Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Elizabeth Roberts of the Mercer County Sheriffs Office served a 30-day suspension in 2024 for violating multiple policies involving the holding cell area and interactions with inmates. Roberts opened a holding cell door and entered the area without another officer present, then consoled an inmate who had just returned from court and was visibly upset. The record states she violated safety protocols and was found to have had contact with an inmate in violation of office policies.
Officer Elizabeth Roberts served a 30 day suspension as a result of violating multiple policies involving the Mercer County Sheriff's Office holding cell area and interactions with inmates. Officer Roberts opened a holding cell door and entered the area without another officer present. While inside the holding cell area she consoled an inmate that had just returned from court and was visibly upset. Officer Roberts violated safety protocols within the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures. Her violations were sustained and Officer Roberts was found to have had contact with an inmate violating the aforementioned policies
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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William Reng · Asbury Park Police Department · 2024
Suspended 5 days
Sustained charge(s): Body Worn Camera Policy Violation
same year · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Elizabeth Roberts's major discipline record?
Officer Elizabeth Roberts of the Mercer County Sheriffs Office served a 30-day suspension in 2024 for violating multiple policies involving the holding cell area and interactions with inmates. Roberts opened a holding cell door and entered the area without another officer present, then consoled an inmate who had just returned from court and was visibly upset. The record states she violated safety protocols and was found to have had contact with an inmate in violation of office policies.
What is Elizabeth Roberts's major discipline record at Mercer County Sheriff's Department?
Elizabeth Roberts has one major discipline record at Mercer County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Elizabeth Roberts's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Elizabeth Roberts at Mercer County Sheriff's Department.
How does Mercer County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Mercer County Sheriff's Department in the second-lowest fifth 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 Elizabeth Roberts individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1148. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩