Officer Brian Sobczak resigned from the Elmwood Park Police Department while an internal affairs investigation was pending. On November 27th, 2024, Sobczak was involved in an on-duty preventable motor vehicle accident, and during the on-scene investigation he provided false information to his supervisor and to the officer completing the report regarding how the accident occurred. Charges were sustained for false reports, truthfulness, and rules and regulations violations, and Sobczak admitted to his conduct.
Officer Brian Sobczak resigned while Internal Affairs Investigation still pending. Charges were sustained for False Reports, Truthfulness, and rules and regulations violations. On November 27th, 2024, Police Officer Brian Sobczak was involved in an on-duty preventable motor vehicle accident. During the on-scene investigation, Officer Sobczak provided false information to his supervisor and the officer completing the report regarding how the accident occurred. Officer Sobczak admitted to his conduct.
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Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3(a)6 - Conduct unbecoming a public employee 4A:2-2.3(a) 11 – Other Sufficient Cause Code of Ethics Obedience to Laws and Rules and…
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3(a)6 - Conduct unbecoming a public employee 4A:2-2.3(a) 11 – Other Sufficient Cause Code of Ethics Standards of Conduct Performance…
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Other officers at Elmwood Park Police Department
2 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Brian Sobczak's major discipline record?
Officer Brian Sobczak resigned from the Elmwood Park Police Department while an internal affairs investigation was pending. On November 27th, 2024, Sobczak was involved in an on-duty preventable motor vehicle accident, and during the on-scene investigation he provided false information to his supervisor and to the officer completing the report regarding how the accident occurred. Charges were sustained for false reports, truthfulness, and rules and regulations violations, and Sobczak admitted to his conduct.
What is Brian Sobczak's major discipline record at Elmwood Park Police Department?
Brian Sobczak has one major discipline record at Elmwood Park Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Elmwood Park Police Department, the department Brian Sobczak worked for?
Elmwood Park Police Department reported 61 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Brian Sobczak individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 73. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8140. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩