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
Plain-language summary (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.
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.
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)
Plain-language summary (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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Pizarro was found sleeping on duty while inmate was in his custody.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[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]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. ↩