Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrol Officer Blount was terminated by New Hanover Township PD. The record states he reported late for work 3 times during a 1 month period, failed to take police action by not responding to 3 separate emergency calls, and failed to respond to or acknowledge an incident where an officer was on a pedestrian encounter. The stated grounds were Neglect of Duty, Dereliction of Duty, Failure to Provide Assistance, and Standards of Conduct.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Terminated for , Dereliction of Duty, Failure to Provide Assistance and Standards of Conduct. Joseph Blount reported late for work 3 times during a 1 month period, failed to take police action by not responding to 3 separate emergency calls and failed to respond or acknowledge an incident where an officer was on a pedestrian encounter.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2457. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩