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Belleville Police Department · 1 record · 2024
Suspended 15 days2024 · as reported
In 2024, Belleville PD suspended Officer Martinez for 15 days for violating the department's sick leave policy and for insubordination, with a monetary fine or loss of pay. Martinez was found not at his residence while on sick leave and did not make the appropriate notifications to his immediate supervisor.
Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 15 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Martinez was suspended for (15) days for violations of the Departments "sick leave Policy" and . The Officer was found not at his residence while on sick leave and did not make the appropriate notifications to his immediate supervisor.
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Filiberto Colon · Belleville Police Department · 2024
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Filiberto Colon · Belleville Police Department · 2024
Suspended 20 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Cheryl Lopez · Belleville Police Department · 2024
Suspended 7 daysSustained charge(s): Departmental Rule Violation
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Marco Zarfino · Belleville Police Department · 2025
Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Viloation of "Rules and Regulations" (Standards of Conduct) and Violation of Department "Sick Leave" Policy
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Graham Koshnick · Belleville Police Department · 2023
Suspended 5 daysSustained charge(s): Providing False information and All other conduct
same agency · similar sanction outcome
8 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, "Joan Martinez, Belleville Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/joan-martinez-belleville-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
In 2024, Belleville PD suspended Officer Martinez for 15 days for violating the department's sick leave policy and for insubordination, with a monetary fine or loss of pay. Martinez was found not at his residence while on sick leave and did not make the appropriate notifications to his immediate supervisor.
Joan Martinez has one major discipline record at Belleville Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Joan Martinez's reported base salary is $117,932, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Joan Martinez has 11 years, 6 months of reported service.
Belleville Police Department reported 0 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Joan Martinez individually.