a Public Employee, Standard of Conduct, Obedience to Laws & Regulations, Unauthorized Use of Off-Duty Firearms, Off-duty holsters, Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs
Separated while IA pending
No
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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
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 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 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. ↩