On May 3, 2024, Patrolman Palino was handling his firearm to affix a weapon light in an area not designated for loading or unloading department weapons, according to the South Toms River Police Department. The record states the weapon had not been fully cleared and an accidental discharge occurred, causing damage to borough property. Palino was suspended without pay for 10 days.
Administrative Charges Rules and Regulations 3:1.7 Rules of Conduct
Weapons and Ammunition SOP II.J
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
May 3, 2024 Ptl. Dominick Palino was handling his firearm attempting to affix a weapon light in an area not designated for loading/unloading department weapons. The weapon had not been cleared completely and an accidental discharge occurred causing damage to borough property. Ptl. Palino was suspended without pay for 10 days as a result.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Dominick Palino, South Toms River Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/dominick-palino-south-toms-river-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Dominick Palino's major discipline record?
On May 3, 2024, Patrolman Palino was handling his firearm to affix a weapon light in an area not designated for loading or unloading department weapons, according to the South Toms River Police Department. The record states the weapon had not been fully cleared and an accidental discharge occurred, causing damage to borough property. Palino was suspended without pay for 10 days.
What is Dominick Palino's major discipline record at South Toms River Police Department?
Dominick Palino has one major discipline record at South Toms River Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Dominick Palino's base salary on record?
Dominick Palino's reported base salary is $45,522, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Dominick Palino has 1 year, 5 months of reported service.
How large is South Toms River Police Department, the department Dominick Palino worked for?
South Toms River Police Department reported 14 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Dominick Palino individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1238. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 250357, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8533. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩