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Justin Tracy

Audubon Police Department · 1 record · 2023

Suspended 20 days2023 · as reported

In 2023, Sergeant Justin Tracy of the Audubon Police Department received a 20-day suspension. On March 5, 2023, Tracy handled a shoplifting report and arrested a suspect who was transported to headquarters. The record states the suspect fled through a processing room door left unsecured by Tracy, that Tracy made no attempt to resecure him, and that Tracy failed to positively identify the suspect before he fled. The sustained charges were neglect of duty, performance of duty, and a temporary detention violation.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 20 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
/ Performance of Duty / Temporary Detention Violation
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On Sunday March 5, 2023 Sgt. Tracy handled a report of a shoplifting in the Audubon Crossings Shopping Center. The suspect was located and placed under arrest then subsequently transported to Audubon Police Headquarters for processing. Prior to reaching police headquartes the suspect requested an ambulance for both physical and mental medical assistance. A short time after arrived at police headquarters the suspect attempted to flee through a processing room door which was left unsecured by Sgt. Tracy. This initial attempt was prevented by Sgt. Tracy. Moments later Ptlm. Knecht as well as MEPRI EMS arrived at police headquarters in order to assess the suspect. In the presence of EMS the suspect became increasingly erratic so a decision was made to transport the suspect to an area crisis center. Approximately 11 minutes after initially arriving at police headquarters the suspect was escorted out of the processing room towards a waiting ambulance. Once the suspect exited the sally port area he was observed on surveillence video running away from Sgt. Tracy and EMS personnel. Video also shows Sgt. Tracy failing to make any attempt whatsoever to resecure the suspect in order to have him treated medically and complete criminal processing. The suspect subsquently ran into a neighboring jurisdiction and stole a motor vehiclee which he then used to travel to Cumberland County. The suspect then was reportedly involved in a hit and run MVA (no injuries) as well as several additional criminal and motor vehicle violations. Further investigation revealed that Sgt. Tracy failed to positively identify the suspect before allowing him to flee from from his custody. Sgt. Tracy received a 20 day suspension.

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Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

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Base salary (pension basis)
$110,684
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
11 years, 6 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 Justin Tracy's major discipline record?

In 2023, Sergeant Justin Tracy of the Audubon Police Department received a 20-day suspension. On March 5, 2023, Tracy handled a shoplifting report and arrested a suspect who was transported to headquarters. The record states the suspect fled through a processing room door left unsecured by Tracy, that Tracy made no attempt to resecure him, and that Tracy failed to positively identify the suspect before he fled. The sustained charges were neglect of duty, performance of duty, and a temporary detention violation.

What is Justin Tracy's major discipline record at Audubon Police Department?

Justin Tracy has one major discipline record at Audubon Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Justin Tracy's base salary on record?

Justin Tracy's reported base salary is $110,684, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Justin Tracy has 11 years, 6 months of reported service.

How large is Audubon Police Department, the department Justin Tracy worked for?

Audubon Police Department reported 17 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Justin Tracy individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1541. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 221432, 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 8235. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩