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Maplewood Police Department · 1 record · 2020
Suspended 26 days2020 · as reported
Sergeant James Defazio of the Maplewood Police Department was suspended for 26 days in 2020, according to the record. The suspension was for misconduct. DeFazio attempted to interfere in a township investigation.
Major discipline · 2020[1]
Suspended 26 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. DeFazio was suspended for 26 days for misconduct. Sgt. DeFazio attempted to interfere in a township investigation.
Background: What a suspension actually means in New Jersey police discipline.
William Isetts · Maplewood Police Department · 2020
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Scott Ritter · Asbury Park Police Department · 2020
Suspended 40 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
Christopher Leahy · Asbury Park Police Department · 2020
Suspended 30 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
Tina Decicco · Atlantic County Corrections · 2020
Suspended 6 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
Charles Gill · Atlantic County Corrections · 2020
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One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "James Defazio, Maplewood Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/james-defazio-maplewood-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Sergeant James Defazio of the Maplewood Police Department was suspended for 26 days in 2020, according to the record. The suspension was for misconduct. DeFazio attempted to interfere in a township investigation.
James Defazio has one major discipline record at Maplewood Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
James Defazio's reported base salary is $155,633, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. James Defazio has 19 years, 11 months of reported service.
Maplewood Police Department reported 62 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 Defazio individually.