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Michael Capano

New Jersey Institute Of Technology · 2 records · 2022, 2023

Suspended 30 daysSeparated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2023 · as reported

Capano has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey Institute Of Technology, spanning 2022 to 2023. The records include a suspension and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Truthfullness, SOP Body Worn Camera, Core Values, Performance of Duty, Obedience to Laws Rules and Regulations and Written Directives, Reports; 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).

Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2023

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

2 records, 2022 to 2023

Major discipline records reported for Michael Capano, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20221Suspension
20231Suspension
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 30 daysSeparated while IA pending

Plain-language summary

Written by 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).

Rank as reported
P.O. (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 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

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.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 28 days

Plain-language summary

Written by 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.

Rank as reported
PO (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • 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)

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.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

  • Charles Kim · New Jersey Institute Of Technology · 2023

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Lawful Order, Neglect of Duty, Code of Ethics, Core Values, Performance of Duty, Obedience to Laws, Rules and Regulations, and Written…

    same agency · same year

  • Victor Bartoloma · Allendale Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 60 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Indictable Offense

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Jeffrey Veloz · Bayonne Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 41 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Indictable Offense

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Nicholas Brett · Bernards Township Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 48 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Filing False Report

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Abraham Olmedia · Burlington County Corrections · 2023

    Suspended 3 daysSeparated while IA pending

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct unbecoming a

    same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at New Jersey Institute Of Technology

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

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows they resigned, retired, transferred, or otherwise separated from this agency while an internal affairs matter was pending, which can affect whether a current PFRS/SPRS record exists here. 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. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Michael Capano's major discipline record?

Capano has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey Institute Of Technology, spanning 2022 to 2023. The records include a suspension and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Truthfullness, SOP Body Worn Camera, Core Values, Performance of Duty, Obedience to Laws Rules and Regulations and Written Directives, Reports; 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).

What is Michael Capano's major discipline record at New Jersey Institute Of Technology?

Michael Capano has 2 major discipline records at New Jersey Institute Of Technology in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How large is New Jersey Institute Of Technology, the department Michael Capano worked for?

New Jersey Institute Of Technology reported 40 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Capano individually.

Sources

  1. [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. [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. ↩
  3. [3]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. The timeline counts rows 1662, 2157. ↩
  4. [4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8307. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩