Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2023 · as reported
Kyle has 2 sustained major discipline records from Howell Twp PD, all from 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Failure to take proper police action. Harsh conduct towards public. Failure to properly conduct a domestic violence investigation. Failure to provide DV rights and afford relief to a DV victim; Failure to activate a body worn camera.
Patrolman Brett Kyle was suspended for 15 days by the Howell Township Police Department in 2023. Kyle responded to a reported domestic violence call and spoke harshly to both the victim and the accused. The victim alleged two acts of domestic violence had occurred, which Kyle dismissed, and when she asked to apply for a restraining order he told her she was not entitled to one. Kyle did not properly investigate the call or file the domestic violence reports required by department policy and state mandates.
Failure to take proper police action. Harsh conduct towards public. Failure to properly conduct a domestic violence investigation. Failure to provide DV rights and afford relief to a DV victim.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Kyle responded to a call for service involving a reported domestic violence situation. While on the call he acted in an unprofessional manner and spoke harshly to both the victim and the accused. The victim alleged two acts of domestic violence had occurred, to which Officer Kyle outright dismissed. The victim then asked to apply for a restraining order, to which Officer Kyle told her that she was not entitled to one. Officer Kyle did not properly investigate this call, or file the proper domestic violence reporting requirements that are required by department policy and state mandates.
Patrolman Brett Kyle was suspended for 15 days by the Howell Township Police Department in 2023 for failing to activate a body worn camera. According to the record, Kyle failed to activate his body worn camera while conducting an investigation.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Brett Kyle's major discipline record?
Kyle has 2 sustained major discipline records from Howell Twp PD, all from 2023. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Failure to take proper police action. Harsh conduct towards public. Failure to properly conduct a domestic violence investigation. Failure to provide DV rights and afford relief to a DV victim; Failure to activate a body worn camera.
What is Brett Kyle's major discipline record at Howell Township Police Department?
Brett Kyle has 2 major discipline records at Howell Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Howell Township Police Department, the department Brett Kyle worked for?
Howell Township Police Department reported 97 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Brett Kyle individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1800. 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 1801. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8434. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩