Suspended 180 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported
Norton has 2 sustained major discipline records from Wanaque Boro PD, all from 2024. The records include a demotion and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; violation of pursuit policy; Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; neglect of duty; failure to perform duties.
Sergeant Kevin Norton was demoted and suspended for 45 days by the Wanaque Borough Police Department in 2024. The agency reported that Norton pursued several individuals operating motorcycles in a high speed chase and left the jurisdiction of the Borough of Wanaque. The pursuit created an unnecessary degree of risk to the public, the individuals pursued, and himself. Norton lacked authorization for the pursuit as a Sergeant and failed to execute proper judgment. Sustained charges were conduct unbecoming of a public employee and violation of pursuit policy.
Pursued several individuals operating motorcycles and conducted a high speed chase, you left the jurisdiction of the Borough of Wanaque, the actions created an unnecessary degree of risk of harm to the public, the individuals pursued, and yourself. You lacked authorization for the pursuit as a Sergeant, failed to execute proper judgment.
In a separate 2024 matter, Sergeant Kevin Norton was suspended for 180 days by the Wanaque Borough Police Department. An arrested individual in his custody made numerous requests for medical attention and transport to the hospital for an eye injury, and Norton refused the requests and medical attention. Sustained charges were conduct unbecoming of a public employee, neglect of duty, and failure to perform duties.
An arrested individual under your custody made numerous requests for medical attention and transport to the hospital for an eye injury you refused the request and medical attention. Norton was suspended for 180 days.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kevin Norton's major discipline record?
Norton has 2 sustained major discipline records from Wanaque Boro PD, all from 2024. The records include a demotion and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; violation of pursuit policy; Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; neglect of duty; failure to perform duties.
What is Kevin Norton's major discipline record at Wanaque Borough Police Department?
Kevin Norton has 2 major discipline records at Wanaque Borough Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Kevin Norton's base salary on record?
Kevin Norton's reported base salary is $143,745, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Kevin Norton has 13 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Wanaque Borough Police Department, the department Kevin Norton worked for?
Wanaque Borough Police Department reported 24 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 Norton individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1259. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1260. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 234955, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8551. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩