On 9/6/24, Officer Kim Clarke was stopped by the Bedminster Police Department for speeding at 65 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, and responding officers observed the vehicle swerving. Officers noted slurred speech, slow movements, and a strong odor of alcohol, and Clarke did not follow directions during the field sobriety tests before being placed under arrest. At the police station, Clarke twice refused the breathalyzer test. Clarke signed a settlement agreement on 2/18/25 for a 30-day suspension from the Department of Corrections.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended C11 - an employee E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A 39:4-50 - Operating under the influence of liquor or drugs N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a - Refusal to submit to chemical test N.J.S.A. 39:4-98 - Speeding N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.2A - Unsafe Operation of a vehicle N.J.S.A 39:4-96 - Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39:4-97- Careless driving N.J.S.A. 39:3-29C - Failure to possess driving insurance card N.J.S.A. 39:4-88 - Verbal warning for failure to maintain a lane
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 9/6/24, Garden State Correctional Facility’s Correctional Police Sergeant (CPS) Kim Clarke was stopped by the Bedminster Police Department for speeding at 65 mile per hours (mph) in a 45-mph zone. The officers observed CPS Clark swerving. When responding officers approached the vehicle, they noticed CPS Clarke's speech to be slurred and his movements to be slow. There was also a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the interior of the vehicle. CPS Clarke did not follow directions when given the field sobriety tests, and she was placed under arrest. At the police station, CPS Clarke twice refused to submit the breathalyzer test. CPS Clarke signed a settlement agreement on 2/18/25 for a 30-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, "Kim Clarke, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/kim-clarke-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kim Clarke's major discipline record?
On 9/6/24, Officer Kim Clarke was stopped by the Bedminster Police Department for speeding at 65 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, and responding officers observed the vehicle swerving. Officers noted slurred speech, slow movements, and a strong odor of alcohol, and Clarke did not follow directions during the field sobriety tests before being placed under arrest. At the police station, Clarke twice refused the breathalyzer test. Clarke signed a settlement agreement on 2/18/25 for a 30-day suspension from the Department of Corrections.
What is Kim Clarke's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Kim Clarke 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.
What is Kim Clarke's base salary on record?
Kim Clarke's reported base salary is $58,984, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Kim Clarke has 22 years, 7 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Kim Clarke 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 Kim Clarke individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 577. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215276, 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 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩