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Jeffrey Magahan

Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Suspended 3 days2024 · as reported

Sergeant Magahan made an improper entry into an apartment and neglected his duty by failing to ensure that a missing persons investigation began after learning the person sought met the criteria of a high-risk missing person, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported. The conduct occurred in 2023 but was finalized in 2024. Magahan forfeited 10 vacation days and received a 3-day suspension.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 3 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Violation of Dept. Search Procedures /
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sergeant Magahan made an improper entry into an apartment. Sergeant Magahan also neglected his duty by failing to ensure that a missing persons investigation commenced after having knowledge that the person being sought met the criteria of a 'high-risk' missing person. The conduct occurred in 2023, but was finalized in 2024. Sergeant Magahan forfeited ten (10) Vacation Days and received a three (3) day suspension.

Similar records

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  • Joseph Kornas · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Ralph McGinnis · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty/Failure to Exercise Necessary Control over Subordinates

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Antonio Piccininni · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Jimmy Michel · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 2 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty; False Report

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Ralph McGinnis · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 20 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department

7 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$182,295
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
22 years, 9 months

How to read this

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Jeffrey Magahan's major discipline record?

Sergeant Magahan made an improper entry into an apartment and neglected his duty by failing to ensure that a missing persons investigation began after learning the person sought met the criteria of a high-risk missing person, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported. The conduct occurred in 2023 but was finalized in 2024. Magahan forfeited 10 vacation days and received a 3-day suspension.

What is Jeffrey Magahan's major discipline record at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department?

Jeffrey Magahan has one major discipline record at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Jeffrey Magahan's base salary on record?

Jeffrey Magahan's reported base salary is $182,295, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jeffrey Magahan has 22 years, 9 months of reported service.

How large is Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, the department Jeffrey Magahan worked for?

Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported 98 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jeffrey Magahan individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1224. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 235598, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8494. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩