Officer Joseph Trombetta of the Middle Township Police Department received a 180-day suspension in 2022 under N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12). According to the record, Trombetta had actual knowledge that a former co-worker procured and used anabolic steroids, a prohibited substance. He had a duty to report the activities to the department or take other appropriate measures but failed to do so. The sustained charge involved high ethical standards on and off duty.
Officer Trombetta had actual knowledge that a former co-worker procured and used anabolic steroids, a prohibited substance. He had a duty to report his former co-worker's activities to the Middle Township Police Department and/or take other appropriate measures, but failed to do so. Sustained charge N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12) High Ethical Standards on and off duty. Officer Trombetta received a 180 day suspension.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Joseph Trombetta, Middle Township Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/joseph-trombetta-middle-twp-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joseph Trombetta's major discipline record?
Officer Joseph Trombetta of the Middle Township Police Department received a 180-day suspension in 2022 under N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12). According to the record, Trombetta had actual knowledge that a former co-worker procured and used anabolic steroids, a prohibited substance. He had a duty to report the activities to the department or take other appropriate measures but failed to do so. The sustained charge involved high ethical standards on and off duty.
What is Joseph Trombetta's major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department?
Joseph Trombetta has one major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Joseph Trombetta's base salary on record?
Joseph Trombetta's reported base salary is $69,642, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Joseph Trombetta has 4 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is Middle Township Police Department, the department Joseph Trombetta worked for?
Middle Township Police Department reported 52 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Joseph Trombetta individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2136. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 240932, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8271. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩