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Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Kelly Burian

Essex County Department of Corrections · 1 record · 2022

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Officer
Sustained charge(s)
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

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.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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.

Compensation and pension

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Sources

  1. [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.