TerminatedSuspended 66 daysSeparated while IA pending2023 · as reported
Patrolman Jeff Kless separated from the Deal Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending. During an internal affairs investigation, Kless was questioned about off-duty weapons stored at his residence and claimed to possess no additional weapons at his home, but a subsequent investigation revealed his statements to be untruthful. Before the hearing, Kless had been suspended with pay. He chose to resign during the hearing, before a final decision could be rendered by the hearing officer.
Sustained finding that the officer was untruthful.
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
During an internal affairs investigation, the officer was questioned related to off-duty weapons stored at his residence. The officer claimed to possess no additional weapons at his home. However, a subsequent investigation revealed the officer's statements to be untruthful. The officer chose to resign during a hearing, before a final decision could be rendered by the hearing officer. Prior to the hearing, the officer had been suspended with pay.
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No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jeff Kless's major discipline record?
Patrolman Jeff Kless separated from the Deal Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending. During an internal affairs investigation, Kless was questioned about off-duty weapons stored at his residence and claimed to possess no additional weapons at his home, but a subsequent investigation revealed his statements to be untruthful. Before the hearing, Kless had been suspended with pay. He chose to resign during the hearing, before a final decision could be rendered by the hearing officer.
What is Jeff Kless's major discipline record at Deal Police Department?
Jeff Kless has one major discipline record at Deal Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Jeff Kless's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Jeff Kless's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Deal Police Department, the department Jeff Kless worked for?
Deal Police Department reported 21 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jeff Kless individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1799. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8426. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩