Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Derek Barow was suspended for 10 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. Barow admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the office while on duty by offering to provide PBA Union 122 with a $20,000.00 check in order to have fellow PBA members removed from the union. The office reported that when he was ordered to provide the password for his agency-issued cellular device, he instead acknowledged that he had been using the device for personal reasons, which is not authorized.
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office while on duty. The member offered to provide PBA Union 122 with a $20,000.00 check in order to have fellow members of the PBA removed from the union. This inquiry was in response to his belief these members were responsible for him receiving a Written Reprimand for making inappropriate and unprofessional statements during departmental training. Furthermore, the member was ordered to provide the password for his Gloucester County Sheriff's Office issued cellular device. Instead of providing the password as directed by a Superior Officer, the member acknowledged he was utizilizing the agency issued cellular device for personal reasons, which is not authorized.
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Similar records
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David Hayes · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2024
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Edward McCormick · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
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Mark Hasenpat · Gloucester County Sheriff's Department · 2023
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Derek Barow's major discipline record?
Sergeant Derek Barow was suspended for 10 days by the Gloucester County Sheriffs Office. Barow admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the office while on duty by offering to provide PBA Union 122 with a $20,000.00 check in order to have fellow PBA members removed from the union. The office reported that when he was ordered to provide the password for his agency-issued cellular device, he instead acknowledged that he had been using the device for personal reasons, which is not authorized.
What is Derek Barow's major discipline record at Gloucester County Sheriff's Department?
Derek Barow 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 Derek Barow's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Derek Barow 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 Derek Barow individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1090. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩