Inappropriate Actions - On Duty, Left Assigned Area or Post Without Permission, Unjustified Motor Vehicle Stop, Unsafe/Improper Stop Procedures, Failure to Follow MVR Procedures, Failure to Follow BWC Procedures, Disobey a Direct Order
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper Bryan Brownlee left his assigned patrol area for an extended period and improperly conducted a traffic stop in New York without documenting it, according to the New Jersey State Police record. He also disregarded his supervisor's orders to return to the station. The sustained charges included an unjustified motor vehicle stop and failure to follow body-worn camera procedures. Brownlee resigned in 2025 before discipline was imposed.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member was substantiated for leaving his assigned patrol area for an extended period of time and improperly conducting a traffic stop in the State of New York without documenting same. He also disregarded his supervisor’s orders to return to the station. The member resigned prior to the imposition of discipline.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 532. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 251917, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩