While off duty in Washington Township, Gloucester County, Patrolman Nevins initiated a motor vehicle stop in his personal vehicle and ordered the other driver out; the driver refused and left, and Nevins called 911 to report it. After the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office filed no criminal charges, the Pine Hill Police Department's administrative investigation sustained findings that Nevins carried an unapproved off-duty handgun, failed to report the off-duty incident, and engaged in conduct unbecoming. He was suspended for 20 days, and the record notes loss of time.
Ptl. Nevins was involved in an off duty, motor vehicle complaint incident in Washington Twp, Gloucester County where he initiated a motor vehicle stop in his personal vehicle and ordered the driver of the other vehicle out of the car. The driver refused to exit his vehicle and left the scene. At which time Ptl. Nevins call 9-1-1. He was connected to Gloucester Township Communications center and reported the incident. The driver(complainant) reported the Ptl. Nevins displayed a firearm during the incident. The initial complaint was investigated by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. The criminal investigation was completed resulting in no criminal charges being filed and the complaint was sent to this agency for an administrative investigation. The administrative investigation resulted in the following sustained findings; violation of the Weapons and Ammunition Policy for carrying an un-approved off duty handgun, violations of PHPD Rules and Regulations for failing to report the off-duty incident as required, and overall an officer, for driving erratically and attempting to initiate a motor vehicle stop off-duty in his personal vehicle.
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Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming an Officer. Suspended with pay 321 days. Fine in Lieu of suspension $19,969.00 Forfeiture of; 400 hours VT 96 hours PT…
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What is a summary of James Nevins's major discipline record?
While off duty in Washington Township, Gloucester County, Patrolman Nevins initiated a motor vehicle stop in his personal vehicle and ordered the other driver out; the driver refused and left, and Nevins called 911 to report it. After the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office filed no criminal charges, the Pine Hill Police Department's administrative investigation sustained findings that Nevins carried an unapproved off-duty handgun, failed to report the off-duty incident, and engaged in conduct unbecoming. He was suspended for 20 days, and the record notes loss of time.
What is James Nevins's major discipline record at Pine Hill Police Department?
James Nevins has one major discipline record at Pine Hill Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is James Nevins's base salary on record?
James Nevins's reported base salary is $56,362, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. James Nevins has 4 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Pine Hill Police Department, the department James Nevins worked for?
Pine Hill Police Department reported 24 sworn officers to the FBI for 2024. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about James Nevins individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1023. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 239791, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 24097. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩