Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Newark Police Department · 1 record · 2020
Suspended 10 days2020 · as reported
Officer James Allen was suspended for 10 days by the Newark Police Department in 2020 after he failed to take police action while witnessing an off-duty police officer involved in a physical altercation. The agency did not report sustained charges for this record.
Major discipline · 2020[1]
Suspended 10 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
P/O Allen failed to take a police action while witnessing an off-duty police officer involved in a physical altercation
Background: What a suspension actually means in New Jersey police discipline.
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Police Transparency NJ, "James Allen, Newark Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/james-allen-newark-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer James Allen was suspended for 10 days by the Newark Police Department in 2020 after he failed to take police action while witnessing an off-duty police officer involved in a physical altercation. The agency did not report sustained charges for this record.
James Allen has one major discipline record at Newark Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Newark Police Department reported 1,119 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about James Allen individually.