Insubrdination, Conduct Unbecomming a Public Employee (LEO)
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2024, Linden Police Department imposed a 90-day suspension on Officer Capers. According to the record, in March 2023 Capers admitted to repeatedly lying to his direct supervisor about cell phone usage and to sharing confidential police reports with unsworn civilians on various dates, and he made contradictory statements in later interviews. The record states the recordable suspension of 90 working days was held in abeyance. The sustained charges were Insubordination and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
In March 2023, Officer Capers admitted to repeatedly lying to his direct supervisor in regards to cell phone usage. He also admitted to sharing confidential police reports with unsworn civilians on various dates. Additionally, contradictory statements were made to investigators in subsequent interviews. Capers served a recordable suspension on the record for 90 working days, which is held in abeyance.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Linden Police Department imposed a 180-day suspension on Officer Capers in a 2022 record. According to the record, on June 7, 2021, Capers was involved in an off-duty domestic violence incident, and an investigation that included home security video found that he removed a handbag from the victim's vehicle and refused to return it. During his administrative interview, Capers gave false statements to the internal affairs investigator, and the handbag was later returned. The charges of conduct unbecoming and truthfulness were sustained, and the appeal became final in 2022.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On June 7, 2021, PO Laron Capers was involved in an off-duty domestic violence incident. An internal investigation, which included home security video evidence, found that PO Capers removed a handbag from the victim's vehicle and refused to return it. During his administrative interview, PO Capers gave false statements to the Internal Affairs investigator about the incident. The handbag was later returned. PO Capers was sustained of Department Rules and Regulations relating to standards of conduct and truthfulness. The conduct occurred in 2021, but the appeal became final in 2022.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1441. 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 2392. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 231945, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩