Major discipline · 2024[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) 6 a public emloyee; (a) 3 ; (a) 11.22 Lying; (a) 11.16 Conduct subversive of good order of the department; (a) 11.29 Failure to comply with Sheriff's orders, directives, regulations; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-23(a) 12 - unlicensed by the PTC
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Colon was arrested on June 28, 2021, and charged with third-degree aggravated assault domestic violence, and in 2024 he pled guilty to one count of simple assault, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Colon lied during the internal affairs investigation, and on January 1, 2024, the Police Training Commission advised that he would not be awarded a license, leaving him unauthorized to act as a law enforcement officer. He was terminated from employment.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On June 28, 2021 Officer Colon arrested and charged with 3rd degree aggravated assault domestic violence. In 2024 he pled guilty to 1 count simple assault. Officer Colon lied during the course of the internal affairs investigation. On January 1, 2024, the Police Training Commission advised that Colon would not be awarded a license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-67.1. As such, he is not authorized to act as a law enforcement officer and was Terminated from employment.