Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
During 2024 promotions, the Tinton Falls Police Department chief reviewed personnel files and asked officers to provide proof of educational achievements by a set date. The record states that Lieutenant Turso's resume and self-assessment letter indicated he held a bachelor's and a master's degree, and that Turso admitted he had misrepresented possessing a master's degree. He was suspended for 30 days on a sustained charge of untruthfulness.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
During promotions in 2024,the Chief went through personnel files and noticed that some officers never provided copies of their educational achievements. A department wide email was sent to officers to provide proof of educational achievements with a specific due date. Lt. Turso's file indicated, on his resume and self-assessment letter, that he possessed a bachelor's and master's degree. The due date came and Lt. Turso admitted that he misrepresented that he possessed a master's degree.
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1218. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 238103, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩