Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sheriff's Officer Deseree Reid was suspended for 6 days by the Middlesex County Sheriffs Office in 2025. On October 16, 2024, Reid arrived at the Main Courthouse, parked at the curb, and entered the building to punch in while in uniform but without her weapon in her holster as required. The sustained charges were the agency's Weapons and Ammunitions Policy and Care of Firearm.
MCSO Rules and Regulations: Weapons and Ammunitions Policy
Care of Firearm
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On October 16, 2024, S/O Reid arrived at the Main Courthouse, parked her vehicle at the curb, exited her vehicle and entered the MCH with the intention of "punching in." Unfortunately, S/O Reid, who was in her uniform, did not have her weapon in her holster on her side as required.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Deseree Reid's major discipline record?
Sheriff's Officer Deseree Reid was suspended for 6 days by the Middlesex County Sheriffs Office in 2025. On October 16, 2024, Reid arrived at the Main Courthouse, parked at the curb, and entered the building to punch in while in uniform but without her weapon in her holster as required. The sustained charges were the agency's Weapons and Ammunitions Policy and Care of Firearm.
What is Deseree Reid's major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department?
Deseree Reid has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Deseree Reid's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Deseree Reid at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department.
How does Middlesex County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex 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 Deseree Reid individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 444. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩