Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 60 days- Rank as reported
- SERGEANT
- Sustained charge(s)
- Lawful Order, , Code of Ethics, Core Values, Performance of Duty, Obedience to Laws, Rules and Regulations, and Written Directives, Work Expectation, Distracters, Relief, Meals/Breaks, Prohibited Activity On-Duty, All Other Conduct, Use of Department or University Property and Equipment, Use of Department Vehicles, Operation of Department Vehicles, Truthfulness
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Kim was suspended for 60 days by the New Jersey Institute of Technology PD. The record states he abandoned his post during a shift where he was the only on-duty patrol supervisor, for a personal, non-emergent matter, and used a department vehicle while leaving his patrol zone and the County of Essex for approximately three hours. Kim was charged with multiple administrative rule and standard operating procedure violations, including Neglect of Duty, Performance of Duty, and Truthfulness.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant Charles Kim abandoned his post during a shift where he was the only on-duty patrol supervisor for a personal, non-emergent matter. Sergeant Kim during the time he abandoned his shift, utilized a department vehicle while doing so, and left his patrol zone and the County of Essex for approximately three (3) hours. Sergeant Kim was charged with multiple administrative rules and regulations / standard operating procedure violations.