Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Dennis Cerone received a 15-day suspension from the Newark Police Department in 2022 for a charge concerning responsibility for one's own actions and conduct. During a trial preparation session, Cerone told the attorney that the information he provided in that session differed from what he had written in his report.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Cerone was suspended for 15 days for violation of Department rules and regulations; responsibility of ones own actions, and conduct. During a prep session for trial, Officer Cerone admitted to the attorney that the information he provided during their prep session was different than what he wrote in his report.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2173. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩