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Hoboken Police Department · 1 record · 2024
Suspended 25 days2024 · as reported
The Hoboken Police Department suspended Patrolman Damien Bates for 25 days in 2024. Bates was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol during a training class. A breath test determined that he was under the influence of alcohol while on duty, in violation of departmental rules and regulations. The sustained charges included intoxication while on duty, odor of alcohol on breath, conduct subversive, and neglect of duty.
Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 25 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Bates was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol during a training class. As a result of a breath test, he was determined to be under the influence of alcohol while on duty, in violation of departmental rules and regulations.
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15 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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Police Transparency NJ, "Damien Bates, Hoboken Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/damien-bates-hoboken-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
The Hoboken Police Department suspended Patrolman Damien Bates for 25 days in 2024. Bates was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol during a training class. A breath test determined that he was under the influence of alcohol while on duty, in violation of departmental rules and regulations. The sustained charges included intoxication while on duty, odor of alcohol on breath, conduct subversive, and neglect of duty.
Damien Bates has one major discipline record at Hoboken Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Hoboken Police Department reported 139 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Damien Bates individually.