Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Joseph Llave was suspended for 15 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2022. The record states courthouse camera footage showed Llave grabbing and pushing a complainant into a wall while escorting him out, and that the complainant was not resisting and was not given an opportunity to leave voluntarily. His interview and report were inconsistent with the video. The record cites violations of the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy and the agency's rules and regulations. The sustained charge was neglect of duty.
Review of camera footage from the courthouse shows Sheriff Officer Llave grabbing and pushing the complainant to the wall while escorting him out of the courthouse. The complainant was not resisting and was not given an opportunity to comply and leave the courthouse voluntarily. His interview and report was inconsistent with what was on video. Officer's Llave's conduct was a violation of the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy and a violation of the Hudson County Sheriff's Office Rules and Regulations Use of Force Topic. Additionally Officer Llave's demeanor with the complainant was found to be in violation of the Hudson County Sheriff's Rules and Regulations.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joseph Llave's major discipline record?
Officer Joseph Llave was suspended for 15 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2022. The record states courthouse camera footage showed Llave grabbing and pushing a complainant into a wall while escorting him out, and that the complainant was not resisting and was not given an opportunity to leave voluntarily. His interview and report were inconsistent with the video. The record cites violations of the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy and the agency's rules and regulations. The sustained charge was neglect of duty.
What is Joseph Llave's major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department?
Joseph Llave has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Joseph Llave's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Joseph Llave at Hudson County Sheriff's Department.
How does Hudson County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Joseph Llave individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2204. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩