The Dept Of Corrections suspended SCPO John Urbanowicz for 30 days in 2023 for conduct unbecoming, insubordination, and violation of rules and regulations. The record states Urbanowicz was ordered to report to SID and provide a statement in an investigation into possible introduction of contraband and corruption, and that he disobeyed an order given by the Major and failed to cooperate with the investigation. Per a settlement agreement his original sanction of removal was modified to a 30 day suspension, all for record keeping purposes only.
, intentional disobedience or refusal to accept an order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor
Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
SCPO John Urbanowicz was ordered to report to SID and provide a statement in connection with an investigation into possible introduction of contraband and corruption. SCPO Urbanowicz disobeyed and failed to follow an order given by the Major which consititutes . SCPO Urbanowicz violated policy by failing to cooperate with an investigation. Such conduct is unbecoming a law enforcement officer. Per settlement agreement SCPO John Urbanowicz's original sanction of Removal was modified to a thirty (30) working days suspension of which all thirty (30) days were for record keeping purposes only.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended C9 -…
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "John Urbanowicz, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/john-urbanowicz-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of John Urbanowicz's major discipline record?
The Dept Of Corrections suspended SCPO John Urbanowicz for 30 days in 2023 for conduct unbecoming, insubordination, and violation of rules and regulations. The record states Urbanowicz was ordered to report to SID and provide a statement in an investigation into possible introduction of contraband and corruption, and that he disobeyed an order given by the Major and failed to cooperate with the investigation. Per a settlement agreement his original sanction of removal was modified to a 30 day suspension, all for record keeping purposes only.
What is John Urbanowicz's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
John Urbanowicz has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is John Urbanowicz's pension on record?
John Urbanowicz's reported monthly pension allowance is $2,818.35, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. John Urbanowicz has 11 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department John Urbanowicz worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 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 Urbanowicz individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1943. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 342931 (member 44319209), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩