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John Tacopino

Freehold Township Police Department · 1 record · 2022

DemotedSuspended 10 days2022 · as reported

Sergeant John Tacopino was demoted and suspended for 10 days by the Freehold Township Police Department. On February 25, 2022, during a motor vehicle crash investigation, Tacopino failed to properly command the scene and ensure a thorough investigation was completed. The department reported that he failed to remain impartial and acted with deference to the driver, who was a sworn police officer.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

DemotedSuspended 10 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Obedience to Laws and Regulations
  • Command of Scene
  • Impartial Attitude
  • Responsibilities of a Ranking Officer
  • Responsibilities of a Police Officer
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On February 25, 2022, during the course of a motor vehicle crash investigation, Sgt. Tacopino failed to properly command the scene and ensure a thorough investigation was completed. Sgt. Tacopino failed to remain impartial and acted with deference to the driver who was a sworn police officer.

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Other officers at Freehold Township 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.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$148,999
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 3 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 John Tacopino's major discipline record?

Sergeant John Tacopino was demoted and suspended for 10 days by the Freehold Township Police Department. On February 25, 2022, during a motor vehicle crash investigation, Tacopino failed to properly command the scene and ensure a thorough investigation was completed. The department reported that he failed to remain impartial and acted with deference to the driver, who was a sworn police officer.

What is John Tacopino's major discipline record at Freehold Township Police Department?

John Tacopino has one major discipline record at Freehold Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is John Tacopino's base salary on record?

John Tacopino's reported base salary is $148,999, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. John Tacopino has 20 years, 3 months of reported service.

How large is Freehold Township Police Department, the department John Tacopino worked for?

Freehold Township Police Department reported 73 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 Tacopino individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2254. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 240301, 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 8431. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩