Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Melvin Hamilton II was suspended for 5 days by the Trenton Police Department in 2024. Hamilton operated a motor vehicle off-duty with a confirmed BAC of 0.07%. The sustained charge was Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Police Officer Melvin Hamilton II operated a motor vehicle off-duty with a confirmed BAC of 0.07%.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1156. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩