Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Edgar Gonzalez separated from the Elizabeth Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending. Gonzalez wrote in an official police report that he might have possibly picked up a license plate amongst the debris at a traffic accident investigation. During an internal affairs interview, Gonzalez admitted that he knew the item he picked up and later discarded was in fact a New Jersey license plate.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Ofc. Gonzalez wrote in an official police report that he "might have possibly picked up a license plate amongst the debris" at a traffic accident investigation. However, Ofc. Gonzalez admitted during an IA interview that he knew the item he picked up and later discarded was in fact a NJ license plate.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1982. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩