Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Rankin was involved in a physical altercation during a dispute concerning child custody with a party protected under the Domestic Violence Act. During the argument, he struck the party on the right arm, causing a bruise and prompting intervention. Rankin was charged with domestic assault. Newark PD sustained a department rules and regulations law violation and suspended him for 154 days in 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Rankin was involved in a physical altercation during a dispute concerning child custody, with a party protected under the Domestic violence Act . During the argument, he allegedly struck the party on the right arm, causing a bruise and concern for their safety and prompting intervention. Based on the findings, Officer Rankin was charged with domestic assault.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 327. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 218728, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩