Major discipline · 2023[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Violation of policy and unsatisfactory performance during the probationary period
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Probationary Officer Brandon Delaney was terminated by the Princeton University Police Department for violation of policy and unsatisfactory performance during his probationary period. The record states that in March 2023, while on patrol, Delaney used a racial epithet derogatory toward African Americans while speaking with a fellow officer, and that Delaney admitted to using the epithet while on duty.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Summary of Allegations During a shift in March 2023, probationary police officer Brandon Delaney was riding on patrol with another officer. While riding in a marked police vehicle, Officer Delaney, a White male, used a racial epithet commonly understood to be derogatory toward African Americans while speaking with a fellow officer, an African American male. This comment was not heard by a member of the public and was directed only at the other officer. Summary of Factual Findings Officer Delaney admitted to using the racial epithet while on duty in another officer's presence. 1. DPS Directive 026: Workplace Harassment Finding: Sustained Discipline Imposed: The officer was terminated for violation of policy and unsatisfactory performance during a probationary period.