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Elizabeth Police Department · 1 record · 2023
Suspended 8 days2023 · as reported
Officer Jay Ocampo was suspended for 8 days by the Elizabeth Police Department for an improper search and body worn recorder violation. Ocampo and his partner searched a motor vehicle for ownership with the driver's consent, but Ocampo exceeded the scope of that search by searching areas where paperwork is not commonly kept. The search was conducted without the use of his body worn camera.
Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 8 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Ofc. Ocampo and his partner conducted a search of a motor vehicle for ownership with the consent of the vehicle's driver. However, Ocampo exceeded the scope of that search by searching areas where paperwork is not commonly kept. Furthermore, the search was conducted without the use of his body worn camera.
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Suspended 8 daysSustained charge(s): Improper Search/BWR
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AB Fontanez · Elizabeth Police Department · 2023
Suspended (days not reported)Sustained charge(s): Charged w/indictable crime
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Juan Batista · Elizabeth Police Department · 2023
Suspended 8 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
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Dylan Luiz · Elizabeth Police Department · 2023
Suspended 8 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Mailon Demby · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 20 daysSustained charge(s): Improper Search, Performance of Duty & Body Worn Camera
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12 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jay Ocampo, Elizabeth Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jay-ocampo-elizabeth-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer Jay Ocampo was suspended for 8 days by the Elizabeth Police Department for an improper search and body worn recorder violation. Ocampo and his partner searched a motor vehicle for ownership with the driver's consent, but Ocampo exceeded the scope of that search by searching areas where paperwork is not commonly kept. The search was conducted without the use of his body worn camera.
Jay Ocampo has one major discipline record at Elizabeth Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Jay Ocampo's reported base salary is $104,644, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jay Ocampo has 12 years of reported service.
Elizabeth Police Department reported 337 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jay Ocampo individually.