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Kevin O'Connor

Union County Sheriff's Office · 1 record · 2022

Terminated2022 · as reported

Officer Kevin O'Connor of the Union County Sheriffs Office was terminated for conduct unbecoming and a failed drug test. In March 2018, while off-duty, O'Connor was involved in a physical altercation in Atlantic City during which he used racially charged language. During the investigation he was ordered to undergo a reasonable suspicion drug test and tested positive for a prohibited substance. The conduct occurred in 2018 and was resolved in 2022 when O'Connor was terminated.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Terminated
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Failed Drug Test
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer O'Connor was involved in a physical altercation in Atlantic City, NJ in March 2018 while off-duty. During this altercation Officer O'Connor used racially charged language. During the investigation Officer O'Connor was ordered to undergo a reasonable suspicion drug test. Officer O'Connor tested positive for a prohibited substance. The conduct occurred in 2018 and was ultimately resolved in 2022 when the officer was terminated.

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Other officers at Union County Sheriff's Office

4 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Kevin O'Connor's major discipline record?

Officer Kevin O'Connor of the Union County Sheriffs Office was terminated for conduct unbecoming and a failed drug test. In March 2018, while off-duty, O'Connor was involved in a physical altercation in Atlantic City during which he used racially charged language. During the investigation he was ordered to undergo a reasonable suspicion drug test and tested positive for a prohibited substance. The conduct occurred in 2018 and was resolved in 2022 when O'Connor was terminated.

What is Kevin O'Connor's major discipline record at Union County Sheriff's Office?

Kevin O'Connor has one major discipline record at Union County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Does Kevin O'Connor's record show a termination?

Yes. At least one of Kevin O'Connor's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2400. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.