Caprara has 3 sustained major discipline records from South Toms River PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Administrative Charge, Violation Department Rules and Regulations; Administrative - Rules and Regulations 3:7.1 Reporting for duty; Failure to perform duties N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(2a)1, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2.
Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2024
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
3 records, 2023 to 2024
Major discipline records reported for Antonio Caprara, by year
On May 7, 2024, Patrolman Caprara was late for duty for a security detail, according to the South Toms River Police Department. The record states that progressive discipline resulting from several violations of the same nature led to a 10-day suspension. The sustained charge was a rules and regulations violation for reporting for duty.
Administrative - Rules and Regulations 3:7.1 Reporting for duty
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
May 7, 2024 Ptl. Antonio Caprara was late for Duty for a security detail. Progressive discipline as a result of several violations of the same nature resulted in this 10 day suspension
On April 22, 2024, Patrolman Caprara made a racially insensitive comment to an employee of a Wawa, prompting an internal affairs complaint, according to the South Toms River Police Department. The record states that Caprara told another officer he intended to lie during his interview and then lied during his internal affairs interview. He was placed on unpaid suspension pending termination and, in 2024, was terminated on sustained charges of failure to perform duties and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
April 22, 2024 Ptl. Antonio Caprara made a racially insensitive comment to an employee of Wawa resulting in an Internal Affairs complaint. He then confided in another Officer that he was going to intentionally lie during his interview regarding the complaint and it was hearsay. Ptl. Caprara subsequently lied during his Internal Affairs interview and was immediately placed on unpaid suspension pending termination for lying and .
On September 26, 2023, Patrolman Caprara was caught sleeping while on duty at the South Toms River Elementary School and twice while on an extra duty detail, according to the South Toms River Police Department. The record also cites a video recorded on September 19, 2023, showing Caprara sleeping in his patrol vehicle in the school parking lot. He was given a 10-day suspension on a sustained rules and regulations violation.
9/26/2023 - Ptl. Antonio Caprara was caught sleeping while on duty at the South Toms River Elementary School and twice while on an extra duty detial. There was also a video that was recorded on 9/19/2023 depicting Ptl. Caprara sleeping in his patrol vehicle in the South Toms River Elementary School parking lot. These instances are a violation of the South Toms River Police Department Rules and Regulations, more specifically "3:7.14 Prohibited Activity on Duty, 1. Meeting with other officers (except in performance of their police duties) without permission of supervisor, sleeping, loafing, idling". Ptl. Antonio Caprara was given a 10 day suspension as a result.
Similar records
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No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Antonio Caprara's major discipline record?
Caprara has 3 sustained major discipline records from South Toms River PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Administrative Charge, Violation Department Rules and Regulations; Administrative - Rules and Regulations 3:7.1 Reporting for duty; Failure to perform duties N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(2a)1, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2.
What is Antonio Caprara's major discipline record at South Toms River Police Department?
Antonio Caprara has 3 major discipline records at South Toms River Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Antonio Caprara's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Antonio Caprara's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is South Toms River Police Department, the department Antonio Caprara worked for?
South Toms River Police Department reported 14 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Antonio Caprara individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1236. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1237. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1847. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1236. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1236, 1237, 1847. ↩
[5]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8533. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩