Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Kenneth Reid II was charged on August 7, 2023, with multiple infractions, including domestic violence criminal mischief. The Franklin Township Police Department - Somerset County reported that Reid II failed to notify a supervisor that he was unfit for duty, failed to report an accidental off-duty firearm discharge in 2017, displayed his firearm to someone not in accordance with the law, and handled a firearm unsafely on at least 3 occasions. On March 25, 2024, he pleaded guilty, was suspended for 28 days, and forfeited 117 vacation hours.
On August 7, 2023, Officer Kenneth Reid II was charged with multiple infractions. These included domestic violence criminal mischief that damaged shared property, failing to notify a supervisor that he was unfit for duty, failure to update the department with his current address, failure to report an accidental discharge of a firearm while off-duty (occurred in 2017), displaying his firearm to someone not in accordance with the law, and handling a firearm unsafely on at least 3 occasions. On March 25, 2024, Officer Reid II plead guilty to the above charges and was suspended for 28 days and forfeited 117 vacation hours.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kenneth Reid II's major discipline record?
Officer Kenneth Reid II was charged on August 7, 2023, with multiple infractions, including domestic violence criminal mischief. The Franklin Township Police Department - Somerset County reported that Reid II failed to notify a supervisor that he was unfit for duty, failed to report an accidental off-duty firearm discharge in 2017, displayed his firearm to someone not in accordance with the law, and handled a firearm unsafely on at least 3 occasions. On March 25, 2024, he pleaded guilty, was suspended for 28 days, and forfeited 117 vacation hours.
What is Kenneth Reid II's major discipline record at Franklin Township Police Department?
Kenneth Reid II has one major discipline record at Franklin Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Kenneth Reid II's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Kenneth Reid II at Franklin Township Police Department.
What is Kenneth Reid II's base salary on record?
Kenneth Reid II's reported base salary is $135,676, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Kenneth Reid II has 13 years, 5 months of reported service.
How large is Franklin Township Police Department, the department Kenneth Reid II worked for?
Franklin Township Police Department reported 103 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Kenneth Reid II individually.
How does Franklin Township Police Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Franklin Township Police Department in the highest 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 Kenneth Reid II individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1271. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 241382, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8574. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩