Detective Gary Blakney of the Union County Prosecutors Office was suspended for 503 days on charges that included two counts of domestic violence and untruthfulness. On May 25, 2020, Blakney punched a wall in the victim's residence, then went to a second residence where he kicked the front door and broke a window trying to enter. After getting inside, he kicked open a locked door, and officers arrived while he was still there. The investigation found Blakney gave false information to responding officers, and he stayed suspended until his resignation not in good standing.
On May 25, 2020, Det. Blakney repeatedly punched a wall in the victim€™s residence causing damage to the wall. Blakney then went to another residence in order to locate and confront the victim. While at this second residence, Blakney kicked the front door and broke the front door window in an attempt to enter the residence. Blakney eventually entered the residence where he attempted to locate the victim. Once inside, Blakney kicked open a locked door in order to gain entry into the room. Law enforcement officers arrived at the residence while Blakney was still there. An investigation determined that Blakney provided false information to the responding officers. Blakney was suspended for 503 days until his resignation not in good standing from the agency.
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What is a summary of Gary Blakney's major discipline record?
Detective Gary Blakney of the Union County Prosecutors Office was suspended for 503 days on charges that included two counts of domestic violence and untruthfulness. On May 25, 2020, Blakney punched a wall in the victim's residence, then went to a second residence where he kicked the front door and broke a window trying to enter. After getting inside, he kicked open a locked door, and officers arrived while he was still there. The investigation found Blakney gave false information to responding officers, and he stayed suspended until his resignation not in good standing.
What is Gary Blakney's major discipline record at Union County Prosecutor's Office?
Gary Blakney has one major discipline record at Union County Prosecutor's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Union County Prosecutor's Office, the department Gary Blakney worked for?
Union County Prosecutor's Office reported 77 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Gary Blakney individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2399. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8623. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩