In September 2023, Senior Correctional Police Officer Herneto Garcia was stopped by Rockaway Township Police and read his Miranda rights as a suspect in the theft of a cellphone. An investigation found that Garcia, while on detail duty, mishandled contraband cellphones and CDs that were not confiscated from incarcerated persons as policy required but were instead thrown out or sold for profit. Garcia also failed to report his interaction with the police and signed a settlement agreement on 1/17/24.
(a)(6) a Public Employee. (a)(12) . D7: Violation of Administrative procedures an/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violation of a rule
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
In September of 2023, Officer Garcia was stopped by Rockaway Township Police and subsequently given his Miranda Rights as he was a suspect in the theft of a cellphone. A subsequent investigation revealed that Officer Garcia was on detail duty and he mishandled contraband - specifically cellphones and CDs. These items were not confiscated from the Incarcerated Persons as per NJDOC policy and was instead either thrown out or sold for profit. In addition, Officer Garcia failed to report his interaction with the Rockaway Township Police Department as per NJDOC Policy. Officer Garcia signed a settlement agreement on this matter on January 17, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Herneto Garcia, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/herneto-garcia-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Herneto Garcia's major discipline record?
In September 2023, Senior Correctional Police Officer Herneto Garcia was stopped by Rockaway Township Police and read his Miranda rights as a suspect in the theft of a cellphone. An investigation found that Garcia, while on detail duty, mishandled contraband cellphones and CDs that were not confiscated from incarcerated persons as policy required but were instead thrown out or sold for profit. Garcia also failed to report his interaction with the police and signed a settlement agreement on 1/17/24.
What is Herneto Garcia's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Herneto Garcia has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Herneto Garcia's base salary on record?
Herneto Garcia's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Herneto Garcia has 16 years, 10 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Herneto Garcia worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Herneto Garcia individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1300. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213209, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩