Officer John Marciante was terminated by the Pleasantville Police Department on sustained charges that included neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming a public employee, other sufficient cause, and unnecessary use of force. The record states that on November 5, 2021 Marciante had to be re-directed to de-escalate a situation involving an intoxicated person, then positioned himself in the path of the subject as he was escorted inside and shoulder checked him. This was found to be unnecessary force.
Marciante himself acknowledges that his comments and demeanor on November 5, 2021, require major discipline. Such comments and demeanor towards an emotional disturbed person who is intoxicated were egregious. Marciante had to be re-directed to de-escalate the situation. Instead off colling off at the station. Marciante then chose to go outside and position himself in the path of the subject as he was being escorted inside. Instead of stepping to the side or retreating into the station, Marciante shoulder checked the suspect as he was escorted towards where Marciante was standing. This was found to be unnecessary force.
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Other officers at Pleasantville Police Department
4 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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 John Marciante's major discipline record?
Officer John Marciante was terminated by the Pleasantville Police Department on sustained charges that included neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming a public employee, other sufficient cause, and unnecessary use of force. The record states that on November 5, 2021 Marciante had to be re-directed to de-escalate a situation involving an intoxicated person, then positioned himself in the path of the subject as he was escorted inside and shoulder checked him. This was found to be unnecessary force.
What is John Marciante's major discipline record at Pleasantville Police Department?
John Marciante has one major discipline record at Pleasantville Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does John Marciante's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of John Marciante's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Pleasantville Police Department, the department John Marciante worked for?
Pleasantville Police Department reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about John Marciante individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 55. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8124. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩