Core Values, Obedience to Laws, Rules and Regulations, and Written Directives, Truthfulness, All Other Conduct, Code of Ethics, Departmental charge for being in violation of 2C:20-11B(1)
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Capano was arrested by the Paramus Police Department in 2023 and charged with Shoplifting. The record states that during the administrative investigation Capano resigned from the New Jersey Institute of Technology PD, and that the department would still have served him with a 30-day suspension without pay regardless of the criminal proceedings. He separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. The sustained charges included Truthfulness and a departmental charge for violation of 2C:20-11B(1).
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Capano was arrested by Paramus PD in 2023, and charged with Shoplifting. During the course of the administrative investigation, Officer Capano resigned from employment with the NJIT Police Department. The NJIT Police Department still would have served Officer Capano with a 30-day suspension without pay, regardless of criminal proceedings.
Truthfullness, SOP Body Worn Camera, Core Values, Performance of Duty, Obedience to Laws Rules and Regulations and Written Directives, Reports
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Capano was suspended for 28 days by the New Jersey Institute of Technology PD for being inaccurate and untruthful in completing a motor vehicle crash report. The record states he reported inaccurate information to his supervisor, producing an approved NJTR1 crash report based on conflicting statements, and falsified an Employee Preliminary Accident Report by stating his overhead emergency lights were activated when he went through an intersection, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash. The sustained charges included Truthfulness and Reports.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Capano was inaccurate and untruthful in completing a motor vehicle accident / crash report. As a result, Officer Capano was suspended for 28 days. Specifically, Officer Capano reported inaccurate information to his immediate supervisor resulting in an approved NJTR1 crash report based on conflicting statements. Officer Capano filled out an Employee Preliminary Accident Report where he falsified the facts of the incident, specifically by stating he had his overhead emergency lights activated when he went through the intersection of Norfolk / Orange St, which ultimately resulted in a motor vehicle crash.
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 1662. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2157. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩