Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Glenn Garrels

New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2021

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Major discipline · 2021^[1]

Suspended 30 days

Rank as reported: Lieutenant
Sustained charge(s): Culpable Inefficient Supervision, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers, Unauthorized Use Of Division Computer, Unauthorized Use / Access Of Law Enforcement Databases, Improper Use Of Division Computer, Disobey Written Order, Disparaging Statements, Inappropriate Actions - On Duty
Separated while IA pending: not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Lieutenant Glenn Garrels admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty. Garrels improperly used the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System and violated the State of New Jersey Anti-Discrimination Policy by creating a newsletter that contained inappropriate language concerning other members of the Division. He received a 30 day suspension.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

The member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Division while on-duty. The member improperly utilized the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System and violated the State of New Jersey Anti-Discrimination Policy by creating a newsletter which contained inappropriate language concerning other members of the Division. The member received a 30 day suspension.

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance: $8,812.19
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living): $8,812.19
Final salary basis: $162,271
Retired: June 2023
Pension fund: State Police Retirement System (SPRS)
Reported years of service: 25 years, 2 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2672. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 338491 (member 44312570), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩