Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 20 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- ;Rules Violations;Violation of SOP Internal Affairs,Duty to Self-Report
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Garrett Moretti was suspended for 20 days by the Franklin Township Police Department in Gloucester County in 2024 and received loss of time. The record states that on November 23, 2023, Moretti was involved in an off-duty physical altercation in Sea Isle City, and the Sea Isle City Police Department completed a report naming him in the assault. Moretti failed to self-report the incident as required under internal affairs policy and waited over twelve hours to notify a supervisor. The sustained charges included conduct unbecoming and rules violations.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/23/2023, Officer Moretti was involved in an off-duty, physical altercation in Sea Isle City, NJ. A police report was completed by the Sea Isle City Police Department naming him as the accused in the assault. Officer Moretti failed to self-report the incident as soon as possible, per Internal Affairs SOP, instead waiting over twelve hours to make notification of the incident to a supervisor.