Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Kelly Burian received a 30-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022. The record states that Burian was arrested on March 14, 2021 in Wayne for operating under the influence of liquor or drugs and was found guilty of driving while intoxicated on July 31, 2021. Burian was charged departmentally with conduct unbecoming and other sufficient cause, and received the suspension on January 7, 2022.
Officer Burian was arrested on March 14, 2021 in the city of Wayne NJ for Operating under the influence of liquor or drugs. On July 31, 2021, Officer Burian was found guilty of Driving While Intoxicated. On August 10, 2021 Sgt. Zapata from internal Affairs completed his departmental investigation into the charges and on August 17, 2021 Officer Burian was charged departmentally with (a)(6) and N.J.A.C. 4A2-2.3(a)(12) : 39:4-50 operating under the influence of liquor or drugs. On January 7, 2022 Officer Burian received a 30 day suspension.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kelly Burian's major discipline record?
Officer Kelly Burian received a 30-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022. The record states that Burian was arrested on March 14, 2021 in Wayne for operating under the influence of liquor or drugs and was found guilty of driving while intoxicated on July 31, 2021. Burian was charged departmentally with conduct unbecoming and other sufficient cause, and received the suspension on January 7, 2022.
What is Kelly Burian's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Kelly Burian has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Kelly Burian's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Kelly Burian at Essex County Corrections.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Kelly Burian individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2145. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩