Civil Service Regulations: , or failure to perform duties; ; a public employee;
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Joshua Ward was suspended for 20 days by the Gloucester Township Police Department. On February 25, 2025, while assigned as the School Resource Officer at Ann Mullen Middle School, Ward was involved in responding to a fight between students. The department reported that a review of body-worn camera footage, school surveillance, reports, and administrative interviews determined that Ward failed to act in accordance with his duties.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 25, 2025, while assigned as the School Resource Officer at Ann Mullen Middle School, Ptl. Ward was involved with responding to a fight between students. A review of body-worn camera footage, school surveillance, reports, and administrative interviews determined that Ptl. Ward failed to act in accordance with his duties.
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 254. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩