Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 120 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- P.O
- Sustained charge(s)
- Conduct ,Conduct Towards the Public,Obedience to Laws,Regulations and Orders,,Truthfulness ,,or Failure to Perform Duties, a Public Employee,,.
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Fernando Procel in 2024, including conduct toward the public, neglect of duty, and truthfulness. According to the record, on 01/15/23 Procel responded to a domestic violence call and discovered the victim had been sexually assaulted, but failed to provide police services after she requested a restraining order. He gave his supervisor an untruthful synopsis and was complicit in an untruthful report by his partner. Procel was suspended for 120 days and separated while a matter was pending.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 01/15/23, P.O. Procel #3020 responded to a Domestic Violence call for service, whereby he discovered the victim had been sexually assaulted. While on the scene, he failed to provide police services to the victim after she repeatedly stated she was raped, threatened, physically assaulted, and requested a restraining order. He displayed an overall lack of empathy for the victim and failed to of offer the victim a restraining order. The victim was not provided medical assistance and/or an opportunity to have a Sexual Assault Response Team alerted, thereby preventing the collection of evidence. Additionally, P.O. Procel provided his supervisor an untruthful synopsis of the incident and was complicit in the submission of an untruthful investigation report submitted by his partner.