Correctional Police Sergeant Dennis Laspata was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections for chronic or excessive absenteeism. Laspata called out sick on October 22 and 29, 2024. At the time, Laspata had a zero sick leave balance and was placed on a no pay status.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) General causes. 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A1:Unsatisfactory attendance.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On the following dates Sgt. Laspata called out sick: October 22, 29, 2024. At the time Sgt. Laspata had a zero sick leave balance and was therefore place on a no pay status. This action is considered to be .
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Dennis Laspata, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/dennis-laspata-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Dennis Laspata's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Sergeant Dennis Laspata was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections for chronic or excessive absenteeism. Laspata called out sick on October 22 and 29, 2024. At the time, Laspata had a zero sick leave balance and was placed on a no pay status.
What is Dennis Laspata's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Dennis Laspata has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Dennis Laspata's base salary on record?
Dennis Laspata's reported base salary is $89,498, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Dennis Laspata has 14 years, 6 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Dennis Laspata worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Dennis Laspata individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1388. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215981, 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 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩