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.
Sustained charge(s): Inappropriate Actions Towards Another Member, Disobey Written Order, Intentionally Providing False Information During a Misconduct…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): Unauthorized Use/Access of Law Enforcement Databases, Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Failure to Notify Division of Personal Knowledge of…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (matching name, exact employing agency, police-confirmed occupation, no competing candidate, and a scored match probability above the published floor; see the methodology), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Derrick Russell, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/derrick-russell-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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.
What is Derrick Russell's base salary on record?
Derrick Russell's reported base salary is $49,012, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Derrick Russell has 7 years, 2 months of reported service.
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]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 254198, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[5]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/. ↩