Violation of Multiple Departmental Policies (C3 Mobile in car video policy, C-13 BWC policy, C-11 Cellular telephone policy)
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer James Fulton was suspended for 14 days by the West Milford Police Department in a matter finalized in 2023. The agency reported that Fulton responded to a single car motor vehicle crash involving an off-duty officer and failed to activate his mobile video recorder and body worn camera as required by departmental policy at the active crash scene. The conduct occurred in 2022, but the appeal became final in 2023. His 14 day suspension included 10 days forfeited and 4 days held in abeyance.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Fulton responded to a single car motor vehicle crash involving an off duty officer. Officer Fulton failed to activate his mobile video recorder and body worn camera per departmental policy while at active crash scene. The conduct occurred in 2022, but the appeal became final in 2023. Officer Fulton was suspended 14 days (10 forfeited, 4 in abeyance).
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1860. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 222105, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩