Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Jonathan Colon

Jersey City Police Department · 2 records · 2023, 2024

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In internal affairs data, allegations are not findings: many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
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Major discipline · 2024^[1]

DemotedSuspended 90 days

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

Plain-language summary (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.

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

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

Plain-language summary (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.

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.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[3]

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.

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]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/. ↩