Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Undersheriff Francine Shelton received a 180-day suspension from the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2025. The record states Shelton did not update her mandatory handgun qualification and use of force courses since 2019 as required by the agency and Attorney General guidelines. Sustained charges were failure to perform duties and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
US Shelton did not update her Mandatory handgun qualification and Use of force courses since 2019 as required by the agency and AG Guidelines.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 372. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩