(a)6 Conducting Unbecoming a public employee 1.4.1 V.A.7 Obedience to Laws and Rules
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Marco Penetra of the Union Township Police Department was suspended for 15 days for conduct unbecoming a public employee and a violation of obedience to laws and rules. The record states that Penetra left his assigned post while on duty to meet another person in his personal vehicle, where he engaged in an act of physical intimacy. On a second occasion, while on duty, Penetra sent that individual explicit photos of himself by text.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Penetra had inappropriate relations with another person while on duty, specifically leaving his assigned post to meet up with this individual in his personal vehicle. Upon meeting up with the individual Officer Pentera engaged in an act of physical intimacy. On a second occasion, while on duty, Officer Penetra engaged in texting the same individual explicit photos of himself.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1455. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩