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Mark Kieffer III

Trenton Police Department · 2 records · 2023, 2024

Suspended 120 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported

Kieffer III has 2 sustained major discipline records from Trenton PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct Unbecoming a public employee; Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee.

Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2024

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

2 records, 2023 to 2024

Major discipline records reported for Mark Kieffer III, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20231Suspension
20241Suspension
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 120 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Officer Mark Kieffer III received a 120-day suspension from the Trenton Police Department in 2024, along with a loss of time. Kieffer made and circulated via text to other employees of the police department an inappropriate meme naming officers and supervisors regarding an active Internal Affairs investigation. The meme disclosed to the department the officers involved and the nature of the complaint of a confidential Internal Affairs investigation. The sustained charge was Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee.

Rank as reported
Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
of a Public Employee
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Mark Kieffer III made and circulated via text to other employees of the police department an inappropiate meme naming officers and supervisors regarding an active Internal Affairs investigation. The meme disclosed to the department the officers involved and nature of the complaint of a confidential Internal Affairs investigation.

Major discipline · 2023[2]

Suspended 60 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Detective Mark Kieffer III received a 60-day suspension from the Trenton Police Department in 2023. During calendar year 2021 and 2022, Kieffer cancelled time from the Police Officer Scheduling System, resulting in misuse of accrued time. The sustained charge was Conduct Unbecoming a public employee.

Rank as reported
Detective (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
a public employee
Separated while IA pending
not reported

Synopsis as reported by the agency

During calendar year 2021 and 2022 Detective Mark Kieffer cancelled time from the Police Officer Scheduling System resulting in misuse of accrued time.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Rose Addar · Trenton Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Charles Lamin · Trenton Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Inefficiency or Incompetency of Supervisors and Superior Officers

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Melvin Hamilton II · Trenton Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 5 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Kenneth Lugo · Trenton Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 25 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Alan Reasoner · Trenton Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): General Causes-Incompetency, Inefficiency, or Failure to Perfom Duties

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Trenton Police Department

39 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 39 at the Trenton Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[4]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$95,110
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
9 years, 4 months

How to read this

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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Mark Kieffer III's major discipline record?

Kieffer III has 2 sustained major discipline records from Trenton PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct Unbecoming a public employee; Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee.

What is Mark Kieffer III's major discipline record at Trenton Police Department?

Mark Kieffer III has 2 major discipline records at Trenton Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Mark Kieffer III's base salary on record?

Mark Kieffer III's reported base salary is $95,110, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Mark Kieffer III has 9 years, 4 months of reported service.

How large is Trenton Police Department, the department Mark Kieffer III worked for?

Trenton Police Department reported 239 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Mark Kieffer III individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1155. 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 1770. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1155. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1155, 1770.
  4. [4]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 229549, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  5. [5]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8379. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.