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Antonio Pires

Essex County Corrections · 1 record · 2024

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Captain Antonio Pires was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that Pires was arrested on July 1, 2023 by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Professional Standards Bureau and charged with theft of county property. The outcome included forfeiture of and disqualification from public employment and entry into the PTI program. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Terminated
Rank as reported
Captain (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • (a)(12)
  • Criminal charge 2C:20-3 a
Separated while IA pending
not reported

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On Saturday July 1, 2023 Employee was arrested by the Essex County Prosecutors Office Professional Standards Bureau and charged with 2C:20-3 theft. Employee was criminally charged with theft of County property. Forfeiture of and Disqualification of PublicEmployment. PTI program.

Compensation and pension

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.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Melissa Lespier · Essex County Corrections · 2024

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    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause; Violation of Department Rules and Regulations –

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  • Charles Lawson · Essex County Corrections · 2024

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    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause; Criminal charge 2C:24-7.1A(3)= 3nd degree : 2C:39-5B (1) = 2rd degree

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Christopher Ebanks · Essex County Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause: Violation of Department Rules

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Devin Robinson · Essex County Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause: N.J.S.A. 2C:28-2a

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Tyree Berger · Essex County Corrections · 2025

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Antonio Pires's major discipline record?
Captain Antonio Pires was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that Pires was arrested on July 1, 2023 by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Professional Standards Bureau and charged with theft of county property. The outcome included forfeiture of and disqualification from public employment and entry into the PTI program. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause.
What is Antonio Pires's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Antonio Pires has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Antonio Pires's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Antonio Pires's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers 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 Antonio Pires individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1062. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.