Suspended 270 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Russell has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, spanning 2021 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Alcohol Violations, Harassment; Questionable Conduct - Off Duty, Alcohol Violations, Driving While Intoxicated, Leaving the Scene of MV Accident, Failure to Report MV Accident, Violation of Traffic Law, Reporting Requirements, Misleading Statements.
Discipline timeline, 2021 to 2025
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2 records, 2021 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Derrick Russell, by year
Trooper II Derrick Russell admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. Russell was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in his personal vehicle and then fled the scene. He also told investigating officers that the vehicle damage was from a previous accident. He received a 270 day suspension in 2025.
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off duty. The member was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in their personal vehicle and subsequently fled the scene. The member also advised investigating officers that the vehicle damage was from a previous accident. The member received a 270 day suspension.
Trooper Derrick Russell admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. While off duty, Russell engaged in a verbal dispute that drew a response from local police and consumed alcohol within eight hours of his next scheduled shift. He received a 30 day suspension.
The member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division. While off-duty, the member engaged in a verbal dispute which elicited response from local police and consumed alcohol within eight hours of his next scheduled shift. The member received a 30 day suspension.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Derrick Russell's major discipline record?
Russell has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, spanning 2021 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Alcohol Violations, Harassment; Questionable Conduct - Off Duty, Alcohol Violations, Driving While Intoxicated, Leaving the Scene of MV Accident, Failure to Report MV Accident, Violation of Traffic Law, Reporting Requirements, Misleading Statements.
What is Derrick Russell's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Derrick Russell has 2 major discipline records at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Derrick Russell worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Derrick Russell individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 549. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2683. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 549. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 549, 2683. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩