On 5/16/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer Kevin Coiro was arrested by the Wayne Township Police Department for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. During the arrest, which was captured on body worn camera, Coiro became aggressive with the responding officers, repeatedly cursed at them, called them rookies, and did not cooperate. At the police station he refused a breathalyzer and was combative and evasive. Coiro signed a settlement agreement on 2/11/25 for a 60-day suspension.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 5/16/23, Northern State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Kevin Coiro was arrested by the Wayne Township Police Department for driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol. At the time of the arrest, SCPO Coiro became aggressive with the responding officers, which was captured on Body Worn Camera. SCPO Coiro repeatedly cursed at the Wayne Township Police officers, laughed at them, called them "rookies," and further failed to cooperate with law enforcement. At the police station, SCPO Coiro refused a breathalyzer. He was also combative and evasive. SCPO Coiro signed a settlement agreement on 2/11/25 for a 60-day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 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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Police Transparency NJ, "Kevin Coiro, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/kevin-coiro-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kevin Coiro's major discipline record?
On 5/16/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer Kevin Coiro was arrested by the Wayne Township Police Department for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. During the arrest, which was captured on body worn camera, Coiro became aggressive with the responding officers, repeatedly cursed at them, called them rookies, and did not cooperate. At the police station he refused a breathalyzer and was combative and evasive. Coiro signed a settlement agreement on 2/11/25 for a 60-day suspension.
What is Kevin Coiro's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Kevin Coiro has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Kevin Coiro worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Kevin Coiro individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 582. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩