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Laquan Rouse

Department Of Corrections · 2 records · 2024

Separated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2024 · as reported

Rouse has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a suspension and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. D6c: Loss or careless control of firearms D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3 (a)12 . Other Sufficient Cause A.1.Unsatisfactory attendance.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 45 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

On February 7, 2024, Senior Correctional Police Officer Laquan Rouse was issued a Temporary Restraining Order and had his off-duty weapon confiscated. When Rouse was escorted to his home to retrieve the weapon, he stated he thought it was in a backpack in his vehicle. On his return to the facility, the off-duty weapon was found unsecured inside a green backpack and loaded with unauthorized ammunition. Rouse received a 45-day suspension.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . D6c: Loss or careless control of firearms D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On February 7, 2024 Officer Rouse was issued a Temporary Restraining Order and had his off-duty weapon confiscated. Officer Rouse was escorted to his home to retrieve the off-duty weapon and stated he thought the weapon was in his vehicle in a backpack. Upon officer Rouse's return to the facility his off-duty weapon was found unsecure inside a green backpack and it was loaded with unauthorized ammunition.

Major discipline · 2024[2]

Separated while IA pending

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Senior Correctional Police Officer Laquan Rouse separated from the Department of Corrections while an internal affairs case was pending in 2024. Rouse was on unauthorized leave without pay from February 29, 2024 to April 20, 2024. A March 22, 2024 letter required him to return to work before April 5, 2024 with documentation for his absences, and he failed to do so. The sustained charges were other sufficient cause and unsatisfactory attendance.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
(a)12 . A.1.Unsatisfactory attendance.
Separated while IA pending
Yes

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Rouse was on an unauthorized leave without pay from February 29, 2024-April 20,2024. On March 22, 2024 Officer Rouse was sent a letter stating he was required to return to work before April 5, 2024 with documentation to cover his absences however, Officer Rouse failed to do so.

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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.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows they resigned, retired, transferred, or otherwise separated from this agency while an internal affairs matter was pending, which can affect whether a current PFRS/SPRS record exists 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. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Laquan Rouse's major discipline record?

Rouse has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a suspension and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. D6c: Loss or careless control of firearms D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3 (a)12 . Other Sufficient Cause A.1.Unsatisfactory attendance.

What is Laquan Rouse's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Laquan Rouse has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Laquan Rouse 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 Laquan Rouse individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1317. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1326. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [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/.