Plain-language summary (this site, across all records below)
Mooney has 2 sustained major discipline records from Middlesex Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a termination. Sustained charges across the records include: DWI; Conduct unbecoming; Violation dept P&P's Standard of Conduct; Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Standard of Conduct, Obedience to Laws & Regulations, Unauthorized Use of Off-Duty Firearms, Off-duty holsters, Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Middlesex County Department of Corrections terminated Correctional Police Officer Joseph Mooney in 2024. The agency reported that Mooney was arrested for obstruction, driving under the influence, and reckless driving, and that he was belligerent and uncooperative when police arrived. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee, obedience to laws and regulations, unauthorized use of off-duty firearms, and alcoholic beverages and drugs.
CPO Mooney was arrested for obstruction, driving under the influence and reckless driving. Additionally, when police arrived, CPO Mooney was belligerent and uncooperative.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Joseph Mooney, a Correctional Police Officer at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was terminated in 2022. The agency reported that Mooney, while off duty, was arrested and charged and subsequently pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and that this was his 3rd type of arrest. Sustained charges included DWI, conduct unbecoming, and a violation of the departmental standard of conduct.
County Correctional Police Officer Mooney, while off-duty, was arrested, charged, and subsequently pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. His 3rd type of arrest.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joseph Mooney's major discipline record?
Mooney has 2 sustained major discipline records from Middlesex Co Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2024. The records include a termination. Sustained charges across the records include: DWI; Conduct unbecoming; Violation dept P&P's Standard of Conduct; Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Standard of Conduct, Obedience to Laws & Regulations, Unauthorized Use of Off-Duty Firearms, Off-duty holsters, Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs.
What is Joseph Mooney's major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections?
Joseph Mooney has 2 major discipline records at Middlesex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Joseph Mooney's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Joseph Mooney's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024, 2022.
How does Middlesex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Corrections 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 Mooney individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1175. 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 2232. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩