, or Failure to Perform Duty Inability to Perform Standards of Conduct Obedience to Laws and Regulations Truthfulness Performance of Duty Work Expectation Withholding Information Respect Compromising Criminal Cases Conduct Towards the Public Code of Ethics
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Clayton Gonzalez was the lead detective on a juvenile sexual assault investigation. During the interview of the victim, Gonzalez was hostile and used harsh and profane language, and the record states he traumatized the juvenile victim. He also lacked candor during the Internal Affairs investigation, and the Camden PD terminated his employment.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Detective Gonzalez was the lead detective of a juvenile sexual assault investigation. During the interview of the victim, Detective Gonzalez was hostile, utilized harsh and profane language and traumatized the juvenile victim. Additionally, during the Internal Affairs Investigation Detective Gonzalez lacked candor.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2124. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩