Major discipline · 2024[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- 1) , , or failure to perform duties, 2) , 7) 12). - Violation of the Burlington County County Department of Corrections Policy: 1007, 1010, 1084, 1143
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer David Patterson separated from the Burlington County Department of Corrections while an internal affairs matter was pending in 2024. The sustained charges included insubordination and neglect of duty. An investigation determined that Patterson no longer lived in New Jersey as of June 2022, and his wife stated that their address was in Southampton, Pennsylvania. A motor vehicle inquiry found that he changed his mailing address to Pennsylvania, in violation of the county residency requirement adopted under the New Jersey First Act.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
During the course of an investigation, it was determined that the Officer no longer lived in the State of New Jersey as of June 2022. An independent investigative report revealed that his wife admitted their current address is located in Southampton, PA 18966. The motor vehicle division inquiry determined that he changed his mailing address to a location in Southampton, Pennsylvania. This is in violation of the Resolution No. 2021-00504 adopted on September 22, 2021, which implemented the Residency Requirement Policy for all County Employees in accordance with the New Jersey First Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70)