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David Dzibela

North Plainfield Police Department · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 15 days2022 · as reported

On March 18, 2021, Patrolman David Dzibela was ordered by his supervisor to run a suspect's name through the police computer system to assist with identification. Dzibela at first refused, saying there were too many people in the dispatch center, and he criticized the supervisor in front of several officers. After a hearing held in 2022, Dzibela was suspended without pay for fifteen days. His history of prior sustained policy violations was considered in the penalty.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 15 days
Rank as reported
Patrolman (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On March 18, 2021 Ptl. David Dzibela was ordered by his supervisor to assist with the identification of suspect by running his name through the police computer system. At first, Dzibela refused the order stating that there were too many people in the dispatch center. He also criticized the supervisor who gave the order in front of several officers. After the investigation, charges were filed against Ptl. Dzibela. The officer requested a hearing which occurred in 2022. As a result of the hearing, Dzibela was suspended without pay for fifteen days for failing to follow the orders of a superior officer. Taken into consideration for this penalty was the officer's history of prior sustained violations of department policy.

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Other officers at North Plainfield Police Department

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

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$142,952
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
19 years, 3 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of David Dzibela's major discipline record?

On March 18, 2021, Patrolman David Dzibela was ordered by his supervisor to run a suspect's name through the police computer system to assist with identification. Dzibela at first refused, saying there were too many people in the dispatch center, and he criticized the supervisor in front of several officers. After a hearing held in 2022, Dzibela was suspended without pay for fifteen days. His history of prior sustained policy violations was considered in the penalty.

What is David Dzibela's major discipline record at North Plainfield Police Department?

David Dzibela has one major discipline record at North Plainfield Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is David Dzibela's base salary on record?

David Dzibela's reported base salary is $142,952, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. David Dzibela has 19 years, 3 months of reported service.

How large is North Plainfield Police Department, the department David Dzibela worked for?

North Plainfield Police Department reported 47 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about David Dzibela individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2298. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 219783, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8579. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩