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Antoine Buggs

East Orange Police Department · 1 record · 2023

Suspended 10 days2023 · as reported

Officer Antoine Buggs received a 10-day suspension and loss of time from the East Orange Police Department for neglect of duty. On 1/20/2022, while assigned as a School Resource Officer, Buggs was notified by school personnel that a student possessed marijuana, a blade knife, and drug paraphernalia. Buggs responded to the disciplinarian's office, observed the items, and left without taking action or notifying his immediate supervisor.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 10 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 1/20/2022 Officer Antoine Buggs while in the capacity of a School Resource Officer was neglectful, and failed to perform his duties in accordance with the East Orange Police Department Rules and Regulations, as well as the N.J. A.G. guidelines relating to the MOA between Education and Law Enforcement Officials. Officer Buggs was notified by school personnel that a student was in possession of marijuana and a blade knife, along with drug paraphernalia. Officer Buggs responded to the disciplinarian's office, observed the items and left the office. Officer Buggs neglected to take an action and did not notify his immediate supervisor. Officer Buggs advised that he did not detain the student, and that the school personnel maintained possession of all of the confiscated items.

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Other officers at East Orange Police Department

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

All 10 at the East Orange Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$116,600
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
16 years, 9 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Antoine Buggs's major discipline record?

Officer Antoine Buggs received a 10-day suspension and loss of time from the East Orange Police Department for neglect of duty. On 1/20/2022, while assigned as a School Resource Officer, Buggs was notified by school personnel that a student possessed marijuana, a blade knife, and drug paraphernalia. Buggs responded to the disciplinarian's office, observed the items, and left without taking action or notifying his immediate supervisor.

What is Antoine Buggs's major discipline record at East Orange Police Department?

Antoine Buggs has one major discipline record at East Orange Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Antoine Buggs's base salary on record?

Antoine Buggs's reported base salary is $116,600, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Antoine Buggs has 16 years, 9 months of reported service.

How large is East Orange Police Department, the department Antoine Buggs worked for?

East Orange Police Department reported 171 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Antoine Buggs individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1638. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 221653, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8291. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.