1.(Rule 31) 2.(Rule 25)Refusal to Obey proper orders from superiors. 3.(Rule 3)Repeated violations Department Rules and Regs. (Rule 8)Failure to comply with Chiefs orders, directives, regulations oral or written.
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman James Daniel of the Dunellen Police Department received a 20-day suspension in 2023 for failing to read department emails after having been disciplined previously for the same conduct. Under the penalty, Daniel forfeited 11 vacation days and 4 personal days and was suspended for 5 working days in April. The sustained charges included neglect of duty and refusal to obey proper orders from superiors.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Failing to read Department E-mails after being disciplined in the past for same. Officer Daniel received a (20)Day suspension in which he forfeited (11)Vacation days, (4)Personal Days and was suspended for (5) working days in April.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2021, the Dunellen Police Department suspended Officer James Daniel for 10 days. According to the record, Daniel refused a proper order from a superior officer and violated department rules and regulations. No further detail about the incident was provided.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Daniel Violated stated department rules and regs and was suspended 10 days.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1777. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2607. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩