Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer David Hayes was suspended for 56 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. Hayes admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the office while on duty, specifically by engaging in prohibited sexual activity while he was on duty. The office reported that he forfeited 232 hours of paid leave time and resigned from the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office.
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office while on duty. The member engaged in prohibited sexual activity while he was on duty. The member forfeited 232 hours of paid leave time, was suspended for 56 days, and resigned from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Derek Barow · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2024
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Edward McCormick · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 20 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming; Soliciting Gifts; Gratuities; Use of Position; Agency Address: Private Use of
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Mark Hasenpat · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 69 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Michael Rouse · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 30 days
Sustained charge(s): Incompetency and Conduct Unbecoming
same agency · similar sanction outcome
James Carelli · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): Dissemination of Information
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of David Hayes's major discipline record?
Officer David Hayes was suspended for 56 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. Hayes admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the office while on duty, specifically by engaging in prohibited sexual activity while he was on duty. The office reported that he forfeited 232 hours of paid leave time and resigned from the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office.
What is David Hayes's major discipline record at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department?
David Hayes has one major discipline record at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does David Hayes's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for David Hayes at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department.
How does Gloucester County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Gloucester County Sheriff's Department in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not David Hayes individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1091. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩