While off duty, Officer Jamar Reid confronted a man and assaulted him in Linden. When Linden police responded, Reid fabricated a story about why he was there. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming, misuse of public property, compromising criminal cases, and obedience to laws and rules. Reid was terminated from the Orange Police Department.
Compromising Criminal Cases Obedience to Laws & Rules
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
While off-duty Officer Reid confronted a male regarding an issue and assaulted the male in Linden, NJ. Officers from Linden PD responded and Officer Reid fabricated a story as to why he was there
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No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jamar Reid's major discipline record?
While off duty, Officer Jamar Reid confronted a man and assaulted him in Linden. When Linden police responded, Reid fabricated a story about why he was there. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming, misuse of public property, compromising criminal cases, and obedience to laws and rules. Reid was terminated from the Orange Police Department.
What is Jamar Reid's major discipline record at Orange Police Department?
Jamar Reid has one major discipline record at Orange Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Jamar Reid's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Jamar Reid's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Orange Police Department, the department Jamar Reid worked for?
Orange Police Department reported 150 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jamar Reid individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 338. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8301. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩