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.
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)
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.
Sustained charge(s): Driving While Intoxicated, Unauthorized Use Of Troop Transportation, Failure To Safeguard - Off Duty Weapon, Failure To Safeguard - NJSP…
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Sustained charge(s): Assault, Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Disobey Written Order, Interfering With An Internal Investigation, Intentional False Statements,…
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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 (matching name, exact employing agency, police-confirmed occupation, no competing candidate, and a scored match probability above the published floor; see the methodology), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Cite this page
Police Transparency NJ, "Glenn Garrels, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/glenn-garrels-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Glenn Garrels's major discipline record?
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.
What is Glenn Garrels's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Glenn Garrels has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Glenn Garrels's pension on record?
Glenn Garrels's reported monthly pension allowance is $8,812.19, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Glenn Garrels has 25 years, 2 months of reported service.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Glenn Garrels worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Glenn Garrels individually.
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/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩