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Josue Plaza

New Brunswick Police Department · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 8 days2022 · as reported

Officer Plaza was suspended for 8 days by New Brunswick PD after an internal investigation found he was intoxicated near his residence and caused property damage to a common area of his complex. The record states his actions elicited a police response and that his demeanor toward the responding officers was discourteous and unprofessional. Plaza paid restitution for the damage. The sustained charges included Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and General Conduct.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 8 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • a Public Employee
  • General Duties and Responsibilities of a Police Officer
  • General Conduct
  • All Other Conduct
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

An internal investigation concluded Officer Josue Plaza was found to be intoxicated near his residence. He committed property damage to a common area in the complex he resides in. Officer Plaza paid restitution for the damage that he caused. His actions did elicit a police response. Officer Plaza's demeanor exhibited to the responding officers was discourteous and unprofessional. The officer was suspended for 8 days.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

  • Alexander Uzunis · New Brunswick Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • William Contreras · New Brunswick Police Department · 2020

    Suspended 64 days

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  • Ryan Daughton · New Brunswick Police Department · 2020

    Suspended 12 days

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  • Kevin Craig · Absecon City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): 3:1.5 Performance of Duty

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  • Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty

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Other officers at New Brunswick Police Department

3 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$134,324
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
7 years, 9 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Josue Plaza's major discipline record?

Officer Plaza was suspended for 8 days by New Brunswick PD after an internal investigation found he was intoxicated near his residence and caused property damage to a common area of his complex. The record states his actions elicited a police response and that his demeanor toward the responding officers was discourteous and unprofessional. Plaza paid restitution for the damage. The sustained charges included Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and General Conduct.

What is Josue Plaza's major discipline record at New Brunswick Police Department?

Josue Plaza has one major discipline record at New Brunswick Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Josue Plaza's base salary on record?

Josue Plaza's reported base salary is $134,324, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Josue Plaza has 7 years, 9 months of reported service.

How large is New Brunswick Police Department, the department Josue Plaza worked for?

New Brunswick Police Department reported 149 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Josue Plaza individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2246. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 230028, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8401. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩