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Gregory Meyer

Lakewood Police Department · 1 record · 2021

Suspended 6 days2021 · as reported

In 2021, Lakewood Police Department suspended Chief Meyer for 6 days for a violation of its social media policy. According to the record, Meyer made three inappropriate posts on his personal social media that contained political advocacy, offensive language, and a comment on immigration and national origin that could undermine public confidence. The agency did not report the specific sustained charges.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2021[1]

Suspended 6 days
Rank as reported
Chief (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
not provided
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Violation of social media policy,--specifically by making three inappropriate posts on his personal social media that contained political advocacy, offensive language and a comment on immigration and national origin that could undermine public confidence.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Joseph Mandelbaum · Lakewood Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination

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  • John Pannone · Lakewood Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

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  • Marc Rodriguez · Lakewood Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Dawry DeSangles · Lakewood Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Louis Vadino III · Lakewood Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 9 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

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Other officers at Lakewood Police Department

7 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

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Base salary (pension basis)
$270,478
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
40 years, 1 month

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Gregory Meyer's major discipline record?

In 2021, Lakewood Police Department suspended Chief Meyer for 6 days for a violation of its social media policy. According to the record, Meyer made three inappropriate posts on his personal social media that contained political advocacy, offensive language, and a comment on immigration and national origin that could undermine public confidence. The agency did not report the specific sustained charges.

What is Gregory Meyer's major discipline record at Lakewood Police Department?

Gregory Meyer has one major discipline record at Lakewood Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Gregory Meyer's base salary on record?

Gregory Meyer's reported base salary is $270,478, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Gregory Meyer has 40 years, 1 month of reported service.

How large is Lakewood Police Department, the department Gregory Meyer worked for?

Lakewood Police Department reported 189 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Gregory Meyer individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2642. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 230280, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8518. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.