Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- SGT
- Sustained charge(s)
- (1:4.21) Command Staff and Supervisor Duties (2:1.2(1) )
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant James Bowe was suspended for 10 days by the Princeton University Police Department on sustained charges of neglect of duty and command staff and supervisor duties. The record states that on November 4, 2025 Bowe responded to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing inside a university-owned living space, and that after the individual was confirmed to be trespassing, Bowe failed to issue a complaint until later directed by his supervisor.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Summary of Allegations On November 4, 2025, Sgt. Bowe responded to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing inside a university-owned living space, an area that is not open to the public. During the on-scene investigation, the individual was confirmed to be trespassing, and the sergeant's actions were inconsistent with departmental guidance for handling such cases because he failed to issue a complaint until later directed by his supervisor. An Internal Affairs investigation was conducted and resulted in sustained violations of two DPS rules and regulations Summary of Factual Findings DPS Rules and Regulations Violations: • 1 :4.21 - Sustained • 2:1.2(1) Command Staff and Supervisor Duties - Sustained Finding: Sustained Discipline Imposed: 10-Day Suspension without pay (Progressive Discipline)