DemotedSuspended 90 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported
Colon has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a demotion and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Criminal Acts, Conduct,Neglect of Duty, Intoxicant off duty,Code of Ethics; Obedience to Laws,Regulations and Orders,failure to Perform Duties,Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,Neglect of Duty.
Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2024
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2 records, 2023 to 2024
Major discipline records reported for Jonathan Colon, by year
In 2024, Jersey City PD sustained charges against Detective Jonathan Colon, including obedience to laws, failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and neglect of duty. According to the record, on 8/16/23 Colon witnessed an incident involving a weapon or knife, knowing police were called and en route, and failed to return to the scene, notify his supervisor, or attempt to contact the department about the incident. Colon was suspended for 90 days and demoted; the record shows both sanctions.
On 8/16/23 Det. J. Colon witnessed an incident involving a weapon/knife knowing the police were called to the scene and en route. He failed to return to the scene, notify his Supervisor, or attempt to contact the department notifying them of the incident.
In 2023, Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Jonathan Colon, including criminal acts, conduct, neglect of duty, and code of ethics. According to the record, a complainant alleged that on 7/20/2021 Colon used a family member to lure him to a location in Jersey City to confront him, and the complainant fled when he observed Colon running toward his vehicle. The record states Colon, along with his friends, went to the complainant's house and caused damage to his vehicle with a brick. Colon was suspended for 120 days.
Complainant alleged that on 7/20/2021, P.O. Jonathan Colon used a family member to lure him to a location in Jersey City to confront him. The complainant fled the location when he observed P.O. Colon running towards his vehicle. P.O. Colon, along with his friends, went to the complainant's house and caused damage to his vehicle with a brick.
Sustained charge(s): Conduct,Conuct Towards the Public, Obedience to Laws,Regulation and Orders,Neglect of Duty,Truthfulness, Incompetency,Inefficiency,or…
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Police Transparency NJ, "Jonathan Colon, Jersey City Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/jonathan-colon-jersey-city-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jonathan Colon's major discipline record?
Colon has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a demotion and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Criminal Acts, Conduct,Neglect of Duty, Intoxicant off duty,Code of Ethics; Obedience to Laws,Regulations and Orders,failure to Perform Duties,Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,Neglect of Duty.
What is Jonathan Colon's major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department?
Jonathan Colon has 2 major discipline records at Jersey City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Jersey City Police Department, the department Jonathan Colon worked for?
Jersey City Police Department reported 799 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jonathan Colon individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1106. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1732. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1106. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1106, 1732. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8343. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩