Little Ferry Police Department suspended Sergeant Dacres for 6 days in 2022 for neglect of duty. According to the record, Dacres failed to act when a woman reported her ex-husband as a missing, suicidal person despite multiple indications that the man was suicidal. The following day the woman's brother came in and other officers conducted a K9 search, and after a further search the day after, the missing person was located deceased along a river bank.
Failed to act on a woman reporting her ex husband as a missing suicidal person. Multiple red flags to the party being suicidal. Following day victim's brother came in and other officers acted with a K9 search. The day after that another search was done and the missing person was located deceased along river bank
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty
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Police Transparency NJ, "Demetrius Dacres, Little Ferry Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/demetrius-dacres-little-ferry-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Demetrius Dacres's major discipline record?
Little Ferry Police Department suspended Sergeant Dacres for 6 days in 2022 for neglect of duty. According to the record, Dacres failed to act when a woman reported her ex-husband as a missing, suicidal person despite multiple indications that the man was suicidal. The following day the woman's brother came in and other officers conducted a K9 search, and after a further search the day after, the missing person was located deceased along a river bank.
What is Demetrius Dacres's major discipline record at Little Ferry Police Department?
Demetrius Dacres has one major discipline record at Little Ferry Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Demetrius Dacres's base salary on record?
Demetrius Dacres's reported base salary is $173,908, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Demetrius Dacres has 21 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is Little Ferry Police Department, the department Demetrius Dacres worked for?
Little Ferry Police Department reported 29 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Demetrius Dacres individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2055. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 225429, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8159. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩