The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Dimeer McKelvin in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended his license, leaving him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On February 19, 2024, McKelvin was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of another motorist. On June 28, 2024, an Essex County grand jury indicted him and charged him with reckless death by auto or vessel, a second-degree offense.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has suspended Officer McKelvin's license and as such is deemed unfit for employment with NJDOC as Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered a public employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. Specifically, on February 19, 2024,the Officer was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of another motorist. On June 28, 2024, Officer McKelvin was indicted by an Essex County, NJ Grand Jury and charged with a violation of NJSA 2C:11-5(a) Reckless Death by Auto or Vessel (second degree).
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Dimeer McKelvin's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Dimeer McKelvin in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended his license, leaving him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On February 19, 2024, McKelvin was involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of another motorist. On June 28, 2024, an Essex County grand jury indicted him and charged him with reckless death by auto or vessel, a second-degree offense.
What is Dimeer McKelvin's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Dimeer McKelvin 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.
Does Dimeer McKelvin's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Dimeer McKelvin's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Dimeer McKelvin 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 Dimeer McKelvin individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1366. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩