Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Park Police · 1 record · 2023
Suspended 6 days2023 · as reported
Sergeant Mott placed his assigned patrol rifle on top of a vehicle and drove away, leaving the weapon behind, according to the Park Police. A citizen found the weapon and turned it in to a local police department, which then contacted the agency to retrieve it. Mott received a 6-day suspension under rules and regulations.
Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 6 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt Mott placed his assigned patrol rifle on top vehicle and proceeded to drive away causing the weapon to be left behind. A citizen found the weapon and turned it in to local PD. Local PD contacted our agency to pick up the patrol rifle.
Patrick Kelly · Park Police · 2023
Suspended (days not reported)Sustained charge(s): Indictable Offense
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Michael Laver · Park Police · 2023
Suspended 180 daysSustained charge(s): DUI
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Christopher Smith · Park Police · 2021
Suspended 180 daysSustained charge(s): 2nd degree theft
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2023
Suspended 180 daysSustained charge(s): Unauthorized Absences
same year · similar sanction outcome
Ivan Cruz · Atlantic City Police Department · 2023
Suspended 80 daysSustained charge(s): Standards of Conduct & Obedience to Laws & Regulations
same year · similar sanction outcome
3 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Sergeant Mott placed his assigned patrol rifle on top of a vehicle and drove away, leaving the weapon behind, according to the Park Police. A citizen found the weapon and turned it in to a local police department, which then contacted the agency to retrieve it. Mott received a 6-day suspension under rules and regulations.
Karl Mott has one major discipline record at Park Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Park Police reported 81 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Karl Mott individually.