Major discipline · 2024[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Untruthfulness
- Separated while IA pending
- not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Lakewood Police Department terminated Officer Rusk after its Internal Affairs Bureau received a complaint on January 27, 2023, that he had left an extra-duty assignment without supervisor approval and then submitted for payment he was not entitled to. During the investigation, Rusk was found to be untruthful and was removed from the department. He appealed, but on October 28, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law upheld the removal, and on November 27, 2024, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission issued a Final Administrative Action supporting it.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 27, 2023 the Internal Affairs Bureau received a complaint the Officer Rusk had left an extra duty assignment without obtaining supervisor approval and then submitting for payment for which he was not entitled to. While conducting the internal investigation, Rusk was found to be untrithful and as a result terminated from the Department. Officer Rusk took it to appeal. On October 28, 2024 the Office of Administartive Law upheld he removal and on November 27, 2024 the NJ Civil Service Commission issued a Final Administartive Action in support of the removal.