Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2025, Lakewood Police Department suspended Patrolman Mandelbaum for 6 days and ordered training, coaching or counseling after he initiated a vehicular pursuit in July of 2025. The record states numerous policy violations were observed during the pursuit, including the reason for initiating it, which conflicted with the Attorney General's Pursuit Policy and the department's General Order #54 barring pursuits for minor traffic offenses. The charge of Insubordination was sustained.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Mandelbaum initiated a vehicular pursuit in July of 2025. During the pursuit there were numerous policy violations observed, including the reason for initiating the pursuit. The policy violations observed were in direct conflict with the Attorney General's Pursuit Policy and the Lakewood Police Department's General Order #54 which both strictly prohibit, initiation of a "Vehiclular Pursiut", for minor Traffic Offenses. At the conclusion of the investigation, there was enough evidence to support a finding of "Sustained" for the infractions.
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 497. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 230263, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩