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Jonathan Colon

Jersey City Police Department · 2 records · 2023, 2024

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

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

2 records, 2023 to 2024

Major discipline records reported for Jonathan Colon, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20231Suspension
20241Demotion
  • Demotion
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

DemotedSuspended 90 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

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.

Rank as reported
P.O. (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Obedience to Laws
  • Regulations and Orders
  • failure to Perform Duties
  • a Public Employee
  • .
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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.

Major discipline · 2023[2]

Suspended 120 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

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.

Rank as reported
P.O. (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Criminal Acts
  • Conduct
  • Intoxicant off duty
  • Code of Ethics
Separated while IA pending
not reported

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Kevin Osorio · Jersey City Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty,Conduct,Obedience to Laws,Regulations and Orders.

    same agency · same year · similar charge category

  • Shahzad Hashmi · Jersey City Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 120 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct,Conuct Towards the Public, Obedience to Laws,Regulation and Orders,Neglect of Duty,Truthfulness, Incompetency,Inefficiency,or

    same agency · same year · similar charge category

  • Carlos Jimenez · Jersey City Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 90 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct,Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,Conduct Towards the Public,Neglect of Duty,Other Sufficient Cause,Obedience to

    same agency · same year · similar charge category

  • Frank Martinez · Jersey City Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty,Conduct

    same agency · same year · similar charge category

  • Montavious Patten · Jersey City Police Department · 2024

    TerminatedSuspended 48 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination,Inability to Perform Duties,Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause

    same agency · same year · similar charge category

Other officers at Jersey City Police Department

73 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 73 at the Jersey City Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[4]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$118,409
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
9 years, 9 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 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.

What is Jonathan Colon's base salary on record?

Jonathan Colon's reported base salary is $118,409, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jonathan Colon has 9 years, 9 months of reported service.

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. [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. [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. [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. [4]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 233020, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  5. [5]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/.