Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Lakewood Police Department suspended Officer Vadino III for 9 days in 2023 for neglect of duty. The record states that on July 15, 2023, he responded to a call involving the violation of a temporary restraining order but allowed the violator to leave rather than making an arrest. When the offender returned, Vadino III again did not make an arrest, and the offender was instead transported to a local hospital. A supervisor later discovered and corrected the matter.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On July 15, 2023 Officer Vadino III responded to a call involving the violation of a Temporary Restraining Order. Instead of effecting an arrest of the violator he allowed them to leave the scene. A short later the offender returned. Upon arrival a second time, Officer Vadino III once again did not effect an arrest. Instead the offender was transported to a local hospital. A short time later the issue was discovered and corrected by his supervisor. As a result, Officer Vadino III was suspended for 9 Days.
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 1839. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 230340, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩