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Absecon City Police Department · 1 record · 2021
DemotedSuspended 30 days2021 · as reported
Sergeant Joyce Lee was demoted to officer and suspended for 30 days by the Absecon City Police Department in 2021. The demotion and suspension were for neglect of duty, after Lee failed to take appropriate action during a high-priority call. Both sanctions were imposed together.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
DemotedSuspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant Joyce Lee was demoted to Officer and suspended for 30 days for . She failed to take appropriate action on the occasion of a high-priority call.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Joyce Lee, Absecon City Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/joyce-lee-absecon-city-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Sergeant Joyce Lee was demoted to officer and suspended for 30 days by the Absecon City Police Department in 2021. The demotion and suspension were for neglect of duty, after Lee failed to take appropriate action during a high-priority call. Both sanctions were imposed together.
Joyce Lee has one major discipline record at Absecon City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Joyce Lee's reported base salary is $117,706, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Joyce Lee has 20 years, 7 months of reported service.
Absecon City Police Department reported 29 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Joyce Lee individually.