket book and tourniquet. Shortly after his arrival home, thief/thieves stole Officer Spagnola’s police bag from his personal vehicle. Though a subsequent police investigation resulted in locating the stolen bag, it did not contain all its original contents. Specifically, Officer Spagnola’s University-issued police badge and his personal off-duty firearm and ammunition were not recovered. Officer Spagnola’s reckless carelessness resulted in a loaded weapon and spare ammunition being removed from his control, allowing them to potentially be used to pose grave danger to the community at large.
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Other officers at Kean University Police Department
3 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Anthony Spagnola's major discipline record?
Police Officer Anthony Spagnola was suspended for 67 days by the Kean University Police Department in 2022 for neglect of duty. The department reported that on June 15, 2021, Spagnola collided with a pedestrian crossing sign while operating a police vehicle and failed to report it; the damage was not discovered for more than two months. In a second incident, he left his police bag, containing a loaded off-duty weapon, unattended in his personal vehicle; the bag was stolen, and his firearm, ammunition, and badge were not recovered.
What is Anthony Spagnola's major discipline record at Kean University Police Department?
Anthony Spagnola has one major discipline record at Kean University Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Anthony Spagnola's pension on record?
Anthony Spagnola's reported monthly pension allowance is $1,970.22, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Anthony Spagnola has 5 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Kean University Police Department, the department Anthony Spagnola worked for?
Kean University Police Department reported 23 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Anthony Spagnola individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2391. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 353019 (member 44337532), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8622. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩