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Daniel Pizarro

Department Of Corrections · 2 records · 2022, 2024

Terminatedmost recent record, 2024 · as reported

Pizarro has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: 1. Sleeping on Duty (essential) 2. Conduct Unbecoming an employee 3. Loss or careless control of radios, mace or handcuffs 4. Loss or careless control of firearms 5. Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.

Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2024

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

2 records, 2022 to 2024

Major discipline records reported for Daniel Pizarro, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20221Suspension
20230No record published
20241Termination
  • Termination
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Terminated

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Pizarro in 2024. Pizarro called out sick on July 1, 2 and 4, 2024, without any Family Leave or Medical Act time available to cover the days. The department recorded the absences as chronic or excessive absenteeism, and the sustained charge was unsatisfactory attendance.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 4. or lateness. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance. E1: Violations of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Pizarro called out of work sick on the following days: July 1, 2, 4, 2024. Officer Pizarro did not have any Family Leave or Medical Act time to use. This action constitutes excessive or chronic absenteeism.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 90 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Pizarro received a 90-day suspension from the Department of Corrections in 2022. The record states Pizarro was found sleeping on duty while an inmate was in his custody. Sustained charges included sleeping on duty, conduct unbecoming an employee, loss or careless control of radios, mace or handcuffs, loss or careless control of firearms, and violation of a department rule.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 1. Sleeping on Duty (essential) 2. an employee 3. Loss or careless control of radios
  • mace or handcuffs 4. Loss or careless control of firearms 5. Violation of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Pizarro was found sleeping on duty while inmate was in his custody.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Derek McGee · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(3) Inability to perform duties N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12)

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Anthony Grasso · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. Conduct unbecoming an employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) (7) Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Tony Evans · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): C11: Conduct unbecoming an employee. D4: improper or unauthorized contact with inmate - undue familiarity with inmates, parolees, their

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Tony Evans · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. Conduct unbecoming an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 3. Inability to perform duties N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12.

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Anthony Grasso · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Terminated

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Department Of Corrections

433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Daniel Pizarro's major discipline record?

Pizarro has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: 1. Sleeping on Duty (essential) 2. Conduct Unbecoming an employee 3. Loss or careless control of radios, mace or handcuffs 4. Loss or careless control of firearms 5. Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 4. Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness. A1:Unsatisfactory attendance. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.

What is Daniel Pizarro's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Daniel Pizarro has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Does Daniel Pizarro's record show a termination?

Yes. At least one of Daniel Pizarro's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Daniel Pizarro worked for?

Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Daniel Pizarro individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1346. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2374. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1346. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1346, 2374.
  4. [4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.