Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Michael Boone was the subject of an Asbury Park Police Department internal affairs investigation into sexual harassment in the workplace in 2025. Investigators found that Boone made inappropriate sexual comments toward a coworker and chased the coworker through a hallway at headquarters. Boone pleaded guilty to Conduct Toward Other Department Employees and agreed to a demotion to the rank of patrol officer effective November 1, 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sgt. Boone was the subject of an internal affairs investigation related to Sexual Harassment / Harassment in the workplace. This investigation resulted in the finding that he violated Asbury Park Police Department rules and regulations by: making inappropriate sexual comments towards a coworker and chasing the co-worker through the hallway while at headquarters. Sgt. Boone pleaded guilty to Conduct Toward Other Department Employees and agreed to a demotion to the rank of Patrol Officer effective November 1, 2025.
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 458. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 229303, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩